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Rain Barrels

Rain Barrels. Stefanie Gilliam. Goals and Objectives. Educate students about rain barrels Paint rain barrels to be used around campus Install rain barrels around campus Why Collect Rain Water? Lawn and garden watering make up nearly 40% of total household water use during the summer

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Rain Barrels

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  1. Rain Barrels Stefanie Gilliam

  2. Goals and Objectives • Educate students about rain barrels • Paint rain barrels to be used around campus • Install rain barrels around campus • Why Collect Rain Water? • Lawn and garden watering make up nearly 40% of total household water use during the summer • Rain barrels will save most homeowners about 1,300 gallons of water during the peak summer months. • A rain barrel collects and stores water that can be used to water plants, wash your car, or to top off a swimming pool • Provides "soft water" to homeowners, containing no chlorine, lime or calcium

  3. How Does a Rain Barrel Work?

  4. What Are Other Schools Doing? • Very few actually using rain barrels • Community education • Classes to make your own rain barrel

  5. SEC EAST • University of Florida • Reclaimed water • Community classes • University of Georgia • Many programs • University of Kentucky • 5 barrels on campus • Plans to install more • University of Missouri • Nothing mentioned • University of South Carolina • Nothing mentioned • University of Tennessee • Nothing mentioned

  6. University of Georgia Leader in the state for water resource management Maintained a nearly 30% reduction in water use since 2007 15 cisterns on campus collect and store over 530,000 gallons of rain and condensate, including a gray water reuse system installed in the residence halls Over fifty rain gardens have been installed to improve storm water and watershed health

  7. SEC WEST • Auburn University • Community classes • Louisiana State University • Mississippi State University • Community classes on rain barrels and rain gardens • Texas A&M University • Community classes • On campus water treatment • University of Alabama • Nothing mentioned • University of Arkansas • Nothing mentioned • University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) • 1 barrel on campus • Collects condensation from A/C unit

  8. LSU’s Rain Barrels

  9. Future Plans Install the barrels in the Sustainable Garden

  10. Timeline Get rain barrels – Completed Get supplies to paint barrels – Completed Paint the base coat on the barrels – Completed Spring Greening Day / Get the LSU community to paint the barrels – Completed Install the barrels – Still needs to be done

  11. Budget Acrylic paint – $0.85 each * 15 bottles = $12.75 Colored spray paint – $5.50 * 6 cans = $33.00 Clear spray paint – $4.00 * 5 cans = $20.00 Drop cloth – $3.00 Paint brushes – $0.69 * 20 brushes = $13.80 Rain barrels – free Total – $82.55

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