Rain Barrel Workshop

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Rain Barrel Workshop May 3, 2003
Financial and other support for this project has
been provided by the Pennsylvania Association
of Conservation Districts, Inc. and the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protections Chesapeake Bay Program
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What is a Rain Barrel?
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A rain barrel or cistern is a rainwater
collection system that stores rooftop runoff to
be used later for activities such as lawn and
garden watering, car washing, and even window
cleaning
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Saving for a SUNNY day!!!
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A New and Innovative Technology?
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Whats old is new again

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• The Benefits
• Clean, Pure Water
• Conservation of Our Resources
• Reduce Stormwater Runoff

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Clean, Pure Water Your plants will love it. Rain
Barrels provide rainwater that has no added
chemicals.
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Conservation of Our Resources Rain Barrels help
promote infiltration of water into the
groundwater. Water that would otherwise be lost
to stormwater runoff.
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Reduce Stormwater Runoff What is Stormwater?
Stormwater is the water that is shed from
impervious surfaces.
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Stormwater Runoff has detrimental effects on our
streams. Stormwater causes accelerated erosion,
contributing to increased sedimentation in our
streams.
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Chesapeake Bay Watershed
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Chesapeake Bay Watershed
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Chesapeake Bay Watershed
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Adams County and Municipalities
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Susquehanna River Basin
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Potomac River Basin
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Major Streams in Adams County
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On September 18, 2002, the Adams County
Commissioners approved a Stormwater Management
Plan for the Monocacy River Watershed, which
covers nineteen municipalities in Adams and
Franklin Counties. The Plan includes model
ordinance provisions to be adopted by the
municipalities within the watershed.
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Monocacy River Basin
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The Stormwater Management Plan for the Monocacy
River Watershed provides guidelines for
structural Best Management Practices (BMPs). The
plan also promotes nonstructural BMPs like Better
Site and Low Impact Design. The plan contains
standards for both water quantity and water
quality.
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Stormwater affects quantity.
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Stormwater affects the quality of the water flows
across the roads, sidewalks, and driveways.
Stormwater contributes to Nonpoint Source (NPS)
pollution of our streams and waterways
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NPS pollution occurs when rainfall, snowmelt, or
irrigation runs over land or through the ground,
picks up pollutants, and deposits them into
rivers, lakes, and coastal waters or introduces
them into ground water.
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Any pollutant it picked up during a storm can
become part of the NPS problem. NPS pollution is
widespread because it can occur any time
activities disturb the land or water.
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Agriculture, forestry, grazing, septic systems,
recreational boating, urban runoff, construction,
physical changes to stream channels, and habitat
degradation are potential sources of NPS
pollution.
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Nonpoint Source (NPS) pollution remains the
Nation's largest source of water quality
problems.
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How much water actually runs off your roof?
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35 ft x 60 ft 2100 sq ft
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One inch of rain that falls over 1 square feet of
impervious surface creates .6 gallons of water.
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So a roof of 2100 square feet would produce 1260
gallons of water per 1 inch storm 2100 x .6
gallons 1260 gallons!!!
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