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Often people overcomplicate things in an effort to grab on to the “latest thing”. This can work against us. One technology that we should embrace again is the use of rain barrels. You can really only use the water collected for watering your lawn and other vegetation, but this can account to 1/2 or 1/3 or your annual water bill. You can make your own or you can order them for about $100. You will also want a diverter. The way it works is that when the barrels are filled up, the water will then flow down the gutters. Most barrels are made from 55 gallon drums. I currently have two and I have never run out or water with the 110 gallon capacity. You can even attach several barrels in a row for more capacity. Even a half inch of rain on a small roof is often enough water to fill them to capacity. The best part of this water source is that it is free once you have the barrels. One thing you may not think about is that the water company does not really know how must sewage you use They simply take your water usage and times it times three. So the water you use to water your yard is overpriced by a factor of three.

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