British Columbia: Save drinking water: Rain barrels on sale at the City of Vancouver

City of Vancouver selling rain barrels for use on gardens​

 

Those barrels have to be the most useless container that it is possible to make. I will explain. First there has to be an extremely large overflow system. A barrel fills up very quickly particularly in wet BC. I have four barrels two on each side of the house and they are always overflowing during a storm. Food grade 45 gallon drums are readily available in most areas. The cost is usually $10.00 per barrel and they have standard plumbing fittings. The good city of Vancouver is ripping people off for an inferior product.
My Simple System.
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?XHGLB 8 April 2009 Downspout Rainwater
Pictures indicating a simple, practical method of utilizing downspout rainwater. Barrels cost 15 dollars and all parts are standard plumbing fittings. Any urban downspout system must address the overflow problem during rainfall. The large bung hole is a reasonable compromise for overflow. The height is such that a hose may be utilized for watering plants, but I usually use five gallon buckets on a two wheeled cart. The system is readily expandable by cascading more barrels in line. I have four barrels, two on each side of the house. the system is essentially closed, hence mosquitoes are not a problem.



http://www.durgan.org/URL/?ZVABL 16 April 2009 Downspout Water Connection.
Seasonal connections. The downspout water system was switched over to Summer mode by connecting the downspout to the storage barrels.