Order online and then pick up your barrel and installation materials in Portsmouth on Saturday, August 24. Barrels are $55 each and include the barrel and installation kit for you to take home and convert this container into an ally for a cleaner Narragansett Bay.
For Rain Barrel Pick Up:
Where - Ragged Island Brewery 54 Bristol Ferry Rd, Portsmouth, RI, 02871
When - Saturday, August 24, 2024 between 12:00-2:30 PM
Take home a rain barrel which will collect and store stormwater for your garden. You will receive an unpainted barrel and installation kit that will connect to your downspout. Rain barrel prepping instructions are provided through a video and FAQ available on the Residential Rain Barrels Program Page on our Website. Containers are generously provided by the Rhode Island Brewers Guild.
For conservation and for pollution prevention, installing a rain barrel to collect and store rainwater for use on your lawn and gardens is a simple but powerful way to make a difference for the Aquidneck Island and Narragansett Bay.
Lawn and garden watering typically makes up 40% of total summer household water usage, according to the EPA. Plus, the biggest threat to our waters today is polluted runoff water that runs off our roofs and into our streets and alleys, carrying all the oil, sediment and other contaminants that it picks up along the way into our lakes, rivers and streams.
*Rain barrels MUST be picked up in person during your scheduled pick-up time on August 24th between 12:00-2:30 PM, there is no delivery or alternative pick-up window. Please wear clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty!
For questions, please contact Ryan Brancato at rbrancato.ericd@gmail.com or (401)903-2370.
Tagged: Rain Barrels, Bristol County, Conservation, Stormwater