Build your own rain barrel! The Saucon Creek Watershed Association will be holding a community workshop on Saturday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Seidersville Hall, 3700 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lower Saucon Township.
Registered attendees can build their own rain barrel or purchase one already made.
The cost for a rain barrel kit with a 55-gallon food grade plastic drum and all the components to build your own is $35.
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The workshop is FREE.
The Saucon Creek Watershed Association provides all the tools, extra materials and experienced help to put together your own barrel. You can also purchase a pre-made rain barrel for $50. It takes about 30 minutes to build one.
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Rain barrels are great water-saving devices and ideal for gardens! The barrel sits underneath a downspout to collect water from the roof each rain event; the water can be saved and used to water plants in your yard. This helps save groundwater resources, utilizes higher quality water for plants, decreases water and sewer bills and also reduces the amount of pollution that could be picked up from the rain water as it passes over driveways and roads (which are laden with motor oil residue, road salt, etc.) before entering our local streams and rivers.
To attend the workshop or reserve a kit, contact Keri Maxfield at kmax@enter.net. Please indicate which start time you prefer: 10 a.m., 11 a.m., or noon.