| |  |  |  Rescue Your Rainwater with the Long Beach Rain Barrel Pilot Program | RAIN BARREL PILOT PROGRAM - SOLD OUT!
The Rain Barrel Pilot Program has sold out, successfully allocating 100 rain barrels to Long Beach residents. All applications after Tuesday April 20th, unfortunately, can not be accepted. Any future Rain Barrel Program(s) are yet to be determined.
ABOUT THE RAIN BARREL PILOT PROGRAM:
The City of Long Beach Rain Barrel Pilot Program (Pilot) was designed to utilize rain barrels to replace the use of potable water with rain water for landscaping and reduce stormwater pollution by capturing rain where it falls to beneficially reuse it on site. Rain barrels are an important part of the City’s overall sustainability strategy and helps the City meet the goals listed in the Sustainable City Action Plan, including ‘Reduce per capita use of potable water by 20% by 2020’.
The Pilot made 100 55-gallon rain barrels available to Long Beach residents at no charge. The Pilot began on March 29, 2010, applications were processed in a first-come, first-serve basis. The Rain Barrel supplies lasted until Tuesday April 20, 2010. To participate in the Pilot, applicants needed to be: -
A Long Beach resident and owner of the property -
The applicant’s property needs to have existing accessible rain gutters and downspouts -
The applicant’s property needs to have existing landscaping or a garden where the rain water would be used -
Agree to allow the address of the property to be part of a public list of Rain Barrel Program participants -
Agree to allow a photograph of the completed installation The rain barrels are made from non-toxic, food-grade plastic and are reused containers that used to store pickles, olives and olive oil. The rain barrels are equipped with mesh netting to keep out debris and mosquitoes, a brass spigot to dispense water, and an overflow valve if the barrel becomes full. The rain barrels come in both black and terra cotta colors. | Applications No Longer Accepted
If you would like to be on a list for updates on future rain barrel programs, please send your name, address, email and phone number to:
rainbarrel@longbeach.gov
| ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Beautiful Long Beach Lawn to Garden Incentive Program
Beautiful Long Beach Landscapes
Long Beach Water Department Free Residential Landscaping Classes
City of Los Angeles Rain Water Harvesting Homeowner How-To Guide
Rain Water Harvesting
| For more information, contact:
Larry Rich
Sustainability Coordinator Larry.Rich@longbeach.gov 562.570.5839 | |
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