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Article: Water company rolls out the rain barrel for conservation.
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- The America's Intelligence Wire
- Article date:
- May 26, 2009
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(From McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Connecticut Post - Bridgeport, Connecticut)
Byline: Genevieve Reilly
Rainy days may bring you down, but they also could come in handy to help bring down your water bill -- as well as your impact on the environment.
Aquarion Water Co. is selling 55-gallon rain barrels to area residents for $79.95, a price that's below the average retail cost of $120.
"Rain barrels have been around for a while," Len DeJong, who heads up watershed and environmental management for the water company. "But now, more people are paying attention to the environment. I'm seeing them advertised a lot more."
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