{"id":508,"date":"2014-04-10T16:52:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-10T20:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/rain-barrel-workshops-are-coming\/"},"modified":"2023-01-20T09:21:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T14:21:23","slug":"rain-barrel-workshops-are-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/rain-barrel-workshops-are-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"Rain Barrel Workshops are Coming Up!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">The Philadelphia Water Department and the Energy Coordinating Agency (ECA) are providing free rain barrels to Philadelphians. <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span>Rain barrels work by capturing stormwater through disconnected downspouts that collect rain water from roofs. Water that flows into the rain barrel can then be used for irrigating our gardens, window boxes and <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span>and lawn watering. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">To receive your free rain barrel complete with installation, <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span>attend a rain barrel workshop. These workshops are held in locations around the city throughout the year.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">To learn more about the rain barrel program and to see if there are workshops near you, visit phillywatersheds.org\/rainbarrel.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;\">Also, check out PWD at next week\u2019s Climate Smart: Artists Respond to Climate Change event. Chris Anderson from the Water Department Public Affairs Division will be participating. For more information: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/516312131812239\/?ref=22\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/516312131812239\/?ref=22<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;\"> <\/span><br style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\" \/><br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Philadelphia Water Department and the Energy Coordinating Agency (ECA) are providing free rain barrels to Philadelphians.  Rain barrels work by capturing stormwater through disconnected downspouts that collect rain water from roofs. 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