{"id":735,"date":"2016-05-09T09:24:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T13:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/embrace-rain-get-our-rain-check-program-today\/"},"modified":"2023-01-19T13:38:06","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T18:38:06","slug":"embrace-rain-get-our-rain-check-program-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/water.phila.gov\/blog\/embrace-rain-get-our-rain-check-program-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Embrace the Rain: Get in on Our Rain Check Program Today!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It seems as if everyone in Philadelphia has had enough of the wet spring we’ve been having<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Picking up on those soggy feelings, CBS Philly did a short segment<\/a> on one great way to cope with all the showers\u2014our Rain Check program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Check out the rain barrel setup and beautiful planter<\/a> in the video below, and think about signing up for Rain Check<\/a> to get a stormwater tool for your home (sorry, this content is no longer available)<\/em><\/p>\n

While being part of the Rain Check program<\/a> won’t chase the clouds away, you can help to keep excess stormwater out our sewers and protect Philly’s rivers while getting a free barrel or reduced-cost downspout planter, rain garden or permeable patio<\/a>. Water collected in rain barrels can be used for things like watering flowers, and planters and rain gardens are a great way of adding landscaping to your property that also happens to protect the environment.<\/p>\n

Click here to learn about other green home\u00a0improvement projects<\/a> and to sign up for a Rain Check workshop<\/a>\u00a0that will help you\u00a0find the right stormwater tool for your home!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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