Rain Barrel Sale Launched to Help Keep Water Clean
A limited supply of barrels is available for residents make good use of rainfall overrun and keep the village's water supply up to code.
After record-breaking rains throughout the Chicago area this summer, Wilmette is making an effort to help residents make good use of any torrential downpours to come. The Village of Wilmette purchased 40 barrels from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, and is selling them to residents to manage rainfall. Ultimately, officials hope the initiative will keep the community’s water supply clean. Earlier: “Not only does it help us comply with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency permit, but it helps improve the quality of water in general,” Alex Cease, assistant to the public works director, said. “It helps with flooding because it limits the amount of water that makes it way into the sewer system and allows…
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Gale Teschendorf
6:24 pm on Saturday, September 24, 2011
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