Garden and lawn watering can make up a substantial portion of total household water use during the summer months even in Alberta. Utilizing rain barrels allows home owners to collect water from their rooftop runoff and effectively store it for when you need it most, during the hot summer months. 

Rainwater collection and its reuse is not only a financial benefit to home owners but also for the environment because stored water would otherwise run off into the storm sewers where the environmental benefit could be minimal. This run off water can be safe to use when watering plants, flower pots, gardens, trees, lawns or cleaning your walk ways. 

The Town of Strathmore is promoting water conservation techniques and therefore is selling rain barrels to citizens from the main office or the recycle facility. 

Please visit our Recycle Facility for installation tips!