For sheltering in place, you may prefer a larger water storage container like a barrel or cistern. These aren’t very easy to move, however, so for evacuation, you’ll want smaller, ...

With hopes of a true rainy season this winter, a few dozen people learned how to build a rain harvest storage barrel during a workshop Sunday at the Community Center. The workshop included barrel ...

Midsummer is a good time to empty all water storage containers, ... add 4-1/2 teaspoons of bleach per 55 gallons of water. Store the barrels in a shaded place where they won’t heat up in summer ...

Amy Tsuneyoshi stands next to a tote water storage barrel, which is attached to a rain gutter at her home. 3/4. ... She also redirected the water to a fourth barrel some distance away in her garden.

Water barrels ensure that when it rains, it pours ... Winter is the best time to rinse out the barrel, disconnect the hoses and remove the filter basket for seasonal storage.

Prepare the water storage barrel. The barrel gets two threaded bulkhead fittings to provide a watertight connection through its side. The fittings receive the tapered threaded ends ...