News — Rain Barrels

Cedar Park, TX - Rain Water Solutions partnered with Cedar Park and Round Rock to supply the Ivy Rain Barrel to their citizens at a greatly reduced price. The one day event distributed almost 1,000 rain barrels. It was a great success.   Let us help you bring Ivy Rain Barrels to your community. Be sure to visit www.rainbarrelprogram.org and let us take all the confusion and hassle out your rain barrel program. We are here to help! Contact us at info@rainwatersolutions.com. Read the local press: http://bit.ly/UCo8bb  

The floods of 2008 continue to be one of the worst natural disasters in the past 30 years of American history. Floodwaters covered 14% of the city and displaced 10,000 residents. Although the city has made significant progress in rebuilding, a complete recovery is not expected for another decade. Cedar Rapids is the second largest city in Iowa and one of few cities in the world with governmental offices on a municipal island. 

Oakland's watershed is comprised of 15 main creeks, 30 tributaries, Lake Merritt and the Bay estuary. In 2009 Lake Merritt was listed as an impaired water body due to organic enrichment/low dissolved oxygen and high levels of trash. The trash primarily enters the lake through urban runoff and storm sewers. Once the water body or segment is listed as impaired, the state is required by the Clean Water Act to establish Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for the pollutant causing the conditions of impairment. 

RAIN WATER SOLUTIONS DEBUTS “IVY” WITH SUPPORT FROM THE NATURAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND   Raleigh, N.C., August 15, 2011–-With most of North Carolina baking under dry skies, every drop of rain that falls on your roof is worth saving – and a local company hopes to make that possible. With a community development loan, Rain Water Solutions is ramping up efforts to market “IVY,” an easy-to-use rain barrel, with a deep green color, 50-gallon capacity and affordable price tag.