Rain barrel from NYC DEP.
Holler down my rain barrel
Slide down my cellar door
And we’ll be jolly friends
Forever evermore.
Be a “jolly friend” to our estuary and reduce combined sewage overflows with a free rain barrel from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection in the coming weeks at one of these locations:
Queens
Saturday, April 30, 2011
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Cunningham Park
196th Place & Union Turnpike
The Bronx
Saturday, May 7, 2011
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Pelham Bay Park
Middletown Road Parking Lot
Off Stadium Avenue
Staten Island
Saturday, May 7, 2011
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Rain barrels are an ancient technology, long predating the grim old nursery song from which a gentler passage is excerpted above.
Mother Nature Network published this excellent guide to rain barrels for those living outside NYC and the DEP has its own FAQ sheet.
