Harvesting rainwater is one of the smartest ways of watering your yard. A rain barrel gives you gallons of completely free water, lessening the strain on local resources and your water bill.

Rain barrels gain popularity in Coastal Bend as residents adopt water-saving methods amid drought.

Rain gardens often are created in low-lying areas that hold water after it rains. They also can be built as a tool for reducing stormwater runoff. They include plants that can handle periodic and ...

Heavy rain floods streets in Chicago; officials urge people to limit water use CHICAGO (CBS) -- Steady and often heavy rainfall throughout the day on Friday led to flooded streets in many parts of ...

Gravity Water, with support from companies like Apple, is installing rainwater harvesting tech at hundreds of locations around the world.

Heavy rain overnight Sunday led to flash flooding and high water on Greenville-area roads and streets; more heavy rain threatened to cause similar issues today but did not materialize.

Rain barrel basics: Conserving water but not mosquito habitats Date: April 7, 2025 Source: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment Summary ...

Strong storms packing high winds and heavy rain flooded roads and knocked out power for thousands of people in Delaware County and other areas in Pennsylvania on Friday. Dispatchers across ...

Some residents in Weber and Davis counties report a strong chlorine smell coming from their water. Treatment plants had to increase chlorine treatment after the rain this past week.

KERRVILLE, Texas - “There was just water all over the place man. With the hills you know, the water was just rolling down.” For residents in the Hill Country, it’s been a long time coming to ...

While a wildfire might directly impact a few hundred residents, its secondary impacts to the clean water supply could affect thousands.