Rain barrel workshop coming to Horry County

Published: July 27, 2011

Carolina Clear image by: Carolina Clear

CONWAY — Learn how to build a rain barrel, save water, money and reduce stormwater pollution at a hands-on workshop.

The class will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Aug. 10 at the Horry County Extension office, 1949 Industrial Park Road in Conway (off S.C. 701 in the Johnny Shelley Agricultural Building).

The class costs $40 per person and includes all rain barrel materials. Additional barrels cost $30.

To register, call 843-365-6715 or email ndawsey@clemson.edu.

The workshop is hosted by Carolina Clear — Clemson University’s stormwater education program — Clemson Extension and the Coastal Waccamaw Stormwater Education Consortium.

Rain barrels utilize an age-old concept of reusing rainwater to irrigate gardens and lawns, water plants and wash cars, among other uses.

A 1,000-square-foot roof catches more than 600 gallons of water from just an inch of rainfall. Rain barrels also are good for the environment because they reduce stormwater flow, which causes erosion and can carry pollutants from yards and streets into streams. 

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Carolina Clear
Carolina Clear is a stormwater education and awareness program of the Clemson University Restoration Institute and the Center for Watershed Excellence. The program’s goal is to minimize polluted stormwater runoff by educating the general public, youth, builders, developers, homeowners and government officials about how they can keep water in the state’s streams, rivers and basins as clean as possible.