Rain is expected in San Diego this week and while most of that water ends up as runoff, some residents are being proactive and collecting it.
in Encinitas is trying to promote. The nonprofit tries to mobilize the community to tackle the region's environmental issues
“The difference between watering with tap water and rainwater is huge to your plants," said Jennifer Galey, an environmental educator with the Solana Center. “If you look at the blooms that happen and how wonderful everything looks when we get big rains, it's because the tap water has been filtered out and dissolved.” to the community. Barrels can be linked together and are 50 gallons in size.
“You can certainly capture rain yourself in buckets and garbage cans, but the benefit of these are that they have a spout at the bottom that you can put a hose to as well as the mosquito protection for them," she said. “Rainwater is PH balanced, wonderful stuff.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
First of two storms could drop half-inch of rain in San Diego by early WednesdayThe system could raise rainfall totals to seasonal averages and a storm expected on New Year's Eve could be stronger, but likely won't bring snow to the local mountains.
Read more »
Storm Aiming for San Diego County: Timeline on When Rain is ExpectedDid you catch the sunrise? Here’s a view from SkyRanger 7 of the brilliant hues from this morning. Take a nice look because the rest of the week will have cloud coverage and rain potential, so we may not get sunrises like this for the rest of the year.
Read more »
Southwest cancels virtually all flights out of San Diego, stranding hundreds of travelersThe airline blames the cancellations on freezing weather conditions in much of the United States on Monday.
Read more »
San Diego celebrates the beginning of KwanzaaThe WorldBeat Cultural Center kicked off its 42nd celebration of the African American holiday
Read more »
Woman Ejected From Car, Killed By Hit-and-Run Driver in San Diego: PoliceA child’s car seat and a booster seat could be seen through the vehicle’s shattered windows after the crash.
Read more »