{"id":994,"date":"2017-06-09T11:04:55","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T11:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commissionerkaristeele.com\/water\/?page_id=994"},"modified":"2017-07-07T11:54:17","modified_gmt":"2017-07-07T16:54:17","slug":"rain-barrels","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/commissionerkaristeele.com\/water\/rain-barrels\/","title":{"rendered":"RAIN BARRELS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='fullscreen_slider_0' class='avia-fullscreen-slider main_color  container_wrap sidebar_right'   ><a href='#next-section' title='' class='scroll-down-link av-control-hidden' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue877' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/a><div  data-size='extra_large'  data-lightbox_size='large'  data-animation='fade'  data-ids='981'  data-video_counter='0'  data-autoplay='true'  data-bg_slider='true'  data-slide_height='100'  data-handle='av_fullscreen'  data-interval='2'  data-class=' '  data-css_id='fullscreen_slider_0'  data-scroll_down='aviaTBscroll_down'  data-control_layout='av-control-hidden'  data-custom_markup=''  data-perma_caption='aviaTBperma_caption'  data-autoplay_stopper='1'  data-image_attachment='fixed'  data-min_height='0px'  data-stretch=''  data-default-height='100'  class='avia-slideshow avia-slideshow-1 av-slider-scroll-down-active av-control-hidden av-default-height-applied avia-slideshow-extra_large av_fullscreen   avia-fade-slider '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner' style='padding-bottom: 52.333333333333%;'><li style='background-position:bottom center;' data-img-url='http:\/\/commissionerkaristeele.com\/water\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/karisteele-webbanner.jpg' class=' av-single-slide slide-1 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap'  ><\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class = \"caption_fullwidth av-slideshow-caption caption_center caption_center_framed caption_framed\"><div class = \"container caption_container\"><div class = \"slideshow_caption\"><div class = \"slideshow_inner_caption\"><div class = \"slideshow_align_caption\"><h2  style='font-size:50px; color:#ffffff; ' class='avia-caption-title'  itemprop=\"name\" >COMMISSIONER<\/h2><div class='avia-caption-content av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"description\"   style='font-size:75px; color:#25aae2; '><p><span style=\"color: white;\">KARI \u00a0 K. \u00a0 STEELE<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><a href='http:\/\/commissionerkaristeele.com\/water\/about-commissioner-steele\/'  class='avia-slideshow-button avia-button avia-color-light ' data-duration='800' data-easing='easeInOutQuad'>Learn more<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color'  style='color:#000000; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p class=\"txt_running\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">NOTICE: Unfortunately the\u00a0free rain barrel program ended on December 31, 2016. All orders received by that date will be delivered. The MWRD will return to the previous program of selling rain barrels at cost through this website.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rain barrels capture rain water from your roof and save it for when you need it. By keeping this water out of the sewer system, they can also help prevent sewer overflows and flooding.<\/p>\n<p>You can use rain barrel water to wash your car, water <em>your <\/em>lawn, or clean work boots and cools. Rain barrel water is naturally free of chlorine, lime, and calcium and some gardeners swear their plants prefer it. However, since rain barrel water is runoff from your roof, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>DO NOT DRINK IT!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"txt_running\">HOW TO INSTALL YOUR RAIN BARREL<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZKD3bqIItpE?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title_two\">A Part of Any Yard<\/h2>\n<p class=\"txt_running\">Most homes can benefit from several rain barrels. If you have areas of unpaved, pervious ground near your downspouts, rain barrels should work in your yard. Homeowners throughout Cook County have incorporated rain barrels into their yards with great results.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title_two\">Green and Recycled<\/h2>\n<p class=\"txt_running\">While the appearance and design of our rain barrels may vary, there is no difference in their functionality. Our vendor supplies two types of barrel designs and will deliver whichever one is available when your order is processed.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"txt_running\">Repurposed barrels -55 gallon repurposed food grade plastic rain barrel; weight is approximately 20 lbs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"txt_running\">Recycled barrels &#8211; 60 gallon plastic HDPE rain barrel; weight is approximately 24 lbs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"txt_running\">All barrels come in four colors (black, blue, terra cotta and gray) and include leaf and mosquito filter basket, spigot\/tap, overflow adaptor and overflow hose. Overflow adaptor permits rain barrels to be connected in series. Dimensions are approximately 23 inches wide and 38 inches tall.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title_two\">Acquiring Your Rain Barrel<\/h2>\n<p class=\"txt_running\">All Cook County residents can purchase a rain barrel for $47.00 and this includes a flexible connecting elbow to attach your barrel to your downspout, a linking hose to connect it to a second barrel, detailed instructions, and free delivery to your home.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-994","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/commissionerkaristeele.com\/water\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/commissionerkaristeele.com\/water\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/commissionerkaristeele.com\/water\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/commissionerkaristeele.com\/water\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/commissionerkaristeele.com\/water\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=994"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/commissionerkaristeele.com\/water\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/994\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1123,"href":"http:\/\/commissionerkaristeele.com\/water\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/994\/revisions\/1123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/commissionerkaristeele.com\/water\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}