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Rain Barrel Program

The City of Aurora, in cooperation with the Conservation Foundation, is launching its 2012 Rain Barrel Program. Order your barrel now!

Water is one of our most important resources; protecting it, conserving it and thinking of future generations is essential.

The City of Aurora is helping by implementing a Rain Barrel Program to provide low cost rain barrels to City of Aurora residents. The program encourages participation in a pollution reduction strategy, by bringing awareness to water resource protection and water conservation.

Here is how it works: A Rain Barrel collects water from roof downspouts and stores it for later use.

Aurora residents may purchase Rain Barrels for $75 each. Purchases must be pre-paid and are available for pick-up only. Orders must be received 3 days prior to pick-up date.

Download the Rain Barrel brochure

How to Purchase

Rain barrels can be ordered online or by phone at (630) 553-0687, ext. 302.

For orders placed by phone, you may use credit card, checks or money orders made payable to The Conservation Foundation.

Information related to pick-up locations, dates and times for pre-ordered rain barrels are as follows:

• Saturday, May 19, 2012, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• Aurora Gardener's Sale
• Blackberry Farms Pioneer Village – Parking Lot
• Rain barrels will also be available for purchase without a pre-order

The Conservation Foundation will also be selling rain barrels, no pre-order required, at the Aurora Green Fest at Prisco Community Center, 150 W. Illinois Ave., on June 9. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Learn More

Aurora residents can learn about rain barrels, rain gardens and other eco-friendly techniques at two Aurora Public Library programs. The Conservation Foundation’s Jim Kleinwachter will be speaking from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, May 7 at the West Library Branch, 233 W. Constitution Drive.

Attendees will have an opportunity to pre-order a rain barrel for $75 – and choose one of four colors including black, gray, blue or terra cotta – for future pick-up. Residents unable to the library programs can pre-order their rain barrel online at http://upcycle-products.com.

More information on the rain barrel program will also be available during the Farmers’ Market events at theAurora Transportation Center, 233 N Broadway, beginning Saturday June 2, 2012.

For more information call the City of Aurora-Public Works Division- Engineering at (630) 256-3200.