OKLAHOMA CITY ( KFOR ) – The City of Oklahoma City and the Central Oklahoma Storm Water Alliance are encouraging residents to conserve water by offering discounted rain barrels.
Officials say residents can order an upcycled 55-gallon rain barrel for $69.50 at OKC.gov . Participants will need to specify Oklahoma City as the “Rainbarrel Program City” during online checkout.
LOCAL NEWS: OKC Zoo launches initiative to dim lights for migrating birds
The deadline to order a barrel is April 28.
“This is one of our most popular storm water best practices that can be implemented on a residential scale,” Environmental Protection Superintendent Derek Johnson said. “Every gallon of captured rainwater helps reduce the impacts of urban runoff to our local waterways.”…