Rainy Day Water Trivia

One inch of rain on one acre of land yeilds 27,154 gallons of water!

This may sound like a lot of water but to put it into perspective, it takes

• 300 milllion gallons of water to produce a single day's supply of US newsprint
• 39,090 gallons to manufacture a new car
• 1,851 gallons to refine a barrel of crude oil
• 62,600 gallons to produce a ton of steel

A great way to conserve water is to capture rainfall.  Cisterns and rain barrels can recycle the rain into your landscape when dryer times are present.  For information on rain barrels including workshop information visit http://manatee.ifas.ufl.edu/lawn_and_garden/fyn/rain-barrel.shtml