Warning: My first site manager laughed at the idea of saving rainwater.

Evan Adams · 2026-03-08T00:05:51.458803+00:00

Seeing rain barrels on every job now makes me glad we stopped wasting that free resource.

Free drums sound great until you're the one cleaning them.

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Grab some free drums from car washes or factories. Our crews use them for mixing water and it cuts the supply bill way down.

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barbara_kim936mo ago

Just make sure they're rinsed out first.

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jake_wells126mo ago

Yeah, the water bill drop alone makes it worth it. We use ours mostly for dust control and keeping the compacted soil workable. What do you hook your barrels up to?

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