The original item was published from November 30, 2017 10:26 AM to November 30, 2017 10:33 AM

On September 7, Pierce Conservation
District (PCD) in partnership with
University Place hosted a rain barrel
workshop at the city’s town hall.
Participants learned about LID (lowimpact
development) principles and LID
tools that PCD implements, such as rain
barrel workshops, rain garden designs,
Depave, Urban Tree Program, and
open space enhancement. Workshop
participants then learned the history
University Place Rain Barrel Workshop
of rain barrel design and uses from Dan
Borba, a local rain barrel expert, who
has been harvesting rain water since
1999. Dan led participants through the
assembly of their rain barrels on the
patio area where there was some trial
and error, but everyone was successful
in the end. Thirty-three rain barrels
then went home with their owners and
are now helping conserve water in the
Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed.