Who knew these fish were helping our environment?
Water Facts:
- A 2,000 square foot roof generates 1,250 gallons of water during a 1" rainfall that can be reused.
- That same roof can generate 41,000 gallons in a single year of 30" of rain.
- The average US household with a 10,000 square foot lot (approx. 1/4 acre) uses 5,000 gallons of water weekly for landscape irrigation -- mostly for the lawn.
- Running one sprinkler for 2 hours can use up to 500 gallons of water.
- Rainwater is better for your landscape than municipally treated water.
Can you enjoy beautiful water lilies like this with other water containment methods?.
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Did you know that by having a water feature you are helping our Earth? It's true! Read on to see how...
- Water features use less water than the lawn which they replace.
- Water contained in a water feature is "biologically available." Unlike storage systems such as rain barrels, the water can be used by wildlife and can evaporate for much needed rain.
- Water run-off from your roof, patio, or sump-pump can be used to fill pondless waterfalls and other types of water features.
- Less mowing means less pollution from your lawn mower. A lawn mower produces up to 8 times the amount of emissions that your vehicle does.
- A specially designed water feature can be used to water your landscape plantings.
- Water features are beautiful! Other water storage systems are not.
- Unlike other water storage systems such as rain barrels, water stored in a water feature is filtered and oxygenated. Stagnation and the growth of unhealthy bacteria is prevented.
- Capturing and reusing water can alleviate demand on municipal sewer systems which overflow into our streams and rivers during heavy rains.
- Reusing rain water also reduces run-off that causes flooding and fills our rivers and streams with toxic chemicals.
Cool Ponds is dedicated to the reuse of rain water in water features and has already implemented a system at our retail store. By fall of 2009 we will capture enough water to refill our features entirely with rainwater...and our water features contain thousands of gallons.
Consider your water feature a gift to Mother Nature and our Earth. If you are planning a new water feature this year, let us design your system to retain and reuse rainwater.
Please visit our Classes page to find a seminar on this topic.
317-786-3670
901 E Hanna Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46227
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info@coolponds.net
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