"The tomatoes love the rain. The peppers, not so much," Lisa Leicht, a Broomfield homeowner, said.
"We thought a rain barrel is perfect. We can hook it up, stick the watering can under it and hit everything that we can't reach," she said."Business has been unseasonably booming, and courtesy to the rain for all of that," Lindsey Singh, manager at Colorado Rain Catcher, said."This year [business] has tripled- both at the municipality and city level and with individuals purchasing on their own. So much so that we are almost completely out of inventory.
By law, the barrels are required to have sealable lids and must collect rain from the downspout of a roof. The law makes it possible for people living in a single family home, or a multi-family residence with four or less units, to collect the rainwater for outdoor purposes only. The law prohibits using the collected rainwater as drinking water or any indoor uses. Residents can have no more than two rain barrels with a combined capacity of 110 gallons.
Rain barrels connect to a home's downspout through a hose. A rubber diverter moves falling water into the barrel, and when the barrel and hose are full, the excess water flows down the gutter as usual.