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City of Ottawa Water Ban
30 April 2011The big news in Ottawa this week is the water use restrictions that have been placed on residents in Barrhaven, Manotick and other parts of Ottawa’s south end. Due to a break in the Woodroffe Ave water main the amount of water flowing to these areas has been severely diminished.
While I really do feel sorry for the inconvenience that residents will have to go through this summer, I have to admit I find this rather exciting. You see, ever since the ban was imposed, rain barrels have been flying off the shelves of local stores. Could this be the big event that makes rain barrel use in residential areas the norm rather than the exception? With so many new people installing barrels it would be interesting to see how many of them continue using them once the ban is lifted.
Anyways, my inbox has been filling up with people asking about my rain barrels so I had better build a few and do my part to keep gardens green in Barrhaven 
