A rain barrel is a small, aboveground storage tank that collects rainwater from rooftop gutter downspouts ... must include an overflow pipe. This overflow pipe should move water from the barrel to an ...

This could be a weir that allows water of a certain depth to overflow into another channel leading to a traditional storm water drain. An alternative is a stormwater drain within the garden that when ...

If you’re consistently faced with a soggy yard from pooling water, note where you can slow down or redirect the movement of ...

and water management crews were keeping a close eye on levels at area stormwater storage systems. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago put out an "overflow alert" ahead ...