Greeley,CO gets 14 inches of rain per year, and in snowfall we collect about 41 inches of snow. Our idea is that we put two 52 gallon rain barrels at the end of our high school. Then with the amount of rain water we collect throughout the year we will use it as a fresh source of water for use to wash our hands and use as our plumbing resource.This water that has been used it would. The amount of rain and snow we collect all year would be enough to cut our water use in half. Plus it's environmentally responsible. Rainwater is relatively clean but just to make sure for the safety of our students we also purchased a water filter to make sure any unwanted bacteria don't end up in the hands of our students. It also promotes self sufficiency and
