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Snowpack means hope for drought-ridden farms

Jan 4, 2017
California is the largest food producer in the U.S.

Colorado's rain barrel banditry is coming to an end

Jun 3, 2016
A frontier-era law ended last month when small drums were legalized.
Rain barrels are used to collect water that falls off into a home’s gutter system, and usually store between 40 and 60 gallons. In Colorado, their use has been illegal for decades.
Luke Runyon/KUNC and Harvest Public Media