Privately-owned rainwater collection is an option residents have for lawn irrigation. This will reduce the amount of water purchased, providing savings on your water bill in the grass-growing season. Rainwater collection methods could be as simple as installing rain barrels with garden hose spigots.
The Village is a member of a Regional Storm Water Collaborative, which hosts an annual rain barrel art auction at the Cincinnati Zoo each April. For more information about the auction for rain barrels painted by local artists, please visit the link below.
https://www.savelocalwaters.org/auction.html
Larger scale collection and pumping would need to be looked at on a case by case basis and may require more planning to isolate this from the domestic drinking water supplied by the Village. Two sources of water on one property can lead to possible cross contamination issues. Please contact the water works for more details (513) 831-3885.
Council may evaluate incentives during its annual water rate analysis.