So, you want to buy a rain barrel? Excellent!! Rain barrels are sold online and at many local home improvement stores. About three years ago, the City teamed up with the Bowie Lions Club to offer a lower cost option to residents. To get more information on their rain barrels, simply email or call the Lions Club (301-262-2665). As of the April 2012 rain barrel workshop, they are $75 each and sold ready to install. The City does not sell rain barrels itself or have any at City Hall or other City buildings. The Lions Club makes them and stores them at their building in Old Town Bowie. The Lions may also be able deliver the rain barrel within the City limits. Ask them about delivery and installation help when you call.

Finally, once you have installed your rain barrel, please contact the City's Watershed Manager (by email or phone 301-809-3043) to register it with the City's Planning Department. The City tracks and maps rain barrel locations to calculate the amount of stormwater captured by them.  The map is updated and posted to the webpage.