Water Conservation

For over a decade the City of St. Catharines has been educating children and the public about the benefits of water conservation.  These efforts continue through in-school public education programs and public information outlets such as displays in our local malls and at home shows.

Rain Barrels

Each spring, the City holds its annual rain barrel sale to help residents conserve water.

Rain barrels:

• Reduce water pollution by keeping rain water out of sewers, reducing the amount of bacteria, oils, grease and other pollutants from getting into local waterways. In areas with combined sewer overflow systems, the redirection of downspouts into rain barrels diverts excess water from wastewater treatment plants.
• Are ideal for plants. Rainwater naturally doesn't contain minerals, chlorine, fluoride and other chemicals so it will help your plants thrive.
• Reduce peak water demand. Reducing the amount of treated municipal water used outdoors lowers the peak water demand during the summer months.

Click here to download the Rain Barrel factsheet.

Please see the below for links to detailed information on other water conservation initiatives.

Related Information

Click here to download the Green Gardening factsheet.

Click here to download the Water Efficient Landscaping factsheet.

The Niagara Region has more information available on water conservation available on their website. 

Click here to visit the Niagara Region website for more information on water conservation.