Residents in North and South Fulton County will soon get a lesson in how to conserve rain water for their home gardens. The Fulton County Public Works Department is partnering with the City of Alpharetta to host two Virtual Rain Barrel Workshops and Pick-up Events in April.  

Participants in the free workshops will get to take home a barrel and installation kit to begin collecting rain water for their gardens. Following participation in the virtual workshops, participants are invited to attend a rain barrel pick-up event. The schedule for each is as follows:

South Fulton Rain Barrel Zoom Workshop
Thursday, April 29, 2021
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Rain Barrel Pick-up
Saturday, May 1, 2021
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
South Fulton Maintenance & Operations Ctr.      
7472 Cochran Rd.
College Park, Ga. 30349
                   
Alpharetta Rain Barrel Zoom Workshop              
Thursday, April 22, 2021                                      
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.    

Rain Barrel Pick-up                                           
Saturday, April 24, 2021                                        
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.  
Rock Mill Park                                                      
3100 Kimball Bridge Rd.                                     
Alpharetta, Ga. 30022     

   
Vehicles used for the rain barrel pick-up must be able to transport a 55 gallon drum. Pre-registration is required. Login information for the Zoom Workshops will only be sent to registered participants.
To register for the Alpharetta event before the April 21 deadline contact Terry Porter at 678-410-4718 or tporter@alpharetta.ga.us.

To register for the South Fulton event before the April 28 deadline contact Amy Warnock at 404-612-8006 or amy.warnock@fultoncountyga.gov.