The City of Evansville is offering a limited number of rain barrels to local residents.
In a release, the city says the Storm Water Management Department has partnered with Coca Cola to offer the barrels and promote water conservation.
Coke has donated 30 55-gallon plastic drums which are converted into rain barrels.
Donations from area businesses, engineers, and conservation groups provide adapters that attach the barrels to downspouts on houses to collect rainwater, which can be used later to irrigate gardens.
The rain barrels may be picked up this Friday from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. on the “Back 40” parking lot of the Civic Center, on a first-come, first-serve basis.