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Advanced rainwater harvesting program set for Jan. 29 in Brownwood

Jan 23, 2009 10:51 AM, By Steve Byrns
Texas A&M University

The Texas AgriLife Extension Service office in Brown County will conduct a free Advanced Rainwater Harvesting Program at 6 p.m. Jan. 29 at the Brown County Fairgrounds Home Economics Building on U.S. Hwy 377 South in Brownwood.

Topics will include designing rainwater-harvesting systems for wildlife, landscapes, livestock and home use. Specific highlights will include discussions of storage-tank capacities, pipe-sizing requirements and water dispersal. Billy Kniffen, AgriLife Extension water resources management specialist at Menard, will be the featured speaker.

Participants will assemble a wildlife water guzzler during the program.

For more information call the AgriLife Extension office in Brown County at 325-646-0386.

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