Barrels and Beer at Shellring Aleworks

Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority (BJWSA) and Beaufort Soil and Water Conservation District (BSWCD) have partnered to present Barrels & Beer, a rain barrel distribution event hosted by a local brewery in October, to promote wise water use and sound environmental stewardship.

“Barrels & Beer is a public engagement and outreach event that we’re thrilled to offer for
the first time this year with our wonderful community partner, Beaufort Soil and Water
Conservation District. We’ll turn event ticket holders into backyard environmental
stewards by giving them a food-grade barrel and the kit needed to turn that barrel into a
proper rain barrel,” said BJWSA Director of Public Affairs Pamela Flasch.

Approximately 30 percent of an average household’s daily water usage is devoted to
outdoor uses like landscape irrigation, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency. Homeowners using rain water collected in a barrel for their landscape help
lessen the demand on BJWSA’s water system for irrigation.

The event will be held on Sunday, Oct. 22 from 2-5 p.m. at Shellring Ale Works, Port
Royal, and will provide environmental education, fun activities and guest speakers from
area organizations, like BSWCD, that work to protect and maintain land and water
resources in the Lowcountry.

“Barrels & Beer is a great opportunity for the Beaufort Soil and Water Conservation
District and other groups to educate people on how to care for our natural resources and
environment. The event will give participants a really unique viewpoint of how rain
water helps replenish our local water source, the Savannah River, and its connection to
locally-brewed beer,” said BSWCD District Manager Leslie Meola.

Barrels & Beer tickets are $45 and include a barrel, an adapter kit and one beer from
Shellring Ale Works. The event is open to the public, but purchasing a ticket will reserve
your rain barrel. Proceeds from the event will be given back to the community through
environmental mini grants administered by BSWCD.

Tickets can be purchased through Eventbrite by visiting
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/678075180117.