The basic idea of a cistern water system, which collects and stores water in or near a home, goes back centuries. In some parts of Western Asia, archeologists discovered lime plaster cisterns in the ...

Q. I have a serious problem for which no one seems to be able to give me a solution. I have an old, round, 8-foot wide by 9-foot deep cistern in my backyard. It was built of red bricks and holds about ...

Back in the day, as "they" say, it was more common than not for folks to collect their rainwater and use it for a variety of tasks. A barrel at the end of the rainspout could collect enough to water ...