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 ...
Rainwater on the roof usually flows into gutters and downpipes and into stormwater drains to become part of the wastewater system. But rainwater is ideal for watering gardens, flushing toilets and ...
In periods of drought and extreme heat such as San Antonio has faced this year, residents with systems for storing and collecting rainwater could help take some pressure off municipal water supplies — ...