Rainwater Harvesting – Will the Cistern Technology of the Last Two Centuries Work Today?
So-called “green” rainwater harvesting in roof sheds with rain barrels or above-ground collecting tanks reduces the watershed that currently overloads some of our municipal stormwater drainage and sewer systems. Still, could we do the same by installing underground cisterns similar to those used during the 19th and early 20th centuries? Description of the above tanks…