The Homestead Cistern

By The Mother Earth News Editors
Published on May 1, 1978
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Learn how a homestead cistern can benefit your land.
Learn how a homestead cistern can benefit your land.
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Chart: Yield of rainwater roof area and capacity of round cisterns and tanks.
Chart: Yield of rainwater roof area and capacity of round cisterns and tanks.

Tips for building a homestead cistern, including the cost and types of cisterns available.

Whether your well has just gone dry and you need a
new (and preferably low-cost) source of water . . . or that
sprig you’ve been drawing from doesn’t always produce as
much as you (or your animals) would like . . . or you’ve
grown tired of the taste of city water . . . you’ll want to

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