Sentences with phrase «underground cistern»

The underground cistern captures rainwater and then repurposes it to irrigate the Elsie Jacobsen Discovery Garden.

Rainwater and condensation will be collected and stored in giant underground cisterns with a total capacity of 90,000 gallons.

The inhabitants of Uxmal prayed for rain to fill the «chultunes» around the city, which were underground cisterns.

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Among many recent sustainability initiatives, the Park District of Oak Park is planning the installation of a cistern (underground reservoir for holding water) at multiple parks.

The Basilica Cistern was constructed under the reign of Sultanahmet during Roman times, It was designed to keep emergency water underground for the city.

In Tilwari, for example, water from a natural source was piped to a place in the village more accessible than hiking up a steep slope carrying a bucket of water — but the project also supported a rainwater harvesting initiative, where a family that is too far to benefit from the piped water has installed gutters on the roof of the house that direct water into a cistern that they keep underground behind the house.

Cisterns are often larger than rain barrels and can be located underground, at ground level, or on an elevated stand.

The residences collect rainwater from the rooftops and courtyard areas, which is then directed into a large cistern in the underground parking garage.

The whole buying side of this transaction has been one giant «cluster f# < -RCB-»... From listing sales reps not disclosing on properties that we viewed: underground oil tanks, under house cisterns, fences around pool areas being shorter than allowed by law, knob & tube wiring, leaking foundations, asbestos....