cistern
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Related: My plumber charged $160 to fix the cistern on my toilet — but created another problem.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
Coffee gives the example of a basketball court in the Netherlands that also serves as a giant storm drain, with seating around the edges that channels rainwater down into a cistern under the court.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
“The cistern on my toilet has been constantly refilling and making a hissing noise.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
She’s taken, perversely, with John the Baptist, imprisoned in a cistern and prophesying doom for the decadent, Godless heathens, Salome in particular.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
In the end, I decided that the cistern would make a good hiding place, at least for a while.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
Farmers in tractors tugged water cisterns and aimed hoses at the blaze.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
When it runs out, he jumps from one rooftop to another to gather buckets of water from nearby cisterns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Another approach would be to place cisterns scattered across neighborhoods to store non-potable water locally for firefighting — as is done in Tokyo and other cities in Japan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
The freshwater cisterns that the monkeys relied on as a water source were destroyed.
From Salon ● Mar. 16, 2025
This mosquito is almost entirely dependent on humans for its breeding areas—the still water found in water barrels, cisterns, canals, ponds, sewers, gutters, and outhouses.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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