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Cistern
Cistern: - Small tank or storage facility used to store water for a home or farm; often used to store rain water. [Environmental Protection Agency] News archive for Cistern:: |
Carolina Newswire (press release),Bobbitt Design/Build installed the 20 foot wide, 16000 gallon metal cistern, which sits on an eight inch gravel bed and rises to a height of over seven feet
Uncovered artifacts - 04 Aug 2008
Daily Aztec,She waved around a child's toy soldier that apparently fell down the well and the cistern inside it many years ago. On Thursday, San Diego State students
THE SCORE — Paul Dukas’ The Sorcerer’s Apprentice - 04 Aug 2008
Aspen Daily News,His idea works brilliantly until the cistern is full and he realizes, to his horror, that he has never learned the command to stop the magic broom.
Water cisterns sought to curb floods - 04 Aug 2008
Cebu Daily News,He said one can always make a water cistern rather than buy one to cut costs. Sanchez said he is banking on the support of Mayor Jonas Cortes and the City
Pomburpa spring in for a major facelift - 04 Aug 2008
Times of India,But after the project is complete, the flow will be connected to a cistern for the purpose of harvesting the resource. "It could be used for irrigation,
Archaeology brings biblical history to life - 04 Aug 2008
ChristianToday,Gedaliah the son of Pashur is mentioned in the book of Jeremiah as one of those responsible for throwing the prophet into a muddy cistern.
Shamrock earns green rating - 04 Aug 2008
Ocala,They collected water in a cistern, pumping it to a third-floor storage area for the house. They had a cellar to keep things cool, a fireplace to keep things
Cistern burns in Sofia’s store - Aug 3, 2008
Focus News,Cistern had burned in Sofia’s store, Ministry of Interior /MI/ press center told FOCUS News Agency. The fire had been put out quickly and there we no
My week: Terry Prone - Aug 2, 2008
Times Online,...“We can’t ask clients to pour water into the cistern after they’ve used the loo,� I say. “Yeah, we can,� Steph says. Clients take to this with remarkable
Green Team - Rainfall Harvesting - Aug 2, 2008
KVOA.com,Rain collects on his roof and falls into a 12-foot tall cistern. Stephen's cistern can hold between 1200 and 1500 gallons of rain water.
Should oil wells start running dry, Austin's 'Peakniks' will be ... - Aug 2, 2008
Austin American-Statesman,When completed, it will be powered largely by solar panels, provide all his water needs out of a 40000-gallon cistern that will be filled by rainwater,
5 rebates reward water conservation - Aug 2, 2008
Virginia Gazette,A large rain cistern will also net customers a hefty benefit. A cistern is like an overgrown rain barrel, in this case 1000 gallons and up.
Deep Listening in the Big Tent - Aug 1, 2008
Chronogram,...“My involvement with Pauline began when she and [musician] Stuart Dempster had gone into a cistern on the Olympic Peninsula at Fort Worden [in Washington
Resident installs cistern to save rain in drought - Jul 11, 2008
Spartanburg Herald Journal (subscription),By Dudley Brown Steve Patton collected 1000 gallons of water in his cistern last week after only a few inches of rain fell in the region.
Bogus workman cons pensioner - Aug 1, 2008
Wigan Today,After gaining entry he asks the victim to help by carrying out a pointless task, such as holding the ballcock in an upstairs toilet cistern,
Arts and Entertainment Recalling a Radical Aesthetic in Minimal ... - Jul 25, 2008
New York Times,The biennale’s curators, quite brilliantly, installed video art in the city’s underground historic Roman cistern, a massive, water-filled cavern thought to
The Monterey County Herald - Jul 30, 2008
Monterey County Herald,After visiting the Virgin Islands, where all new residential and commercial developments are required to have rainwater cisterns, I installed a cistern for
SDSU Archaeology Team Unearthing Long-Buried Whaley House Artifacts - Jul 27, 2008
Imperial Valley News,Students in SDSU's Department of Anthropology field school assist in excavating the Whaley House cistern. With the support of the County of San Diego and
Rain barrels as a water solution? - Jul 22, 2008
Dallas Morning News,A residential cistern could be installed under the new houses' driveway or garage. Amortized into the mortgage, the owner would see little increase in house
'Green' office aims to inspire others - Jul 21, 2008
Indianapolis Star,Outside, an 8000-gallon cistern collects rainwater from a third of the roof to water trees and native Indiana shrubs. To the left of the cistern are three
Hotel fire sparks evacuation - Jul 27, 2008
The Argus.co.uk,The hotel's owner Julie Copeland said the fire started after water from a faulty toilet cistern leaked through a ceiling onto the electrical box below.
Every drop counts - Jul 30, 2008
Plenty Magazine,Nevertheless, my interest is piqued, and soon, I think, we'll have to replace that teensy trash can with a proper cistern.
OSHA ruling kills UNR effort to recycle water - Jul 21, 2008
Reno Gazette Journal,It cost about $60000 to put in a cistern to collect the condensation from water towers used in the air conditioning system and for the pump to circulate the
Newmarket Around the Town - Jul 11, 2008
York Weekly,NEWMARKET — The Planning Board gave acceptance and conditional approval for a fire cistern at Moody Point during a meeting Tuesday night.
Further concern for landlords after spate of boiler explosions - Jul 28, 2008
Shoosmiths legal updates,...a recent one issued after the death of a 10-month-old baby who suffered 85% burns when a water cistern split above her cot in a tenanted property.
A man's column - Jul 25, 2008
UT The Daily Texan,I have, however, fixed the toilet cistern when the valve wasn't filling the tank properly, cooked for myself - food that wasn't just instant noodles,
Tax money down the toilet - Jul 24, 2008
Toronto Sun,The pilot project involves collecting rainwater on the roof of the CNE Automotive Building and storing it in a large cistern, from where it will flow
Grant helps ministry reap the rainfall - Jul 10, 2008
Charlotte Observer,The 1600-gallon cistern collects runoff water from the Urban Ministry Center's roof and cleanses it of debris, to water the center's garden.
PORTISHEAD, PORTISHEAD, Bristol, BS20 6EW - Aug 1, 2008
Country Life,Covered concealed cistern. Low level WC. Large mirror fronted cosmetic cabinet. Chrome radiator towel rail. Tiled walls and floor.
Istanbul Hosts Design Festival - Jul 26, 2008
Focus on Travel News,...m2 main exhibition area at the Old Galata Bridge, the Old Hat Factory area and the Basilica Cistern, which is also being used to display design pieces.
Spaced: Water, Water Everywhere - Aug 1, 2008
Urbanite Baltimore,Unless there’sa prolonged drought, the building’s two dual-flush toilets draw all of their water from that cistern. On the second floor, a composting toilet
Giant toilet for city centre - Jul 22, 2008
The Star,Organised by Yorkshire Water, the six foot toilet is being used to promote the flush saver - a device which fits into the toilet cistern and saves up to a
Watch your water consumption - Jul 24, 2008
Liverpool Echo,PUT a hippo in your toilet cistern to reduce the amount of water needed per flush. Fushing your toilet uses 30% of the total water use in most households.
Al Gore's not so green - Jul 24, 2008
Tampabay.com,A 25000-gallon underground cistern collects rainwater for landscape irrigation. Contrast this with the 10000-square-foot residence of Al Gore,
Twyford revamp Doc M offer - Jul 8, 2008
Builders Merchants Journal,The packs all now include a cistern which flushes using only 4litres of water and spatula lever handles which the company believe are better suited to those
Summertime fire safety tips - Jul 23, 2008
News Shopper,Water from a leaking pipe or overflowing cistern could short out electrical wiring and cause a fire. Close down the gas supply at the mains unless you have
The Next Farm Crisis – Water - Jul 23, 2008
AgWebBefore you start drilling a 600’ well and building a million-gallon cistern, it should be noted that the climate models we’re talking about have,
Unblocking a lavatory, and a hunt for discontinued crockery - Aug 1, 2008
Times Online,In both cases you need to empty the water from the toilet bowl first – bail out by hand or, if the cistern is accessible, tie up the float-operated inlet
REDCAT's New Original Works (NOW) Festival - Aug 1, 2008
Los Angeles Times,The excellent soundscape somehow seamlessly mixed Stuart Dempster playing his trombone in a cistern, Chopin and Controlled Bleeding.
LEED-ing by example - Jul 18, 2008
Benton County Daily Record,...take advantage of the area's 44-inch average rainfall by routing it from the roof of its new building into a 2, 000-gallon underground storage cistern.
What's in Crawford's vial? - Jul 11, 2008
Grand Junction Sentinel,The vial will be on display eventually at the Museum of the West, along with other artifacts from the cabin site, possibly including a cistern found beneath
Oil spill in Chelopechene /ROUNDUP/ - Jul 11, 2008
Focus News,Civil Protection National Service had received a signal at 21.45 that a cistern had spilled a liquid. The people reported that the liquid have a strong
Candle blamed in Westminster house fire - Jul 10, 2008
Worcester Telegram,The firefighting effort was assisted by a nearby 30000-gallon cistern that was installed by the builder of a nearby housing development.
Casey: Free yourself from fear - Aug 2, 2008
Austin American-Statesman,While listening to the gurgle and splash of water falling from the stone cistern into the pond, I watched dragonflies in every color of the rainbow dart in
Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park is full of history - Aug 2, 2008
Fort Worth Star Telegram,All that remains of the original Washington township are the ruins of the 200-year-old brick cistern that served the community, but you’ll find a wealth of
Writer Pete May is fighting his best on the eco frontline - Jul 9, 2008
Hampstead and Highgate Express,My new book, There's A Hippo In My Cistern, reveals the hopefully amusing true story of my relationship with my eventual wife Nicola.
Boy, 8, suspended from school after tile-cutter threat - Jul 13, 2008
Sunday Mirror,Worried children told teachers that the boy had stashed the blades in a looroll holder and a cistern in the toilets at Wykeham School, Hornchurch, Essex.
Learn the science of survival at London museum - Aug 1, 2008
Reuters UK,Visitors can see inventions such as the Toilet-lid Sink, which recycles the water we use to wash our hands, sending it straight to the toilet cistern;
Condo water tanks leaking - Jul 8, 2008
Danbury News Times,He added, however, that rock-strewn fill used to bury at least one of the tanks has punctured holes in the cistern. "I've heard one is as big as a.
Philip Hensher: A sucker for the 007 experience - Jul 31, 2008
Independent,It quite ruined that ancient underground spectacle, the Yerebatan cistern with its gloomy lake and forest of pillars. I suppose On Her Majesty's Secret
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