Back in the day, cisterns were used to collect and store rainwater. Think of them as the 19th-century version of your favorite reusable water bottle, but a lot bigger and a lot less portable. The ...

AMMAN – Located in south-western Jordan, Sela is also characterised by a hundred of cisterns, water reservoirs, both perforated or carved into the sandstone, presumably filled with rainwater ...

“Cisterns, which are not regulated in Texas, have solid bottoms and sealed sides so they can store water. Although cisterns are not wells, this tragedy shows how below-ground water storage tanks ...