On 2018-10-23 1:36 PM, l not -l wrote:
> On 23-Oct-2018, wrote:
>> Then again, though that was true of the cistern that my father had in
>> Spain, he also kept a handful of fish (don't know what variety) in it
>> so that mosquito's could not breed in the water. The water tasted
>> good, we never boiled it lol
> I don't recall the taste of the water; but, I'm confident I'd remember if it
> tasted bad. I have no idea how cisterns actually work, there may have been
> some kind of filtration - at least that is what I choose to believe. 8-)
Cisterns are simply water tanks, usually below ground. They can collect
water from the roof and they can be filled up with a hose from a well or
water can be trucked in.