On February 3, 2015 3:05:53 AM CST, Paul Johnson <ba...@ursamundi.org> wrote: > On Feb 2, 2015 3:11 PM, "Clifford Snow" <cliff...@snowandsnow.us> > wrote: > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 12:54 PM, John F. Eldredge > <j...@jfeldredge.com> > wrote: > >> > >> Once again, we are divided by a common language. In American usage, > a > cistern is a holding tank for captured rain water, used as an > alternative > to a well in areas where no city water supply is available. They often > take > the form of an underground pit with a waterproof lining. > > > > > > I've also seen them on the coast of Alaska in above ground tanks to > catch > rain water. > > Above ground is common in the midwest for various reasons (freezing, > contamination, maintenance, excavation of solid rock) that often > arise. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
It seems like an above-ground tank would be more prone to freezing, not less. I have lived in two houses that had cisterns, although neither one was still in use. -- John F. Eldredge -- j...@jfeldredge.com "Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that." -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
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