“This project is all about taking an unused existing structure and repurposing it into a beneficial use,” said Freddy Otte, biologist with the city of San Luis Obispo. “It’s another way to help the ...

The basic idea of a cistern water system, which collects and stores water in or near a home, goes back centuries. In some parts of Western Asia, archeologists discovered lime plaster cisterns in the ...

LEWISTON – A cistern to collect runoff from heavy storms would save millions of dollars and improve water quality, according to a Public Works plan. The tank, to be installed on Water Street, would ...