Pop wrote:

A reliable, "good" cistern is fairly expensive to run these days.
You can't have the old open types that used to exist. Where is
it getting its water from?

Pop`

I've always wondered about the old cisterns that gathered water from
rain runoff. Seems like runoff would contain all sorts of insects,
bird crap, etc. Did people use that water for drinking water? Sure
doesn't sound healthy.

Bob