Water conservation seems increasingly important to my husband and me as we watch large Ohio farmers use water from aquifers to irrigate their fields. Instead of depleting aquifers, we’ve chosen to ...

Q. I have a serious problem for which no one seems to be able to give me a solution. I have an old, round, 8-foot wide by 9-foot deep cistern in my backyard. It was built of red bricks and holds about ...

Three hog hunters from Florida are dead after they jumped into an underground cistern to rescue their escaped dog, and authorities believe they died due to inhaling hydrogen sulphide, also known as ...

Three hog hunters have died in an underground tank filled with sewer gas after one of them tried to rescue their dog after it fell into the cistern. The bodies of Delvys Garcia, 37, Denise Martinez, ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- A surprise was recently found in the ground in St. Augustine. Crews on a construction site unexpectedly came across a cistern -- a holding tank for water -- that is believed to ...

TAUNTON — When it comes to fighting fires, Taunton’s Fire Department has to be prepared for every contingency. Not all parts of Taunton have fire hydrants, and there is debate over who’s responsible ...

They shuffled through the gloomy, curving entryway to the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern, the space lit with eerie, knee-high lights. A guide ushered them into the dark expanse, pincushioned by thin ...

They might catch your eye as you hike up the hills near Dolores Park, walk through the Richmond fog, or stroll the quiet streets of Cole Valley: red brick circles are embedded in dozens of San ...

Lancaster city's efforts to reduce stormwater runoff and to place art in public places are combining at North Plum and East Walnut streets. There, plans call for a creatively designed cistern to be ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- An upgrade is being made to the emergency fire-fighting system in San Francisco. Over 30 cisterns are being built to prepare for a major earthquake. Crews have been working very ...

Nearly a year after the devastating fires in Pacific Palisades and Altadena, residents and experts say the water problems that hindered firefighting leave several lessons.