Recent content by RiceD

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wow stevech... impressed by your no freeze/no rodent/uv proof cistern. I can see all those constaints coming into play. As for your water rights story, I'm at a loss for words. Feel for you high ground folks.

That's good info. Thank you!

Besides draining the water or burying the tank below the frost line, what can be done to avoid freezing inside of an above-ground tank?

Family of 5 has a 5months water supply equals excellent!

you passed the test old goaly! nice.

Thinking too about filtration for drinking. I've read that several of you are making your water potable. I'm going to experiment with a ceramic filter. Will try this product.... http://www.justwater.me/products/4x4-ceramic-filter/

Although not directly related to the original post, I appreciate the info. There's materials and methods AND THEN there's LAW. So good. Learning a lot.

Nowhere near being a lawyer, but I think most can appreciate the merits of the basic concept of water rights. But I bet too the uneven or misapplication/regulation can get pretty absurd. Sorta funny - Think of it, if everyone collected rain water we couldn't teach 4th graders the water-cycle...

Cool. Will keep it in mind. A good idea!

Good info. So you're talking a sewage collection tank? That might be a good idea. They're made of concrete and I wonder how water tight they actually are since they're designed to push into distribution containers and leach field. But still, a novel thought!

That's great. So in my world that's roughly 25,000 gallons of water. I'm sure I could look this up somewhere, but I'll ask here because well why not ask? How long would 100,000 liters of water last in drought conditions (assuming the tank is nearly full)?

Rock on!!

Very nice. Thanks for the data man. $300 for RO sounds like a no brainer!!

Old and complicated indeed. ....that makes sense. Yes it's the objection to collecting water off one's roof that's mind boggling. Whereas someone damning up a creek (particularly in an arid region) would trigger some legal action or old school justice.