Just moved into a two story, three bedroom house in the La Isabelita area of Santo Doming Este. Prior to moving in, we had the tinaco and cistern emptied and cleaned. I understand most water cisterns in SD are hooked up to city water which gets turned on occasionally to fill the cisterns. After several days of waiting and no city water, we had to buy water to be delivered by truck which was not a big deal. 1500 gallons of water cost 1800.00 pesos.
Soon after we filled the cistern with water delivered by truck, we had a good day of rain which poured off the roof through a pipe onto the ground in huge barrel-full quantities. This got me wondering, why do they not direct the rainwater into the cistern as they do in other countries?
How often does the city of SD usually turn on the water supply to the cisterns?
Soon after we filled the cistern with water delivered by truck, we had a good day of rain which poured off the roof through a pipe onto the ground in huge barrel-full quantities. This got me wondering, why do they not direct the rainwater into the cistern as they do in other countries?
How often does the city of SD usually turn on the water supply to the cisterns?