cistern

noun, a tank or reservoir for storing water (COD)

“We had a cistern for water. So we had no difficulty living here for two weeks without power.”

“Well I got a 2500 gallon cistern under the front step right there now. That’s where we get most of our water off of the roof.”

“Yeah. We had a cistern. Yeah. Yeah. And then after a few years we had the well drilled.”

“There’s still one couple on the Island that do without running water all winter.”
“It’s doable. And we have a cistern out front.”

“Some summers we can get through the whole summer on the cistern.”

“There’s an intermittent creek beside the house that if I time it right I can top up the pool and the cistern and stuff with it.”

“We had a dug-out well and the water is nice and clear, fresh, cold. That was for our drinking water. For doing dishes we had a cistern with a pump.”