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  • From: Rick Valley <bamboogrove@cmug.com>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] culvert cisterns
  • Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 20:11:23 -0700




> What about concrete culvert pipes set on end in concrete - big diameter
> or better yet, concrete septic tanks or some other type of concrete box,
> closed with port or open ended.

Marv Hegge built a system at his little ranch in Oakland, OR (near Toby's
place) with a lowboy or two worth of remnant/blem sewer pipe. A saddle dam
had a sewer pipe well built into the middle of it, with a solar electric
pump sending water from there up to a hilltop sewer pipe "water tower". I
think the tower was 6' diameter at least, stacked up on end. Worked well, so
to speak.

-Rick




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