Cisterns

 

 

Still trying to figure them out.

 

They’re everywhere here.  They won’t leave me alone.

 

You buy your share of water from the Water District.  The Water District controls when each system gets water from the canals.  When your turn comes up, the water comes on.

 

If you put water into a system faster than your pipes can take it, vertical cisterns could absorb some of the excess.  They couldn’t hold all of it, they’re not big enough to be for water storage, but they could serve as shock absorbers.  You could accept water at a higher flow-rate than your pipes could handle and any excess would be stored vertically, ready to be returned at the appropriate time by gravity.  If it’s a gravity-fed system, a standpipe higher than the water source would neutralize any overage.

 

I don’t know if I’m on the right track, but I’m polishing the concept nonetheless.  In the meantime, if someone actually knows irrigation systems, feel free to jump in and help me out here.