I was thinking about the same thing with a cistern.
What I was thinking, was to trench down about 20 or so feet, for maybe 60-80 feet long and bury a 2 foot diameter culvert (with the slits), then surround it with pea gravel, back fill it with sand, and run a riser up above the surface for sticking a pump down.
It would probably work well, and not too expensive. My only concern is how long before it fills in with sediment, and how to clean it out, if possible? It's all sand and gravel here.
Last edited by JKB; 11/25/12 01:55 PM.
