npaden
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On my new property I have about 1 acre that has been used pretty much as a junkyard for probably the last 20 or 30 years. It has a few large trees and is fenced off from the rest of the property and I am planning on putting a travel trailer on it so we can spend the weekend down there in comfort.
There are several items that need done including hauling off a lot of junk, but that doesn't take a lot of advice, it will just take a lot of effort.
The question I have is that there is a large cistern on the property. It has what appears to be intact cement walls and is probaby 15 feet deep and 10 feet in diameter at the bottom. Right now it has been used as a dumpster and is about 1/2 way full of junk. I'm thinking the thing to do is to just fill it in with dirt.
I have rural water available to me at the site so I really don't think I need it for water storage. I guess I could clean it up and try to use it to catch rainwater to use for irrigation and things like that since my rural water will be expensive ($8 per 1,000 gallons).
I am also planning on putting in a septic tank and drain field. There isn't anyway to legally use the cistern as part of a septic system is there?
Any other thoughts or ideas?
Thanks, Nathan
There are several items that need done including hauling off a lot of junk, but that doesn't take a lot of advice, it will just take a lot of effort.
The question I have is that there is a large cistern on the property. It has what appears to be intact cement walls and is probaby 15 feet deep and 10 feet in diameter at the bottom. Right now it has been used as a dumpster and is about 1/2 way full of junk. I'm thinking the thing to do is to just fill it in with dirt.
I have rural water available to me at the site so I really don't think I need it for water storage. I guess I could clean it up and try to use it to catch rainwater to use for irrigation and things like that since my rural water will be expensive ($8 per 1,000 gallons).
I am also planning on putting in a septic tank and drain field. There isn't anyway to legally use the cistern as part of a septic system is there?
Any other thoughts or ideas?
Thanks, Nathan