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The city's firefighting network, the Auxiliary Water Supply System (AWSS) maintains a network of 177 independent underground water cisterns, with sizes varying from 75,000 US gallons (280,000 L) to over 200,000 US gallons (760,000 L) depending on location with a total storage capacity of over 11 million U.S. gallons (42 million liters) of water ...
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The micro-catchment avoids seepage and prevents erosion, and is fenced to restrict animal entry. The bottom of the cistern is also concave facilitating extraction of the maximum amount of water from the taanka. The cistern has a top cover to prevent evaporation and pollution of stored water by foreign matter.
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TikTok user @cowturtle has gained a following on the app for posting his journey as he creates an eel pit in an unused rainwater cistern beneath his garage.
Connections to the sewers (underground pipes, or aboveground ditches in some developing countries) are generally found downstream of the water consumers, but the sewer system is considered to be a separate system, rather than part of the water supply system. Water supply networks are often run by public utilities of the water industry.
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