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Nygren reported that 320 cistern and waterline connections have been completed, and a groundbreaking recently took place for a $20 million waterline project serving 16,000 residents in To’hajiilee, about 40 miles west of Albuquerque.
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Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2024
The home, built in 1984, features a guest suite with separate access as well as an attached 2-car garage, a 4-car outbuilding and a cistern for gardening.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 1 Oct. 2024
Barely 1 kilometer from the site’s iconic step pyramid was an artificial cistern called a chultun, connected to a low-ceilinged cave.
—Byandrew Curry, science.org, 12 June 2024
While this cistern is very real, a host of mythical structures have long been rumored to lie beneath the National Mall.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
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Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2024
The home, built in 1984, features a guest suite with separate access as well as an attached 2-car garage, a 4-car outbuilding and a cistern for gardening.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 1 Oct. 2024
Barely 1 kilometer from the site’s iconic step pyramid was an artificial cistern called a chultun, connected to a low-ceilinged cave.
—Byandrew Curry, science.org, 12 June 2024
While this cistern is very real, a host of mythical structures have long been rumored to lie beneath the National Mall.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Cistern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cistern. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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