The concrete cistern can store about two weeks of water that her family uses to do laundry, wash dishes and flush the toilet. ... One water tank delivery costs about 150,000 pesos — about $37.

The country is rich in water resources. Yet many people in the city of Santa Marta struggle to get enough to meet daily needs. They improvise, strategize — and rely on a tangle of 1-inch pipes.

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The country is rich in water resources. Yet many people in the city of Santa Marta struggle to get enough to meet daily needs. They improvise, strategize — and rely on a tangle of 1-inch pipes.

A cistern with a 10,000 gallon capacity [a reasonable minimum for a family of four depending solely on rainwater] might be 12 feet in diameter and 12 feet deep, for example.

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The country is rich in water resources. Yet many people in the city of Santa Marta struggle to get enough to meet daily needs. They improvise, strategize — and rely on a tangle of 1-inch pipes.