A giant underground rainwater collection tank, or cistern, has been installed under the future parking lot of Cooke School. Rain runoff from the roof will be collected, stored in the cistern and used to irrigate the vegetation around the school. This reduces the need to use city-supplied water, and reduces the rapid runoff after rains that can carry pollutants into the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay.
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