Ah, Cistern Back in the Hole

Today, Scott got the cistern back into its hole!

After digging it out with the excavator, he had to tarp it for a week while he worked his job. He successfully kept it dry through a torrential storm. Today he ordered gravel and tamped a few inches down at the bottom of the hole. Then he used a winch, ropes, trees, and his truck to scooch the cistern toward the hole and lower it down.

Here it is in front of the house where you can get a better appreciation for its scale.

Here are pictures of the progress getting the cistern back into the  hole. Oh, Scott cleaned the inside of the cistern out well last week and today I went in and sprayed it down with bleach and wiped it down.

I came out and worked for about 3 hours while Scott was working on the cistern. I cleaned up the inside and organized his tools. Of course, I made a fire and burned wood cutoffs and brush that had fallen around the yard. 

It's not too impressive if you don't see the before view.