Chapters cover well maintenance, finding water, putting together a pump system, plumbing, water testing and purification, outhouses, winterising and the plethora of details any water do-it-your-selfer needs to concern themselves with.   This book is worth reading just as an education on home water technology.   And it goes beyond putting in a water system for your weekend cabin; the chapters on alternative toilets and on water purification systems are useful to any home dweller.   As the proud owner of a septic tank, I found the chapter on septic systems highly informative, particularly in terms of its care and feeding (had I read it sooner I could have probably avoided the $150 I just shelled out to have mine siphoned).
From The Woman Source Catalog & Review: Tools for Connecting the Community for Women;
review by Ilene Rosoff , 1997