[Homestead] Farm Update

EarthNSky erthnsky at bellsouth.net
Fri Oct 2 15:11:09 EDT 2009



Sage Austin | Eureka! Design wrote:

> 
> For the past two months our pioneer hand dug well has been dry. Our 
> river shriveled to 2 feet wide and 4 inches deep. A neighbor drilled a 
> deep, $15K sulfurous well and has passed a hose through the fence. Our 
> 10 year old apple trees died. My husband built an outdoor shower and we 
> are beginning to smell like rotten eggs. I carry 5 gal buckets to the 
> animals and house to flush, wash dishes, and clothes by hand. We buy 
> drinking water at the store. This is exhausting, expensive and not in 
> our budget. We have assembled the supplies to build a solar water 
> distiller. Water has almost become a full time job. Recently we've had 
> 10 inches of rain, but the well is still dry because it has not fallen 
> in our recharge zone.

Sage, the sulfurous smell is from sulfur producing bacteria in the well. 
    It could be in the lines, but since it is a new well, it is probably 
in the well.  They can treat the well with bleach and that will help. 
Additionally, you could build a platform and put a 300 gallon tank on 
it.  You could use their water to fill the tank a little at a time, then 
treat the tank yourself.  The tank could gravity feed for your shower.
Just an idea.

B

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