[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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EarthNSky Farm, NW Georgia, USA
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