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  • From: Eastex Farms <eastexfarms AT direcway.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Filtering Surface Water for drip tape
  • Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 20:56:18 -0500

Allan, how much water are you pumping? Gallons per. minute? TexasBill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Allan Balliett" <igg AT igg.com>
To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 7:57 AM
Subject: [Market-farming] Filtering Surface Water for drip tape


> We are pumping our irrigation out of a stream this year. We are using
> drip tape.
>
> It's very apparent that our screen filter is inadequate for this job.
> We have to clean it every 20 minutes.
>
> Since I hear that the $300+ disk filters have to be cleaned every
> hour, we have to think about going to sand filters which, of course,
> we cannot afford.
>
> I'm wondering if anyone on the list has worked out an effective
> filter for sometimes visilblyclean but sometimes silty water or
> knows of a source for relatively inexpensive but effective filter
> systems.
>
> Thanks for bearing with us,
>
> -Allan
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