01-13-2015, 04:52 AM
It would be interesting to compare test results from county water and filtered and treated catchment water. Even then there is so much variability between home systems it wouldn't really apply across the board. Not only the equipment differences but the roof and the trees and the critters and location all have a chance of impacting water quality. We have used only catchment for seven years now. It's possible we have been lucky or maybe we are dying a slow death.
We did have one liner failure when running water washed out under the tank and the liner split. Of course we bought a few thousand gallons of county water with the new liner. My filter system was not able to remove whatever was in it that tasted terrible and it took several storms to get back to normal.
So, it's not for everyone. If you use catchment it just becomes one of the chores of home ownership. Or if you don't then the chore is to go get county water. There is no reason to think that it's impossible for us to end up with safe water on our own. I bet this is another of those things where there is no definitive answer.
Jay
We did have one liner failure when running water washed out under the tank and the liner split. Of course we bought a few thousand gallons of county water with the new liner. My filter system was not able to remove whatever was in it that tasted terrible and it took several storms to get back to normal.
So, it's not for everyone. If you use catchment it just becomes one of the chores of home ownership. Or if you don't then the chore is to go get county water. There is no reason to think that it's impossible for us to end up with safe water on our own. I bet this is another of those things where there is no definitive answer.
Jay
Jay