Beat the drought! Pumping & filtering a seeping spring

[Medwar]

The drought is upon us here in the west, and I'm finally getting around to tapping a seeping (~ 1 gpm) spring in a seasonal creek on our property. Goal is to pump the water about 30 ft. vertically, and 80 ft. linearly to a ~500 gallon holding tank. Its unclear what our rights are to the water, so I'm trying to avoid building a spring box or anything even semi-permanent in the creek. I can get 120 ac power to the area easily, and would like to set the system up to come on automatically during off-peak energy hours and shutoff automatically when the tank is full. I realize this is a very involved question/ design, but any guidance/ designs/ equipment suggestions you can provide is hugely appreciated. Thank you thank you.

Some specific questions/ details:

- The water is very silty in the creek. I filled a 32 oz jar and it took about 5 days for it to settle to clear. Is a shallow-well pump with a filter a good idea here?

- What would be the best setup for auto timer/ shutoff based on tank level?

Thank you thank you thank you.

 

[Valveman]

The silt will make it hard for a shallow well jet pump to stay primed. The silt keeps the check valve from searing. A 1/2HP, 10 GPM submersible well pump with a 1 GPM Dole valve would work well, if you have enough room and depth to install it?