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Attached are the test results from my well. There are two sets of numbers. The column labeled raw is the water directly from the well. The other column is water that has been in a storage tank for a prolonged period and has been run through a 0.04 micron filter. Earlier tests trying to identify what the small particles in the water were determined that both the iron and manganese appeared to be bound to the clay.
The well is 3 GPM, the pressure pump can do 20 GPM.
My objective is to make things as simple as I can and avoid adding chlorine if at all possible.
From the test results, my interpretation is that there are only two things that need to be treated - TDS and arsenic. I will take the arsenic out of a separate drinking water system with RO. I would like to get it out of all the water because it will be used to irrigate food plants.
The TDS is not directly harmful, but it leaves spots when water evaporates. I would really like to get rid of that.
Any suggestions/comments?
Test Max Units Test Result Test Result
Raw Wilkes U Filtered Wilkes U
pH 6.5 - 8.5 pH units 8.18 7.8
pH 6.5 - 8.6 pH units 8.3 (exposed to air - 48hr)
Conductivity umhos/cm 492 407
Alkalinity mg CaCO3 161 180
Total Hardness mg CaCO3 50 49
Ca Hardness mg CaCO3 45 31
Chloride mg/L 38 39
Sulfate mg/L 30 29
Nitrate + Nitrite mg/L 0.05 0.5
Orthophosphate mg/L NR NR
Turbidity 3.9 (reddish) 0.1
Turbidity (0.45 micron filter) 0.1
TDS mg/L 295 280
TON (odor number) unitless 0 0
Saturation Index unitless -0.1 -0.4
Copper (first flush)
Copper (after flushing) 0.05 0.014
Iron (total) 0.48 0.02
Manganese (total) 0.12 0.004
Zinc (first flush) <0.05 0.005
Calcium see hardness 12
Magnesium see hardness 4.6
Sodium 80 88
Potassium 1.1 1.3
The well is 3 GPM, the pressure pump can do 20 GPM.
My objective is to make things as simple as I can and avoid adding chlorine if at all possible.
From the test results, my interpretation is that there are only two things that need to be treated - TDS and arsenic. I will take the arsenic out of a separate drinking water system with RO. I would like to get it out of all the water because it will be used to irrigate food plants.
The TDS is not directly harmful, but it leaves spots when water evaporates. I would really like to get rid of that.
Any suggestions/comments?
Test Max Units Test Result Test Result
Raw Wilkes U Filtered Wilkes U
pH 6.5 - 8.5 pH units 8.18 7.8
pH 6.5 - 8.6 pH units 8.3 (exposed to air - 48hr)
Conductivity umhos/cm 492 407
Alkalinity mg CaCO3 161 180
Total Hardness mg CaCO3 50 49
Ca Hardness mg CaCO3 45 31
Chloride mg/L 38 39
Sulfate mg/L 30 29
Nitrate + Nitrite mg/L 0.05 0.5
Orthophosphate mg/L NR NR
Turbidity 3.9 (reddish) 0.1
Turbidity (0.45 micron filter) 0.1
TDS mg/L 295 280
TON (odor number) unitless 0 0
Saturation Index unitless -0.1 -0.4
Copper (first flush)
Copper (after flushing) 0.05 0.014
Iron (total) 0.48 0.02
Manganese (total) 0.12 0.004
Zinc (first flush) <0.05 0.005
Calcium see hardness 12
Magnesium see hardness 4.6
Sodium 80 88
Potassium 1.1 1.3