BillyJoeJimBob
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We have a cabin that pulls water from a shallow well dug about 5 feet from a creek. The "well" is a 4 ft. square6 ft. deep concrete box line with plastic and has a lid. The last time we were there, the bottom looked like it had some dead plant material and a dead earthworm. The water is used for bathing/showering, etc... everything but drinking.
Recently CNN had a story about a protozoa that can infect a person's brain and cause death. It is transmitted by injesting warm, stagant water. The creek runs, and is mountain spring fed, so I doubt there is danger like this, but the dead stuff got me thinking about what could/should be done.
Is there something that could be described as a minimum? Currently there is no kind of filtration at all. I'd at least like to filter out as much solids as possible. I wonder what might happen is some animal dies near the creek or well.
Any advice? Thanks in advance.
~BillyJoeJimBob
Recently CNN had a story about a protozoa that can infect a person's brain and cause death. It is transmitted by injesting warm, stagant water. The creek runs, and is mountain spring fed, so I doubt there is danger like this, but the dead stuff got me thinking about what could/should be done.
Is there something that could be described as a minimum? Currently there is no kind of filtration at all. I'd at least like to filter out as much solids as possible. I wonder what might happen is some animal dies near the creek or well.
Any advice? Thanks in advance.
~BillyJoeJimBob