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When you register and log in, you will see fewer ads. That's a real good reason to be a member. You have now found the number one plumbing forum in the United States and Canada. + Reply to Thread Results 1 to 3 of 3 Thread: Developing a Natural Spring * Thread Tools + Show Printable Version + Email this Page... + Subscribe to this Thread... * Search Thread + ____________________ Search + Advanced Search * Display + Linear Mode + Switch to Hybrid Mode + Switch to Threaded Mode 1. 08-01-2007 12:57 PM #1 DDROWE + View Profile + View Forum Posts + View Blog Entries + View Articles DDROWE is offline DIY Junior Member _____________________________________________________________ Join Date Aug 2007 Posts 4 Default Developing a Natural Spring We have a cistern fed by a natural spring. The original spring has dried up but we have found enough water coming out the hillside to keep a family of 6 in plenty of water. My problem is - I have 3 - 3/4" flex black hose coming from the hillside. They all originate under a large tree just up the hill from the cistern. I found the water running out of the hill - dug down and felt it flowing and stuck the pipes in. There has got to be a better way to do this. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Should I cut down the tree and try to get it all into one pipe (easier to bury for winter)? How can I develop these into better sources? They were tested to have bacteria (you can see a film on the water if you let it sit) and were told to get a UV light. Advise - suggestions - help!!!! Reply With Quote Reply With Quote _____________________________________________________________ 2. 08-01-2007 01:45 PM #2 got_nailed + View Profile + View Forum Posts + View Blog Entries + View Articles got_nailed is offline DIY Senior Member got_nailed's Avatar _____________________________________________________________ Join Date Jan 2006 Posts 277 Default I have seen where they dig them out a few feet and install a concrete box with no water. The box is part way filled with gravel and the piping to the cistern or a pump is installed. Almost at he top of the box will have (1 or 2) 4 PVC pipes to keep the box form over flowing. There is a cover on the top to access the insides. I have seen these to be as small as a few feet foe cistern. I have seen these the size of a small septic tank for systems with pumps. I have never installed these but I have worked on them. Reply With Quote Reply With Quote _____________________________________________________________ 3. 08-02-2007 04:34 AM #3 DDROWE + View Profile + View Forum Posts + View Blog Entries + View Articles DDROWE is offline DIY Junior Member _____________________________________________________________ Join Date Aug 2007 Posts 4 Default Our cistern is probably 15-20 feet from where I think the spring comes up and a good 4-5 feet lower than the spring. My biggest problem is fighting around the roots of the tree to get to the water. I don't want to remove the tree and mess up the flow of the spring but its not functional as it is. I'll try the box and see how that goes. There is a bacteria that I was told needed to be sterilized with a UV light. Is this normal? If I can get it deeper could this go away? Thanks for the help. Reply With Quote Reply With Quote _____________________________________________________________ + Reply to Thread Quick Navigation Pump and Well Forum Top * Site Areas * Settings * Private Messages * Subscriptions * Who's Online * Search Forums * Forums Home * Forums * Plumbing Forum discussions * Toilet Forum discussions * Shower & bathtub Forum * Pump and Well Forum * Water Softener Forum, problems, installation and reviews * Drain Cleaning * Water Heater Forum 1. Water Heater Forum, Tanks 2. Tankless Water Heater Forum 3. Boiler Forum 4. Solar and Geothermal Water Heating Forum * Remodel Forum * Plumbing Code Questions 1. UPC Plumbing Code Questions 2. IPC Plumbing Code Questions 3. 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