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08/20/12, 10:22 AM
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Rain Water Collection
I'm looking at setting up a rainwater collection system at my small cabin. This place only gets used on the weekends, and not every weekend. How do you keep the water in the tank from stagnating? It will run through a filter before being used, and will not be used for drinking. We will only use it to wash dishes and tank a hot shower.
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08/20/12, 10:46 AM
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If you have power maybe find a small old fishtank filter just to keep the water moving?
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08/20/12, 11:13 AM
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A typical old cistern is in the ground, stable temp and no sunlight. We have a second cistern for the barn, never used, I kinda forget it is there... Looked in it a few years ago, it's been over 40 years since water was put in it from the windmill well. I could see the bottom, looked like good water.
If you have a plastic tank that light gets through, then you need to do something.....
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08/20/12, 12:41 PM
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If you are going to use the large black tanks, then the water won't stagnate, as in grow algae. It will get somewhat "flat" but if you are not drinking it you won't notice. If you are using white tanks, then paint them a dark colour. At my last place I had a 9,000 gal. rainwater system set up (3 - 3000 gal. tanks), and since I used it for drinking, I poured a pint of bleach into a full tank, then used that tank until it ran dry. That way I knew the bacteria was taken care of. The house water was filtered twice, but I didn't bother to filter the outside water.
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08/20/12, 01:45 PM
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08/20/12, 01:46 PM
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08/20/12, 01:47 PM
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ooops - it posted twice and I could not get it to cancel....can someone remove this one?
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08/20/12, 02:35 PM
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08/21/12, 12:54 PM
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Around here, we have an entire neighborhood without city water. They live, scattered, on a remote and rugged section of mountains. While they get their water mostly from springs, they STORE their water in everything from a pair of white 10,000 gal plastic tanks, to round 500 gal concrete livestock tanks covered with a quality plastic tarp, to a new (unused  ) 1000 gal septic tank.
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08/21/12, 01:06 PM
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Doesn't collecting rainwater get you a front row seat at the top of the list ? 
In some areas, I understand you don't even get a trial !
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08/21/12, 02:21 PM
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Colorado and surrounding states have older customs of rewarding the rivers first, and landowners less so, as to whom gets the water that falls from the sky. While that seems odd to a water -ritch state like I am in, and seems very unfair at times... I suppose without those laws, the rich would own all the water, and the poor would have none. This way, everyone is short some and has rules to follow.
When in Rome, better understand the rules and customs of Rome. Or some such saying. 
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08/21/12, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by rambler
Colorado and surrounding states have older customs of rewarding the rivers first, and landowners less so, as to whom gets the water that falls from the sky. While that seems odd to a water -ritch state like I am in, and seems very unfair at times... I suppose without those laws, the rich would own all the water, and the poor would have none. This way, everyone is short some and has rules to follow.
When in Rome, better understand the rules and customs of Rome. Or some such saying.
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Im not sure how allowing people to catch water from the sky would leave the wealthy with all the water. Said rich dude doesnt own said poor persons roof. (unless renting I guess)
I think such laws in regards to rivers make sense, in regards to a roof, not in any vague way.
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08/21/12, 06:06 PM
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^^^^ I have no choice but to agree.
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