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« on: July 09, 2010, 06:49:48 AM »
I stumbled across a gold mine of info regarding water... DIY well drilling, pumping, rain catchment, irrigation, etc. These are all low-cost, low-tech methods that are being applied in third world countries, but could just as easily be applied on the homestead!

http://akvo.org/wiki/index.php/Portal:Water
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« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2010, 07:29:26 AM »
It mentioned that some of the above info came from this booklet - free for download... http://www.irc.nl/redir/content/download/24505/274956/file/SWS_2006.pdf

Good info on sanitation also Andrew

http://www.akvo.org/wiki/index.php/Portal:Sanitation

Thanks - good find
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« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2010, 07:39:09 AM »
Continuing reading on the second site I found a free search with mostly free documents - thousands it looks like.

http://www.irc.nl/docsearch/search
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« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2010, 08:54:04 AM »
Solar disinfection of drinking water is easy using a clear plastic soda bottle and the sun.

http://www.akvo.org/wiki/index.php/Sodis
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« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2010, 08:08:39 AM »
Drinking (or eating) from plastics after they have been heated up, in sun is not a good thing. Chemicals as well as tiny particles of plastic leach out into the water, or food. Not good for the digestive system, or kidneys. One of the worst is BPas.
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« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2010, 09:09:02 PM »
I was wondering about that... I've always thought water that had been warmed in plastic tasted bad. I'd use glass jars if possible..
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