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Hi,
I want to build a slow sand filter to filter out the iron in my well water.
Do you have any experience with this or do you think it will work ?
Thank you,
Steve B
Possibly. I have not tried specifically to filter out iron, so I cannot say for sure. Hopefully, someone who has experience with this will reply.
you may want to update State of Nevada. It is not legal to capture rain water for re-use there. See link below.
http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2015/05/26/ask-rgj-can-nevadans-collect-rain-barrels/27983037/
Hello Dave,
Cant figure out how else to contact you. Here’s a couple of questions.
I am in the process of building a slow sand filter to filter rainwater for my flock of chickens.
Two questions:
1) does the slow sand filter have to have continual flow? Or can the water sit in the filter for periods of time?
2) can I connect the downspout directly to the filter or do you recommend a pre-filter storage area?
Based on what I see from your site, I probably live about 10 miles away from you, so you can get a good idea as to how much rainwater will be coming off the roof of the coop. It’s a small coop, but it’s also western WA.
Thanks in advance!
As of now, January 2022, it is legal to catch rainwater in the state of Nevada. Their outdated laws were changed 5 years ago.
https://water-law.com/can-nevada-gardeners-collect-rainwater/