Spring Water

04-01-2021 3:24pm #1

I am mainly vegan, about 90%, don't buy meat, dairy or fish. However i do eat the odd bar, biscuits so not entirely clean. I intend to change that now and go full hog. As part of that i want to drink uncontaminated fresh spring water, does anyone have a good source or recommendation for suppliers in Ireland? Have done a lot of reading of the benefits of spring water over filtered water.

Thanks

Nekarsulm · 05-01-2021 4:24pm

Not sure if you can reliably ensure that a commercial bottling plant has not altered or added to their "spring" water.
If you live in/close to a rural area, you could ask someone with their own well if you could get water weekly.
The roadside pumps, once maintained by the local Council, are becoming a thing of the past unfortunately.
You could ask at a local farm, most will be on the local "Group Scheme" for washing purposes/animal drinking etc, and have a spring well as well for the house.
They will be required to have their well tested for potability every 12 months.

If you have room, ie an acre or so, you could have a well drilled.

15 to 20 euro per foot drilled, so typical deep well at 200 feet coming in at €3000 to €4000 plus pump, pressure vessel, piping and underground cable.
Budget on €6000 .

SouthWesterly · 05-01-2021 4:28pm

Depending where you are talk to someone with their own well.

Nekarsulm · 05-01-2021 4:53pm

Of course it depends what you mean by "uncontaminated" as all spring water will be picking upmineralsfrom therock.
If you're in a limestone area, expect a lot of furring on your kettle, etc.

06-01-2021 4:19am

Save rainwater and filter it using small micron filters and also uv filters

Nekarsulm · 07-01-2021 11:39pm

Hi guys, what's the story with removing my post about chemical additives in public water supplies?
Was that not relevant to someone asking about safe drinking water?

weisses · 10-01-2021 11:05am

The plant i worked only got the spring water through a UV filter ... Nothing more was done with it in terms of treatment

Odelay · 10-01-2021 11:21am

weisses wrote: »

The plant i worked only got the spring water through a UV filter ... Nothing more was done with it in terms of treatment

What did the uv filter do?

Nekarsulm · 10-01-2021 11:33am

Odelay wrote: »

What did the uv filter do?

Kills bacteria.

Water John · 10-01-2021 4:58pm

UV light can be used at two levels. Standard use is to kill bacteria, very effective at that point and bulb will usually only need to be changed once a year. A lot of Group Water Schemes would use this in conjunction with chlorine as chlorine has residual effect and keep the pipes clean.
A much higher UV concentration can be used to kill Cryptospiridium.

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