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Spring Water

  • 04-01-2021 3:24pm
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    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


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  • #2
    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users Posts: 11,191 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    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 .


  • #3
    SouthWesterly
    Registered Users Posts: 6,452 ✭✭✭SouthWesterly


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


  • #4
    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users Posts: 11,191 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    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.


  • #5
    65535
    Registered Users Posts: 782 ✭✭✭65535


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


  • #6
    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users Posts: 11,191 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    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?


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  • #7
    weisses
    Registered Users Posts: 9,430 ✭✭✭weisses


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


  • #8
    Odelay
    Registered Users Posts: 3,783 ✭✭✭Odelay


    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?


  • #9
    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users Posts: 11,191 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    Odelay wrote: »
    What did the uv filter do?

    Kills bacteria.


  • #10
    Water John
    Registered Users Posts: 21,113 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    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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