On-Farm Water Treatment System

On-Farm Water Treatment System LIVESTOCK Feeding Equipment 20-1-12 You can have drinking water as safe as any provided by a big city treatment plant with this new farm-sized purification system that chlorinates and aerates water right out of your well. "It takes up a fair amount of space and it is fairly expensive, but it may be the best alternative for people with bad wells," says Lyle Kalk, who introduced his chlorination/ aeration system at the recent Western Canadian Agribition at Regina, Sask. The system eliminates virtually all impurities, including nitrates, bringing well water to within Canadian government standards. The system consists of a 24 by 50-in. polyethylene tank (100 gal. and up) to hold well water. The water is injected with liquid chlorine as it's brought into the tank, then aerated by a special ring at the top of the tank. Purified water is then pumped out of the tank with a 1/2 hp jet pump capable of 40 to 60 psi at 8 gpm's and through an automatic carbon and birm filter. Carbon re-moves chlorine and any remaining suspensions, while birm removes iron that might not have settled out in the holding tank. Most of the impurities are manually flushed from the holding tank through a bottom drain valve. "I've spent 25 years perfecting this system and it works perfectly in most cases. However, sometimes optional equipment like a water softener or reverse osmosis unit is required," Kalk says. "Because of the amount of equipment involved, space requirements are at least 4 by 5 by 6 1/2-ft." System averages $4,000 (Canadian). Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Lyle's Water Treatment Ltd., 1044 Winnipeg St., Regina, Sask., Canada S4R 8P8 (ph 306 565-8444; fax 352-3012).

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