I already posted a tentative plan for rain catchment as a primary
water source and my many fun reasons for considering it in the wrong forum.(The previous occupant chased pipeline employees away with an axe so they wouldn't fill his well with
concrete after bringing in
city water.) I may repost the whole plan here later in order to ask for some scrutiny of my other details, but right now I wanted to focus on the big fear/potential dealbreaker. namely those awful worms what eat your brains and such. Does anyone have any thoughts on any of the following?
Can a slow sand filter prevent roundworm eggs from entering a water supply? I've heard folks suspect both ways but seen no evidence of serious investigation.
Is a raccoon actually likely to defecate on my roof? It is hopping distance from a neighbor's shed roof where I have seen raccoon feces, but that shed has a nearly flat, shingled roof covered with vines, and mine is clean slippery metal at a 6/12 pitch. Would a raccoon
poop from an overhead spruce tree? they're not birds. Would they try to use the gutters? that just doesn't seem comfortable to me.
Thank you R. Steele for getting me to think in terms of raccoon behavior and not just filtration.
Also of slightly less grave nature but relevant nonetheless are the spruce
trees themselves. I know from these forums that they can turn your water into a sort of tea. Screens can take out needles, but not pollen, and the pollen definitely continues after the first flush. Could a slow sand filter remedy this situation or would I need to prefilter the water before storing it?
Thank you all for any relevant knowledge you may bring to the table.
