Carmela Dalinger

I just stumbled upon an ionic well treatment system.

http://waterchangers.com/applications-ironbacteria.php

They do not have their prices posted, so my guess is they are quite high. I have emailed the company with some questions.

That is a very good one.

I need to find an example of this for the average rural homeowner. Something we could do or buy that would fit in the well house. I am getting examples involving water pumped into large tank, then aerated, then pumped out. The bacteria is still living down in the well though. It will eventually clog things up.

Thank you so much for taking the time to help me.

Thank you Jimmy Gallop! The links are very helpful.

Is it possible to somehow put an air stone down throughout the wellhead? Something like they have for aquariums?

Thank you Allen Lumley.

I have bacterial iron in my well. We just bought the place and had a water test done. This is not to be confused with iron. It is similar to Gallionella ferruginea is what the report tells us. It is smelly, slimy, and can clog things up. It is not dangerous to drink.

I have heard about "shocking the well with bleach or having a treatment system that chlorinates the water and then filters the chlorine out. I am trying to get more information. I'm not thrilled with the idea of chlorine. I would like to find a more appropriate way to get it out of our well and water. Can anyone give me some more ideas on how to deal with this? Thank you.

Thanks Paul. I have a lot to learn. Wish me luck.

I was agreeing with you Paul. Is ecological studies a college course?

Thanks Paul, for your response. I agree that the WSU MG class doesn't teach everything I need, but it is a start. And I really need all the info because that is the field I want to work in, and I find I don't know diddly. I am getting my feet wet so to speak. I am also doing an online permaculture class. I will probably need even more training after that. But really, that is what I want to do. I hope I have the ability to retain all the information I am reading and learning about.

I Love the Net and Pan idea. Thanks Jennifer.

I'm sorry I guess I should verify, I am about an hour from the Pacific coast. The Columbia is a very loooong river. It goes from eastern to western WA, two very different climates. The temperatures are also very effected by elevation. It is much colder at my home than in Longview, because Longview is in the valley.

So I am getting some reassurance to what I have been questioning and debating in my mind.

"Permaculture is different from place to place and will have different techniques, for different areas and communities"

Most of the information I have been intrigued with was located in Australia. Can I assume they have little water to work with? Amazing stuff though. I just bought Gaia's Garden which is supposed to address things in the NW. It should be interesting.