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Treating Water Quality Problem
A lot of people with private
water systems have trouble
with water quality. There
arc a number of problems
that cun exist, but they can
all be treated successfully,
says Ernest W. Walpole,
University of Delaware
extension agricultural
engineer.
The two basic types of
water contamination arc (1)
bacterial contamination and
(2) contamination from
mineral or other substances
that affect water color, taste
and quality.
From a health standpoint,
bacterial contamination is
the more serious problem. It
is most likely to occur with a
dug well, less so with a
drilled well. If you have a
dug well on your property or
are considering buying a
house supplied by a dug well,
you may want to have the
water tested. This service is
provided free in Delaware by
your county Office of En
vironmental Health, a
branch of the State Division
of Public Health.
In checking the water
quality m a private well, the
Office looks for two things
first, the construction of the
well itself; secondly, the
purity of the water from a
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bacterial standpoint. Dug
wells urc particularly
susceptible to contamination
from surface water runoff
and the entrance of foreign
objects which can pollute. If
the construction of a well is
faulty, so that contamination
is a strong likelihood, this
condition will need to be
corrected before a water
quality check is made by a
state inspector.
What arc the charac
teristics of a good dug well 7
It should be at least 20 feet
deep and its walls should be
solid down to 10 feet. The
well should be grouted from
the outside. The top of the
well should be at least 18
inches above the ground and
it should have a tight-fitting
hd.
Location of either a dug or
drilled well in reference to
your sewage disposal system
is also critical. The well
should be upgrade at least 50
feet from a septic tank, and
at least 100 feet from the
absorption bed in order to
prevent contamination from
waste water.
Contamination of water
from mineral or other
substances though less
serious in terms of your
health can be quite in-
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convenient. There are a
number of impurities that
can be present in your water
supply. They include iron
contamination, acid water,
hard water and dirt
sedimentation.
Brown stains in the toilet
bowl of a house you arc
considering buying arc an
indication of either iron
mineral or iron bacteria
contamination. Iron bacteria
are fairly common in water
around Delaware, Maryland
and New Jersey,, says
Walpole. They feed on the
iron in the water and look
like a chocolate-colored jelly
m pipes.
Water with a high pH level
is another fairly common
problem in this area. The
mam effect of acid water will
be a metallic taste. Hard
water is caused by calcium
from limestone.
All these conditions can be
treated by chemical ad
ditives or by filtering, says
Walpole. It is best to get help
from a water treatment
specialist in dealing with
them. In fact, get a couple of
analyses and suggested
remedies before hiring
anyqne to do the job.
Just about all the problem
water conditions you are
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likely to find in this area cun
be corrected, assures the
engineer. So there's no need
to put up with water that
stains your clothing and
plumbing, that tastes bad or
is otherwise unsatisfactory.
Elvin Hess
Hess
Completes
Course
Elvm Hess of Strasburg,
Pennsylvania, has suc
cessfully completed the
Genetic Mating Service
(GMS) course, according to
an announcement by
Richard G. Smith, Manager,
Genetic Mating Service.
GMS, a program founded by
American Breeders Service,
a division of W. R. Grace &
Co., is the evaluation of
strengths and weaknesses on
an individual cow basis,
combined with production
information under a uniform
coding system. Data is fed
into a computer by ABS. The
computer will make up to a
maximum of 2000 decisions
' for the best sire recom
mendation for each in
dividual cow evaluated.
Hess, a native of Penn
sylvania, was reared on a
dairy farm and was a
graduate of West Lampeter
High School. He has been a
leader in the state for the
Holstein breed. He served as
Pennsylvania State Holstein
President and was a
delegate to the National
Convention of the Holstem-
Friesian Association.
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Manor
Dairy Club
Members of the Manor 4-H
Dairy Club met recently at
the home of Loretta Doss of
Oxford, Pa. Jim Stanton,
president, presided at the
meeting with 13 members in
attendance.
Stanton gave a report on
his trip to Columbus, Ohio,
with the State’s 4-H Judging
Team.
New officers elected at the
meeting were; Eddie
Henley, president; Jeannett
Kauffman, vice-president;
Debbie Reynolds, secretary
and William Henley, news
reporter, with Linda Rohrer
and Loretta Doss as song and
game leaders
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