Potable water

1. Shallow Well water supply approximately 64 feet depth.Initially drilled in 2004.
2. This well was relined in July 2020.  Pressure supplied by 1.5HP 220v electric pump (new January 2022) at 40-60 PSI with 30 gallon bladder tank (installed July 2020)
3. Water Quality depends on time of the year as water table rises and falls accordingly. In general, quality is poor with high sulphur and iron content.There is also Tannin present.
4. Water Treatment is provided by a water softener system by KINETICO. The system includes iron removal and softening using a salt system and a sulphur and Tannin treatment system using Hydrogen Peroxide. Uses 6 bags salt/mo and 6 gallons Hydrogen peroxide/mo.
5. There is also a whole house UV system.
6. The main house has an additional UV and filter system for drinking water as well as a Reverse Osmosis unit in the Kitchen.   
7. The Avian Kitchen has a 3-stage filtration unit as does the Guest Cottage.                         
8. The Avian Kitchen uses a WATERWISE 12 gallon Model 7000 Water Distiller for water supplied the avian population.

9.     Hot water is supplied by both tank and tankless Units. The tank system is used primarily during emergency situations when power is derived from a generator on-site.

Below are the Test Results taken on 10 January 2022 of the water quality both BEFORE and AFTER passing through the Kinetico Treatment System

Results:                                        BEFORE                                                         AFTER                                       CHANGE                                     STANDARD

pH                                                  7.0                                                                  7.1                                            up       1.5%                                     5.5 - 8.5

Alkilinity   (ppm)                             276                                                                  273                                           down  1%                                        30 - 400 PPM

Hardness (grains per gallon)            14.8   (250 ppm)                                             12.7  (215 ppm)                         down  14%                                      100-300 PPM

Iron (Total)  mg/L                           1.1                                                                   0.6                                             down  45%                                         < 0.3 mg/L

Ferrous (Invisible, soluble)               1.0                                                                   0.5                                             down  50%                                          < 0.1

Ferric (visible, insoluble)                   0.1                                                                  0.1                                             unchanged

Copper                                            0

Nitrites                                             0

Nitrates                                            0

Below is the Test Result of the Irrigation System Well water taken on 10 January 2022

pH                                                  7.2                                                       

Alkilinity   (ppm)                             271                                                          

Hardness (grains per gallon)            5.0  (83 ppm)                                      

Iron (Total)  mg/L                           7.8                                                           

Ferrous (Invisible, soluble)               7.4                                                           

Ferric (visible, insoluble)                   0.4                                                          

Copper                                            0

Nitrites                                             0

Nitrates                                            0