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When I lived in Hawaii, we had rainwater catchment as our main/only water supply. We added some bleach to the (10000 gallon) catchment tank once per month and r
by goodcanadian 3y ago
When I lived in Hawaii, we had rainwater catchment as our main/only water supply. We added some bleach to the (10000 gallon) catchment tank once per month and ran it through filters as it entered the house (the last filter was 5µm). Officially, it wasn't potable, but we installed an additional 0.5µm filter on a drinking water tap and never had a problem.
- atourgates 3y agoOur neighbor in rural Idaho has been drinking unfiltered rain water for decades without any (observed) ill effects. He did mention that he diverts the first few rainshowers of the year to flush out all the bird poop and debris that collect over the summer. I’m not sure I’d go that route, but it seems to work for him, and makes an area where wells don’t produce habitable.