[Greenbuilding] hot water

[Kat]

Here in Portland OR we have open reservoirs as our water storage.  
Sadly, though we have some of the purest water in the country, the feds 
tell us we have to cap them and treat it.  Seems to me that's just a 
VERY LARGE pond.

-Kat

JOHN SALMEN wrote:
> I recently designed a system that required 7,000 gallons storage to make it
> through the year. The concrete storage tanks were incorporated as foundation
> for an outbuilding so that offset that cost slightly. One big problem was
> dumping excess water - which for this project involved designing a pond
> which was nice for the site but begged the question; why not use the pond
> for storage and create filtration for it as drinking water? A SSF (slow sand
> filter) can provide both filtration and daily water storage. Client was not
> keen on that option but personally I think the water quality would be as
> good if not better.