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3,500 gallon water storage tank installed. The tank will give us piece of mind during the frequent droughts in south Texas. If the well goes dry we’ll have time to find water, have it hauled in and the tank refilled. Under normal conditions


off to chase Sox. Last week we had a


Under protest he went


a lemon slice, please.” I looked at Kruzer and


(ppm). (I like their use of “likely”.) I doubt if anything would drink the water at that level of chlorine anyway.


sider stomach upset or temporary irritation of the mucous membrane as “adverse”. I guess it depends if it’s them or us!


epa.gov/drink/contaminants/basicin- formation/disinfectants.cfm I did some math and


water in the horse trailer tank. I also called Sport’s “mother” and she brought some water. But the emergency water was not going to last long and Karla wouldn’t be able to haul enough water for seven horses.


in the tank was not enough to cause long term health problems…the horses just didn’t like the smell or taste. The Environmental Protection Agency has determined the upper level of chlorine in drinking water at which no adverse health effects are likely to occur is 4 parts per million


day has arrived for planning your proverbial barn raising. You’ve purchased the perfect property to build your home and barn. Life is good, but there are a multitude of hurdles you face. Where can you find


Let’s imagine that the The amount of chlorine


cups of regular household bleach in the tank. Within hours the horses were refusing to drink – not good during record setting heat. Luckily I had emergency


the well will keep the tank filled, which then feeds the house, barn and pastures. But before we could use water from the new tank it had to be chlorinated. The interior of the tank may have been dirty from the manufacturing process. The contractor put two


– the chlorine level recommended for swimming pools is between two and three parts per million. A test kit for determining chlorine levels in swimming pools is handy for checking levels in drinking water. If you think the water


source is contaminated with mi- croorganisms, organic or inorganic minerals; contact your health depart- ment.


recommends boiling a gallon of contaminated water for a full minute, cooling it for 30 minutes and then treating it with 16 drops of 5.25% - 6% non-scented chlorine bleach (eight drops per 2-liter bottle). I conducted an experiment and tested this concentration with a pool test kit. The chlorine level was three (3) parts per million. Pretty strong! But all this interesting


The American Red Cross


protozoa, which causes diarrhea, can be inactivated by chlorine at a level of one part per million 45 minutes after being added. An interesting side note


http://water.


determined the ppm level in our tank was around 1.4. Would this amount even do anything beneficial? It turns out the giardia


The EPA does not con-


water, but can’t make him drink”… especially if there is chlorine in it! I discovered that letting


horses to drink! “You can lead a horse to


water sit uncovered for several hours allowed the chlorine to leach out. Pouring water back and forth also helps dissipate the chlorine. Why do restaurants put


taste! The acid in the lemon helps dissipate the chlorine and masks the taste and smell. So Don made a quick trip


ing the lemons we found several of the horses didn’t care for lemons either, but with some experimenta- tion and sugar they were able to drink it.


chlorinated water in the tank be- came diluted and lemons were no longer required – much to Kruzer’s dismay.


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Please don’t tell him Within 48 hours the


to the store for lemons. I filled water buckets and set them out in the sun. While I waited, I poured water from one bucket to another. After washing and slic-


It’s to kill the chlorine


a slice of lemon in your class of water?


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