rain water harvesting, roof water harvesting and slow sand water filters in Washington state
All of the filters except 2 of them are still in operation. The origial filter, filter 1 has been running since 2008, and is still running. The original pond filter, started in 2010, is still running. Filter 5 is still Continue reading
Filter 1 and filter 4 still have water flowing through them. Both pond filters still have water flowing through them, and the fish in the newest pond are doing fine. We have had some major property maintenance to do here Continue reading
It is now July and the weather here has been very nice. Mid-70 s sunny and substantial rainfall. The original filter started here in 2007 is still functional. The water flowing from it is crystal clear. The piping and input bucket Continue reading
This is the 17th year that this blog has been on the net. We are still working on slow sand water filters here. Filter one is working now. We have repaired the recirculation pump, repaired the water lines , and Continue reading
Update: April 28 2025: It is now 2025. The filters we started in 2007 are still here. Filter one is still functional and working. Another at the other side of the house is also functioning and supplies water to farm Continue reading
Here is a link to the rainfall records we have kept here in western Washington state since 2005. We are in the process of updating the webpage coding. Google has removed our listing for reasons unknown to us; possibly because Continue reading
So far, this year has been mild. Winter was cold but no huge storms. 4 of the filters here are still working. The others need work. The first filter we built in 2007 is still working. The fish pond filter Continue reading
Filter 1 is still functional; running since 2007. Hopefully we can have some tests done soon. The other filters, all but two, are running, but very slowly. The first pond filter is still functional. The pond container, and pump was Continue reading
The original filter, started in 2007, is functional, as of today. The first and second pond filters are functional also. Watercress is growing in the first pond filter quite nicely. The water is crystal clear in both ponds. The fish Continue reading
The weather has eased up a bit. No freezing for about 10 days now. The filters are starting to flow again. Hopefully we can get some testing done now, after some minor repair work. The snow and ice caused some Continue reading