Start here: the notebook is organised by section. Each section has an overview note and the notes it covers.
Household Water Storage and Rotation
An overview of choosing, filling, rotating, and maintaining emergency and long-term household water supplies in containers.
Private Well Parts and Operation
An overview of how a residential well system works, from the borehole to the tap, and the components that keep water flowing.
Well Water Testing and Reports
A guide to sampling well water, reading lab reports, and understanding the common water quality indicators that affect off-grid households.
Shock Chlorination for Wells Overview
Step-by-step procedures and safety considerations for disinfecting a private well by shock chlorination.
Rain Catchment for Non-Potable Use
Design, setup, and maintenance of rain collection systems for irrigation, livestock, and other non-drinking uses.
Failures During Outages, Freezes, and Droughts
An overview of what commonly breaks or stops working in water systems when power fails, temperatures drop, or dry spells set in.
Well Water Appearance and Odor Problems
Overview of diagnosing cloudy, brown, black, smelly, or sediment-laden well water.
Gus’s water log
Short dated notes on what happened with the water at Gus’s place this week.