"Wayne" wrote

If you can show me something to definitively deny the possibility this
will work, I'll listen, otherwise allow other to give good rhetoric on
the idea.


It's a simple thing, Wayne. Make it. Spend some money on it. See if it
will work. I could be wrong.

I own properties in three states in the United States. On two of the
properties, the need for temporary water is an issue. One two acre parcel
is between Dolan Springs, AZ, and Meadview AZ. The only way to get water is
to haul it yourself.

Our cabin is in rural Utah in the Wasatch Mountains. It has a spring fed
system in the summer, and that is monitored by a licensed M.D. who has one
of the lots. We have a relatively expensive filtration system on it. For
about five months a year, the system is shut off due to sub freezing
temperatures. When we go up there during the winter, we have to haul our
own water in. We never leave any extra water there because "things" start
to grow in standing water.

I am not totally inexperienced to living on "wild water."

What you are proposing is not outlandish. BUT, when you get to the 55,000
liter size that you are contemplating, housing it in a holding device that
is not designed for the purpose, and not being able to totally seal the
thing from elements, I begin to find some reasons that would make a
reasonable man conclude that you might have problems.

You yourself have already proffered the idea for a way to remove "sludge".
You must anticipate the water degrading.

You may be able to do this, and it may work for you. IF IT WERE ME, I would
use a container designed to hold water for long periods of time, and I would
learn and understand the downsides of unsanitary water. And by unsanitary
water, I mean any water that comes from a source not regulated by health
department laws.

I know that Indians used to drink out of creeks and rivers and lakes. In
your land, the Aborigines probably still drink "wild water" and don't have
ill effects. Maybe even you have a tolerance to it after years of rural
living.

What you are considering is costly. If you are not right, you will be
throwing a lot of money away, and you may get very sick. And if you are
right, you will have the satisfaction of a job well done.

Enough rhetoric?

Steve