Drinking water for a rural rental property

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sunshine2016
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Drinking water for a rural rental property

Post by sunshine2016 »

I know you need drinking water if you rent out a rural property. We do not have mains water. I have read that you need to have a water tank fitted which we do not want as they are hard to keep clean etc. Does anyone know if when inspected they will accept a reverse osmosis kit being fitted. They are much more hygenic.
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Post by Casscat »

Where does your water come from sunshine? Is it delivered by tanker? Harvested from rainwater?

I don't have 'mains water' in the traditional sense. Most properties in rural and even semi-rural Spain do not. My water is a combination of harvested water (for irrigation) and stored water (for the house). The stored water comes from the nearest town. It is pumped to my water deposits but is not continuous, hence the need to store the water. In the summer the town water may not replenish for two weeks or more.
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Post by brendan »

I just spoke to the licence people and they told me that a filter system is acceptable as long as the water from the tap(s) is potable but you´ll have to produce a certificate to that effect when the inspector comes calling.
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Post by CSE »

I think you will have to ask "the licence people".
Personally I do not think it will work in this case.
You need around 2.5 to 3 bar of water pressure for the filter to work correctly. You may need a pump which switches on with the demand at the house.
RO systems are typically used to reduce the levels of total dissolved solids and suspended matter.
You may need also to use UV lights to fully sterilizes the water. Maybe even chlorine.
The size of the unit required will be for the whole house not just one tap.
There is a lot of waste water resulting from the use of this water treatment. That also has to be discharged somewhere. That may need permission. Your waster water "septic tank" will not cope.
Thoughts about the whole hose RO unit.
http://www.purewatergazette.net/blog/wh ... he-basics/
Here is the WIKI.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_osmosis
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Post by brendan »

Just to be clear...the licence people don´t care how you get potable water - just that it is certified as potable.

I looked at the RO thing briefly but it consumes vast amounts of water to get potable water.
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Post by pepsipuss »

Our water comes in a tanker and is stored in a deposit. It is potable and I can probably get a certificate to say so but there are no questions on the VTAR application forms about it so how would they know?
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Post by CSE »

The law in Spain covers wells as a separate issue. Personally would expect an inspector from the Health side of you local Junta to inspect the water quality and treatment.
http://sineaquanon.com/gestion-de-pozos ... -de-aguas/
and here cover hotels, casa rurals etc.
http://www.msssi.gob.es/profesionales/s ... rec.htm#15
So as you have your own well you will be applying to the law that covers your own privet well or if you have been classified as a Casa Rural you will have more laws to abide by.
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