The main parts of a spring water protection are:

Spring developments typically consist of a water collection system, either above or below ground; a storage system; and a water distribution system. The water is piped from the spring source to the water trough, underground. The overflow flow the water trough is piped underground back to the natural channel.

A spring can be developed into a drinking water supply by collecting the discharged water using tile or pipe and running the water into some type of sanitary storage tank. Protecting the spring from surface contamination is essential during all phases of spring development.

Overview

1. Locate seepage spring where the water seeps out of the ground.
2. Install the cutoff wall and place gravel inside of it.
3. Attach the overflow and backwash collection pipe inside of cutoff wall.
4. Add more gravel to cover the pipes.
5. Attach the backwash pipe, overflow pipe, and outlet pipe to outside of cutoff wall.

Use a topographical map or personally survey the land to determine points where a spring may emerge. Springs are naturally occurring sources of water that originate underground and flow to the surface. Spring water may emerge from the ground at a specific point or seep from a large area through the soil.

1. A drain under the lowest natural water level.
2. A protective structure providing stability and may be made of concrete or masonry.
3. A seal to prevent surface water from leaking in and is usually made of puddle clay and sometimes plastic.

You can purchase bottled mineral water that is collected from springs around the world. But bottled spring water can be pretty pricey. Fortunately, you can actually make your own mineral at home with some filtered tap water and common household items like baking soda and epsom salts.

There is a website – www.findaspring.com – that allows you to search your local area for them. When you find a natural spring close by you can either bust out the trusty compass and map or plug in the latitude and longitude into your GPS and off you go.

If the ground feels soft or springy it is oversaturated. The oversaturation may be a sign of an underground spring. If the ground is muddy, consistently wet, or has pools of water without any natural explanation of their source you may have an underground spring.

How do spring water supply systems typically work to deliver water to a building. A spring box or spring house is constructed around the spring to try to keep out leaves, debris, and animals or other surface contaminants. Water from the spring may simply be hand-dipped out or water may be piped to a holding tank or directly to a building.

Cover the spring with black plastic to make sure the surface water doesn’t flow into the spring. Continue to cover the pipes with dirt. Now you can connect the spring box to a reservoir tank below the spring box. A completed Spring Box and Water Collection System that has been covered and is ready to by piped to the reservoir tank.

Fill the trench under the pipe with gravel first to keep it at the proper slope. Use 3 Uniseal gaskets and a 1 3/4″ hole saw to install an inlet pipe, a discharge pipe and an overflow pipe in the spring box.

Watch out: Shocking a spring water source in an attempt to “fix” a bacteria problem in its drinking water is almost certainly unreliable.