Water for free from well in Bulgaria is one of the great pleasures of living here. I have been drinking my own well water for years now from source and it has always been reliable and I have never suffered from any ill effects. The well water is sought from deep plates of underground reservoirs that come from mountain springs. It is always, cold, fresh, crystal clear and sweet tasting it seems a shame to water my crops with the quality of the water that comes out.
It amazes me why so many people bother to buy spring water in 1, 2, 5 or 10 litres plastic bottles. It cost a few leva in the first instance the water usually comes from the other end of the country from the mountain ranges south of Sofia so there is transportation involved. The plastic containers are recycled most of the time, but still a resource that we could do without.
I wish I could have had another say on the renovation of my farmhouse and had the well water connected direct into the house. The mains water is full of calcium and clogs all metal heating elements up. It is not really safe to drink over the long term and may well contribute to the many cases of kidney stones to those who persist in drinking it. I bring well water into the farmhouse kitchen to drink and cook with and take 20 litres back to the town house each weekend for Galia and her family for the same reason. How fortunate are we to have such a luxury in this world of pollution and expensive water costs.
The only overhead I have is for the electric pump that brings the water up from 23 metres underground. The cost is nominal. I had to register the well a couple of years ago. I am sure this is for a reason beyond just accountability. I'm sure this will soon be looked at as a tap to be opened for tax in the future. It is quite unfair that natural water on your own land will soon have to be paid for. It will be like paying for the air you breathe. This of course is another idea from the EU and not a Bulgarian ideal.
I wish I could have had another say on the renovation of my farmhouse and had the well water connected direct into the house. The mains water is full of calcium and clogs all metal heating elements up. It is not really safe to drink over the long term and may well contribute to the many cases of kidney stones to those who persist in drinking it. I bring well water into the farmhouse kitchen to drink and cook with and take 20 litres back to the town house each weekend for Galia and her family for the same reason. How fortunate are we to have such a luxury in this world of pollution and expensive water costs.The only overhead I have is for the electric pump that brings the water up from 23 metres underground. The cost is nominal. I had to register the well a couple of years ago. I am sure this is for a reason beyond just accountability. I'm sure this will soon be looked at as a tap to be opened for tax in the future. It is quite unfair that natural water on your own land will soon have to be paid for. It will be like paying for the air you breathe. This of course is another idea from the EU and not a Bulgarian ideal.
Hi Martin that must be great. Do you have to analyse the water periodically?
ReplyDeleteWhat about run off? May be the ground water table is quite low, unfortunately here wells can have a few problems with contamination because of septic tanks and over use of chemicals.
Hi Mike,
ReplyDeleteTesting the water? You got to be kidding, this is Bulgaria. Our test is that our neighbours drink well water an they're okay os we do! I have been drinking it from source for 4 years now and not problem throughout that time. Shame that many other sources of water from wells in other places have contamination problems.
Well I am glad the water is so good. A little work but worth it. I had a well that high sulphur count and it was hard to drink.
ReplyDeleteTake a big drink for me.
Martin, that water sounds so refreshing! And your family is so lucky to be benefiting from your kindness. Now I need to scroll through your archives and see how your garden has been faring this summer... Proost from The Netherlands :-)
ReplyDeleteMartin , I am glad you have a well and good water there , we are on the city water here and we also have a amway water filter that not only filters ,but has a uv light to kill bacteria and germs ,(hopefully) we use this to cook with and to bath and wash clothes and all the normal stuff around the house , but to drink ,I still buy bottled water that we have delivered to the house in five gallon jars , I don't know if it is any better than our filtered city water or not , it taste better to me and maybe it's just all in my head , the water delivered is not expensive and Ciejay likes the idea too so thats the way it is at our place .
ReplyDeleteWhen I lived in Alaska for 25 years we had a artisian well from deep in the ground cold almost freezing and for sure you could taste the difference.
I'm glad you have no problem with water there with the well or city or bottled , you know some places just can't get good water , we both are so lucky. Hello to Galia from Ciejay and me Malcolm
Thanks Grampy, I will, "Glug! Glug!"
ReplyDeleteGood to hear from you JaPRA,
ReplyDeleteNastrave from Bulgaria althogh strickly this should only be toasted with alcohol!
Hi Malcolm and CieJay,
ReplyDeleteShame that in alomost any town or city in the world, the water is contaminated. Remote areas are becoming rarer to find and water that is drinkable from source even rarer. This is why we feel SO LUCKY to be in one of these places before it becomes a commodity or eventually poisoned.
Have a great week you two! :)
Martin, That looks very similar to my girls well in Nakhon Phanom. They don't have any problems drinking from it but I sure would. Fortunately bottled water in Thailand can be very very cheap. How well has your electric pump held out? I know my girls family have been through 2 in as many years.
ReplyDeleteThanks for Visiting Grampys Place. I will post the finished doll house. I'll do a complete from start to finish thing.
ReplyDeleteI am giving it to my wife for her birthday at the end of August.