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Today was a big day of shopping once again. Roan and I hit every possible supplier of water and filtration equipment as we sought to fill our order for needed fixtures, connectors and supplies. Not one of the suppliers had a complete availability of the things we needed. But after a full day - we are now ready to get started on the install.

As you may remember we had a brand new well installed in November of 2009. It has good volume (11-12 GPM) but unfortunately the well connects with a salt vein and has turned out to be a significant source of sodium; as such, we need to purify the water to make it potable. So, this week we will be installing an air induction system which will remove iron and sulphur. This system will be followed by a reverse osmosis system, which will remove the salt from the water and make it drinkable. These two systems will be followed by a UV light which will kill any bacteria.

We have our work cut out for us (er'... Roan has his work cut out... I have no idea what's going on with all these pipes... but I have a good teacher...). We will have some excellent potable water in our kitchen, office and two of our cabins by weeks end! Although there are yet to be plumbing fixtures in the cabins, that will be a project for down the road!

The Annual Arrowhead Shopping Trip.

Every year generous folks donate their Canadian Tire money to Arrowhead. We save it up all year long and then go on a shopping trip in the Spring and purchase much needed items for ANBC. This video is our way of showing the Canadian tire money being put to use. Keep us in mind when you're wondering what to do with your CT money... we're collecting again for next year!