[TheForge] OT: Spring tile question

[Andrew Vida]

On 4/1/2012 12:54 PM, Jay Hayes wrote:
> Andy,
>
> I'm in WV too and have developed several springs over the years. Now
> days they use perforated plastic pipe instead of clay tiles. If you
> think of developing a spring as the reverse of a septic drainage field,
> you'll have a good start at it. The perforated plastic pipe is placed in
> an excavated trench right at and below the mouth of the natural spring.
> The trench is partially filled with washed gravel before the pipe is
> placed in it. You can get the pipe with a fabric attached to the outside
> to keep out sediment or just wrap landscape fabric around it.  Than back
> fill with more washed gravel to cover the pipe. Place another layer of
> landscape fabric on top of the gravel and finish the back fill with dirt
> to keep out ground water.

Thanks.  BTW, what exactly is "washed gravel", AKA, "washed stone"?  Is 
it a generic term or is it jargon?
>
> The perforated pipe from the spring usually feeds into a small spring
> box or catch basin with a man manhole on top. This is to clean out any
> sediment if it gets blocked up. From there a smaller plastic pipe will
> gravitate the water down hill to a larger cistern, or pump water up hill
> depending on the lay of the land. The spring box can be laid up from
> concrete block or rock if the location is to remote to get a plastic
> tank hauled in. I've even used a section of 18" plastic culvert pipe
> stood on end to make the the spring box.

This is what I finally found on the net.  Seems straightforward enough. 
  The site also recommended shocking with chlorine to kill the bugs.
>
> The WV Extension Office or USDA should have some pamphlets on spring
> development. Your library might have a book called "The Home Water
> Supply" by Stu Campbell. It is a good reference. The county health
> department may also have some info. I had them test mine to make sure
> they were safe to drink...
>

Where in WV are you?  I'm in Elkview.