Would you drink it?

Looks like a piece of wood was in there and released a lot of tanin. Are you sure nothing got into the bucket? I would try the test several times in several locations, using different materials for the catchers.

Otherwise, I would just boil it, also filter it if that was available.
 
The water where I live is really good unless you are downstream from a city of their is a lot of beaver fever. I would have to check what kills beaver fever first but probably boiling is enough.
 
Looks like your neighbor relieved himself in there!
 
Unsub said:
The water where I live is really good unless you are downstream from a city of their is a lot of beaver fever. I would have to check what kills beaver fever first but probably boiling is enough.
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Beaver fever = gardia if i'm not mistaken.

Pretty sure iodine does the trick. The chlorine based tabs I use are tested against it:thumbup:
 
Why don't you call up your local AG office, water treatment plant, or DNR and ask if they could test the water for you, and find out what is in that bucket. If they can't, they know who can test it. I have had it done before when we drilled wells, and it only costs a few bucks. Then you know.
 
Thanks for all the responses. Sorry I couldn't get back to it, until now.

New bucket, no contamination, also got a 40 gallon trash barrel (rubbermade and new) that I placed under a downspout and it's full of the same colored water, only has debris from the roof. I used a PUR Hiker to filter the water in the bucket and it's still pee colored, just not as dark. No odor, but I got up the nerve to test taste and it has a bitter taste. So tanin acid is a possibility, but there was no debris in the bucket and it wasn't under a tree. Taking some of the water over to our local university in the morning.
 
I live in Texas and will occasionally see rain that has a lot of red dirt in it from the dust of west TX dust storms. We had one rainstorm last year that was so full of dirt that everything had a coat of red clay when it dried. We've also gotten rain that looked like it was strained through a BBQ pit because of the fires in Mexico.

Water from those rainstorms would probably be no more harmful than just tasting nasty. Your rain water could have a simple explanation like that.
 
Seems like it has tannin in it to me. Then again it's only because it reminds me of the Okefenokee, just not as dark. Try filtering it a few times with cheesecloth or the like and let us know if it gets any better.
 
longbow50 said:
Thanks for all the responses. Sorry I couldn't get back to it, until now.

New bucket, no contamination, also got a 40 gallon trash barrel (rubbermade and new) that I placed under a downspout and it's full of the same colored water, only has debris from the roof. I used a PUR Hiker to filter the water in the bucket and it's still pee colored, just not as dark. No odor, but I got up the nerve to test taste and it has a bitter taste. So tanin acid is a possibility, but there was no debris in the bucket and it wasn't under a tree. Taking some of the water over to our local university in the morning.
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I would be interested in there findings .
 
if you collected it off your downspout, it could be bitumen deposits from your roof. These chemicals are very toxic and only a still will clean it up.
 
Oh.. er... hey there Longbow... I didn't realize that was YOUR bucket I peed in... :o

You know... sometimes nature calls...:p
 
If it is chemical contamination then boiling it will only concentrate it.... now everybody, go empty your stovetop kettles.... that tapwater accumulates harmful chemicals if you just keep adding water.

Rick
 
Still no word from the prof.

tar and gravel roof (composition?)

The other night our daughter suggested that it might be from the fires we have going down south and in our area. It made sense to me, but.................?
 
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