Spring Water

Spring Water Supplies

Spring Water | Cumbria | Cheshire | Derbyshire | Lancashire | Northumberland | North Wales | North Yorkshire | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire | Wales
Spring Water | Cumbria | Cheshire | Derbyshire | Lancashire | Northumberland | North Wales | North Yorkshire | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire
Spring Water | Cumbria | Cheshire | Derbyshire | Lancashire | Northumberland | North Wales | North Yorkshire | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire

What Is A Spring Water Supply?

A spring is a natural outflow of water from an underground supply to the ground surface.

Common Issues With Spring Water Supplies

Compared to boreholes, springs can be more problematic.

Below are a few of the issues that we see
The most common issues with a spring water supply is that the collection tank at source may become blocked with silt, this will then need to be flushed or cleaned out. For more info about tank cleaning click here

Spring supplies can also dry up, which may be due to a drought or it may be caused by natural disruption to the water supply.

If the source is not protected then contamination of the supply may occur, usually this is from animal faeces introducing bacteria into the water supply. This can be easily rectified with one of our water treatment systems.

Surface water which runs off into the supply might also put agricultural chemicals such as nitrates into the spring supply.

During bad weather the water can often become dirty and turbid.

Is Spring Water Free?

Yes, you can extract up to 20,000 litres a day for free. An extraction licence is required if you draw more than 20,000 litres per day.

Can I Drink Spring Water?

It is rare that we find a spring water supply that complies with statutory drinking water regulations straight from the ground with no filtration. A lot of the time springs are heavily contaminated with bacteria, low pH, iron, manganese, turbidity, colour, etc. Because of this the water should be tested to determine what deviations there are from the prescribed standards. A UKAS accredited laboratory should be used both to determine the condition of the raw water to specify any filtration equipment.

Do JN Environmental Service Spring Water Systems Installed By Other Companies?

Yes, we have a large amount of customers with systems that were installed by other companies. Customers often leave their current suppliers for a number of reasons including over inflated prices, lack of knowledge, not able to source parts, unreliability, etc. 

At JN Environmental our fully ex military workforce are on hand for all your spring water supply needs. Our warehouse holds an enormous amount of stock so we can get out to jobs quickly and efficiently, unlike smaller work from home traders.

The Main Concerns With Spring Water Supplies

Hardness and lime scale – install a Water Softener Conditioner which remove limescale and softens the water.

Unpleasant taste and odour – install a Carbon Filter to remove chlorine, colour and bad smells.

Bacteria – install a Ultraviolet Water Disinfection System. The UV filter destroys bacteria providing a bacteria free water supply.

Iron and Manganese – for iron problems we recommend to install an Iron Removal Filter. Our ecomix water conditioners will reduce iron and manganese levels whilst softening the water.

Aggressive or acidic water with a low pH – install a pH correction filter, the signs are the formation of green or blue stains around plug holes and taps due to the acidic water attacking the copper pipework and hot water cylinders.

Turbid Discoloured Water – install a self-back-washing turbidity filter with special media.


We have many types of water filters to treat all types of problems, so please contact us for advice on Private Water Supply Treatment that will treat your specific water treatment requirements.

Common Filtration Equipment Found On A Spring Water Supply

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