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Hi MargaretR
I just noticed your post about spring water.
On Hopwood st in Accrington, (nr Bullough Park) there is a piece of waste land.I know someone who lives there and the land apparently can't be built on as it has a geological fault on it and could cause a landslide if disturbed in the wrong way.
The present owner apparently submitted plans (a very long time ago) that would have dealt with the problem of the dodgy land but there was also a problem with the HUGE quantity of spring water that flows there. In fact the water runs down Hopwood street itself all the time. The cost of laying drainage that would cope with this was going to be so high that the future value of any houses would not warrant it. She (the person drawing up the plans), planned to put a standard pipe on the street that would provide the residents with fresh pure spring water any time they wanted it. I have a feeling that she was hoping to make an annual charge for the privilege though (to help with her costs of providing new drainage etc) and of course the residents objected. The source of the springs are in that field. In fact I played there sometimes as a child (when the land was not such a tip) and can clearly remember water bubbling straight up out of the ground.
I suppose that is why the area is called Springhill. Maybe an old map of Accrington would have the springs marked out on it.

Anyway, good luck with the water source you have found. Will you filter it for any trace metals etc or test it in any way or will you drink it just as you collect it?