Dr. Blake has the most ...
Dr. Blake has the most simplistic remedy. We have some low producing wells here in Colorado 1-3 gpm, and this is often the solution we recommend. The periodic addition of unscented household bleach will indeed oxidize the odor and kill the bacteria causing it. And yes you also want the storage tanks sealed with a vent (ideally a 2"x 10"x 5 micron sediment filter cartridge works well), and the tanks kept out of sunlight unless they are non-light transmitting.
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Thank you - I would add that you can of course use high level filtration but that seems overkill to me if the water is only to be re-cycled for toilet flushing - you are not trying to achieve potable standards. So keep it simple. Similarly, of course you could use Hydrogen Peroxide to disinfect the water, but this tends to be more expensive than just conventional thin, non-viscous Sodium Hypochlorite solution such as we would use for cleaning toilets, for your needs, it will do the same job.
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