Hi Sharon, While I'm not a ...

Hi Sharon,

While I'm not a doctor, I think drinking acidic water is bad for your bones, and digestive system. I would research further before proceeding.

 

My assumption is that this project is to assist with lower socio-economic development areas?

If this is the case, I would recommend sea shells as a media for the water to pass through to help stabalise the pH, if you are on a shoe string budget.  Obviously these will need to be steralised first.

Generally, Caustic soda is dosed in water treatment, to raise pH. Obviously this requires an effective pH monitoring system, linked to a variable speed dosing pump. I recommend you investigate the alkalinity of the water too, as this may be the cause. maybe look at the material the water is collecting from too, the pH you have quoted seems pretty extreme for rainwater. Acid rain? Generally this is produced in larger populated areas.

 

Hope that helps,

 

Kind regards,

 

Shane Blake