| Source Water | Typical Treatment Flow Rates in GPM | Pathogen Contamination | Required Degree of Sanitation | Means of Sanitation Typically Filtration + Glass Media | Fertigation and Conditioning |
| Fresh Water from Well, Surface, Public water supply | 5 -1200 | Low to medium | High | Filtration to Copper Ionization | Filtering solids, Adding nutrients, Wetting the water |
| Recirculating Water from Closed Irrigation Systems, Flood Floors/Benches, Gutters. | 30 – 1200 | Low to medium | Medium to high | Filtration w/ Copper Ionization, possible CO2 pH control | As needed to adjust nutrients, surface tension and DO levels |
| Leachate from closed drip and overhead watering (typical for vegetables) Greenhouses, fields and hydroponics | 5 – 60 GPM (with or without recirculation) | Medium to high | High; possible topical microbial Coliform and EColi kills | Filtration w/ slow sand, Filtration w/ glass, O2 Oxygen Copper Ionization | As needed to adjust nutrients, surface tension and DO levels |
| Runoff field water (tail water incl. differential) and coupled ponds from Overhead/drip irrigation, often collected in pond For Re-use Outdoors/greenhouses | 5 – 60 | High; Glass Media Filtration In slow sand filter, likely vault | Medium to high, topical microbial w/ vegetables Coliform and EColi kills | Glass Media Filtration, Oxygen, Copper Ionization, Possible H202 Injection (27%) | As needed to adjust nutrients, surface tension and DO levels |
| Any runoff field water (tail water incl. differential) and coupled ponds from Overhead/drip irrigation, of For discharge or intermediate storage and re-use after further treatment Outdoors/greenhouses | 5 – 60 | TNTC Colony levels | Low to medium | Filtration (Glass) Oxygen Copper Ionization Possible CO2 pH control Possible H202 Injection (27%) | Possible filtration (glass) on discharged water |
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