We know from our 2017 suction strainer research project that barrel strainers are top performing strainers - assuming they are matched to the pump and the accompanying suction hose. A barrel strainer works best when intake flow is unrestricted all around the strainer; thus there are situations where the performance of a barrel strainer is limited. In our rural response areas we commonly see this type of use restriction occur when trying to draft from a shallow-approach pond. There are a number of ways to attack this situation. During our 2011 rural water supply seminar in Bulloch County, Georgia, folks there used a small buoy attached to the pumper's barrel strainer to create a full-flow, floating strainer. The set-up worked well and allowed the strainer to have unrestricted intake flow and therefore giving the pumper full-rated capacity if needed.