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Question: May a mikvah melt snow to fill the mikvah instead of water (i.e., if there is not much rainfall)?

Short Answer: According to many poskim, snow may be used to fill the mikvah, but one should not immerse until the snow melts. Nevertheless, there are certain stringencies involved in transporting and melting the snow.

Question: May one add chlorine to a mikvah?

Short Answer: Although one may not add anything to a mikvah that changes the color of the water, it is permitted to add clear chlorine to a mikvah, especially if it absolutely does not change the appearance of the water.

Question: What is the required depth of mikvah waters?

Short Answer: Water in a mikvah must be a certain height above the middle of the immerser’s body. Accordingly, many mikvaos are approximately four feet deep.

Question: May one immerse in a private mikvah that was built or is maintained without rabbinic oversight?

Question: May a mikvah contain warm water?

Short Answer: Yes, one may add warm tap water to our mikvaos, which are built by halachic mechanisms that permit tap water.

Question: Should observant Jews strive to build mikvaos in non-observant communities? Should a mikvah (run by observant Jews) allow non-observant Jews to use the mikvah for conversions?