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Thanks for the reply. Yes, our well association has the well water tested twice annually, mainly for chloride levels and coliform. Never had a positive test for coliform bacteria. I guess my main concern is just making sure I'm not cultivating "stuff" in the tank, although perhaps I should be...

Hello! Joined a while back but never got around to asking advice. Some background: For about five years, I've lived in a house connected to a private well. The well is shared by ten houses and is also near a body of seawater, so there's a constant threat of saltwater intrusion. When we...

Thanks guys, this is very helpful. Understood, and that's really the theme of my question. I don't think the 100 gal/day thing was meant as a load figure, rather simply an easy-to-remember rule of thumb to help limit the load on the well. The association doesn't have enough data yet to...

This is probably a slightly odd question, but here goes: Background: My wife and I recently purchased a vacation home near the ocean in Anacortes, WA. The home is part of a well association and shares a well with eight other homes. The well is only about 200 feet from the ocean at high tide...