Hello everyone,
I have a well system in MD that, for the last 10 years or so, experiences brown water after rainfalls. The theory is an earthquake in MD around 2014 caused problems. It's not consistent but moderate to heavy rain events cause varying intensity of yellow/brown water within 10 to 24 hours of the event. During drier periods a heavy rain seems to have less impact.
I had a well company use a camera. They spotted some infiltration around 35' deep. They put in a new casing at about $8k expense and after that the cameras show no visible ground water infiltration. However, the problem persists. We then upgraded our water treatment so now we have a 10micron pre-filter, water softener, 1 micron filter, then 0.1 micron nano filter, then UV light. Yet we've started seeing the discoloration again. Maybe not as bad as original but it's disturbing. Water testing hasn't shown anything out of desired ranges but I'm not satisfied with 'safe' brown water.
The only other alternative I know of is a new well. My question is, how far from the current well would you recommend to put a new well? My lot size is 9 acres. The well company suggested 50' away. My concern is, if the water is a shared source underground, I'll end up with the same bad water. The well company could offer no guarantees (or even slight confidence) that a new well will resolve the issue.
What would you do?
Thank you!
I have a well system in MD that, for the last 10 years or so, experiences brown water after rainfalls. The theory is an earthquake in MD around 2014 caused problems. It's not consistent but moderate to heavy rain events cause varying intensity of yellow/brown water within 10 to 24 hours of the event. During drier periods a heavy rain seems to have less impact.
I had a well company use a camera. They spotted some infiltration around 35' deep. They put in a new casing at about $8k expense and after that the cameras show no visible ground water infiltration. However, the problem persists. We then upgraded our water treatment so now we have a 10micron pre-filter, water softener, 1 micron filter, then 0.1 micron nano filter, then UV light. Yet we've started seeing the discoloration again. Maybe not as bad as original but it's disturbing. Water testing hasn't shown anything out of desired ranges but I'm not satisfied with 'safe' brown water.
The only other alternative I know of is a new well. My question is, how far from the current well would you recommend to put a new well? My lot size is 9 acres. The well company suggested 50' away. My concern is, if the water is a shared source underground, I'll end up with the same bad water. The well company could offer no guarantees (or even slight confidence) that a new well will resolve the issue.
What would you do?
Thank you!