Orange water

[Jclouth]

Over the last few weeks my water went from a very light orange color, the way it has been for 22 years to carrot juice. It’s opaque and orange, no lie it looks like carrot juice. Yesterday has been the worst. I had to flush the spin down sediment filter 6 times. This morning it’s the same but now the pump seems to have quit working. Does anybody think it’s possible that a steel well casing could have corroded and letting in water from a different source? Well is 82’, pump sits at 60’. Drilled 22 years ago. 6” steel casing.

 

[Valveman]

At that depth it is probably all from the same source. Sounds like an iron bacteria.