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<blockquote data-quote="ny_grass" data-source="post: 824851" data-attributes="member: 8237"><p>Greetings!</p><p></p><p>Last week the water started running cloudy out of the faucet. I didn't think much about it as temperatures were in the 40s and 50s so the snow and ice were melting. I assumed that our 20' dug well was just getting some sediment from all the melt. The problem has persisted; even now with the temps dipping back into the single digits at night (will this winter ever end!?), the well water is cloudy.</p><p></p><p>Now, here's the thing, my 14 cattle live about 100' from the well. The water from the melt tend to flow North, further away from the well. However, I wouldn't be surprised if some of it, once it gets underground, might not be heading toward the well. There is a slight smell to the water but I wouldn't say that it's manurish; more like rusty.</p><p></p><p>I'm going to get the water tested tomorrow so I'll know for sure how polluted it is (if it is). Problem is my Berkey water filter's two filter elements have been severely clogged so I'm having to buy bottled water. I'm also not sure that even bathing in this water might not be a bad idea (googling it found some reports of people's wells being contaminated by manure runoff and making people sick, giving kids earaches, etc...).</p><p></p><p>So, anyone ever have this happen? How bad is it? Did you dump a gallon of bleach in the well, let it sit and then run it through all the pipes in the house? I wonder how long it'll take for it clear up.</p><p></p><p>Damn, I guess I'll be over-winter the cows somewhere else next year which is unfortunate given that I've already build a small pole barn for them here! ;-(</p><p></p><p>Thanks</p><p>JR</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ny_grass, post: 824851, member: 8237"] Greetings! Last week the water started running cloudy out of the faucet. I didn't think much about it as temperatures were in the 40s and 50s so the snow and ice were melting. I assumed that our 20' dug well was just getting some sediment from all the melt. The problem has persisted; even now with the temps dipping back into the single digits at night (will this winter ever end!?), the well water is cloudy. Now, here's the thing, my 14 cattle live about 100' from the well. The water from the melt tend to flow North, further away from the well. However, I wouldn't be surprised if some of it, once it gets underground, might not be heading toward the well. There is a slight smell to the water but I wouldn't say that it's manurish; more like rusty. I'm going to get the water tested tomorrow so I'll know for sure how polluted it is (if it is). Problem is my Berkey water filter's two filter elements have been severely clogged so I'm having to buy bottled water. I'm also not sure that even bathing in this water might not be a bad idea (googling it found some reports of people's wells being contaminated by manure runoff and making people sick, giving kids earaches, etc...). So, anyone ever have this happen? How bad is it? Did you dump a gallon of bleach in the well, let it sit and then run it through all the pipes in the house? I wonder how long it'll take for it clear up. Damn, I guess I'll be over-winter the cows somewhere else next year which is unfortunate given that I've already build a small pole barn for them here! ;-( Thanks JR [/QUOTE]
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