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Everyday brings something new! Manure runoff in well water!
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<blockquote data-quote="ny_grass" data-source="post: 824984" data-attributes="member: 8237"><p>I think these dug wells were very common around here. I'm not exactly sure how old it is, but I'd guess at least 20 years (I'm pretty sure the guy who lived here before me didn't have it dug so that puts us back about 20 years). It's been a VERY reliable well; has only run dry when we've left the water on while watering the cattle.</p><p></p><p>My understanding of these types of wells is that, since they have non-porous walls and the top of the well sticks out 2-3' above the ground, the only water that comes in comes from the open bottom. All water here has made it's way through 20' of ground (at least) and has been sufficiently filtered by the earth. But, it would seem to me, that you could easily have springs or passages under ground where (contaminated) water could be introduced that might bypass some of the filtering of the ground.</p><p></p><p>Of course, despite this, I don't drink the water from the well. I bought a Berkey filter (this one: <a href="http://cart.berkeyfilters.com/bigberkey.aspx" target="_blank">http://cart.berkeyfilters.com/bigberkey.aspx</a>) which we fill up once a day for drinking water. Cooking water comes straight from the well. My wife, if the Berkey has run dry, will drink straight from the tap and has never had a problem. Of course, as far as a I know, all the prior residents drank from wells on the property (I have another one out front too), probably without any filtering.</p><p></p><p>Since it's been cold the water is looking much more clear today. I'm going to wait until it warms up again and, presumably, turns brownish again, before getting it tested.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ny_grass, post: 824984, member: 8237"] I think these dug wells were very common around here. I'm not exactly sure how old it is, but I'd guess at least 20 years (I'm pretty sure the guy who lived here before me didn't have it dug so that puts us back about 20 years). It's been a VERY reliable well; has only run dry when we've left the water on while watering the cattle. My understanding of these types of wells is that, since they have non-porous walls and the top of the well sticks out 2-3' above the ground, the only water that comes in comes from the open bottom. All water here has made it's way through 20' of ground (at least) and has been sufficiently filtered by the earth. But, it would seem to me, that you could easily have springs or passages under ground where (contaminated) water could be introduced that might bypass some of the filtering of the ground. Of course, despite this, I don't drink the water from the well. I bought a Berkey filter (this one: [url=http://cart.berkeyfilters.com/bigberkey.aspx]http://cart.berkeyfilters.com/bigberkey.aspx[/url]) which we fill up once a day for drinking water. Cooking water comes straight from the well. My wife, if the Berkey has run dry, will drink straight from the tap and has never had a problem. Of course, as far as a I know, all the prior residents drank from wells on the property (I have another one out front too), probably without any filtering. Since it's been cold the water is looking much more clear today. I'm going to wait until it warms up again and, presumably, turns brownish again, before getting it tested. [/QUOTE]
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