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Turn on a tap in your house and out comes water. Most homes receive their water from municipal wells which is usually stored in water towers to maintain supply and pressure. Water is usually supplied from drilled wells or from lakes and rivers.

Hand dug wells are typically shallow wells which usually have a jet pump or piston pump supplying water. The typical above ground pump cannot lift water more than twenty five feet from well. Shallow wells pose the highest risk of drinking water supply contamination because they are shallow and often poorly protected from surface water. Many of the shallow well systems are poorly sealed which can allow surface water and insects to enter water supply.

Most rural properties have drilled wells for their water supply. Professional well drillers will sink a steel casing into the ground until they hit a good water supply. The driller will not know in advance how far he will have to go until hitting a good water supply. Drillers will typically charge by the foot, and while they may have a good idea of the water table level they do not know for sure how far they will have to drill. Once the water supply is found he will then install a submersible pump down the well casing into water supply. A PVC supply line will be attached and run into your home supplying you with water.

Sand Points well systems were a collection of four foot pipes, joined together, with a sand point attached at the bottom. The pointed shaft has a fine mesh screen which allowed water to be drawn up the pipe system by pumps. These systems were only good in sandy or loose soil and were very susceptible to contamination.

Contamination of wells can come from many sources. Chemicals, animal waste products and micro orgasms may contaminate your well water. Also mineral content can affect the taste and use of your water supply. Iron content can be very high in some settings, which usually does not render the water unusable, but it can be a nuisance because of rust staining of plumbing fixtures and an undesirable taste and smell.

Home owners can have free water testing by their local Department of Health. This test is for bacterial content and does not check for taste of drinking water. Your water could be safe to drink but may taste of sulfur which would make it unusable for drinking and cooking. If you are buying a new home it is always a wise choice to not only drink the water but have a sample checked by local water filtration company who typically provide the service for free.

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