Pencil cam inspection of the well casing over the 110' depth was considered except that the cost quoted for a contractor to do this was going to run close to $4000 CDN! - which seemed incredibly expensive to all those involved. (Heck, we even considered purchasing one ourselves as from what...
According to the well record this well does not have a screen and was developed in brown gravel at 106'. Well casing is 6 1/4" steel casing which runs 107' in depth.
If this residue is in fact Serratia sp. then why did this not appear before the strike and why has it not been destroyed by...
It isn't believed that this reddish residue is bacterial in nature as it appears almost as a very fine powder which cannot be easily wiped off as would a typical culture. Damage to the pitless adapter was at one point considered a possible cause however visual inspection of the well casing did...
We have consulted several qualified well drillers in our area in addition to having the MOE inspect the site and had our system inspected by our water treatment specialists. In addition, the well has been shocked several times.
What is frustrating for us is that no one seems to be able to give...
Our 17yr old drilled well (110' deep with 51' static water) which had run crystal clear up until that time now is full of what appears to be a fine iron residue/silt following a severe lightning strike to our property last summer. We had a water treatment system (installed in 2001 for...