I've read through this forum to try to find some help and the responses for similar issues seem to be all over the place. Here's my problem:
I'm renting a 40-year-old small ranch house while building a new house. It's just my daughter and me living here, and we've been here about eight months. Prior to that, the house was vacant for several years. The well is original to the house, and I have no idea how deep it is or what kind of pump it has or whether or not there are any filters associated with it. Last summer we had a moderate drought. In July, after running a water hose from the spicket outside, my water turned brown inside. My landlord told me it was likely because the line had not been used in quite awhile and suggested I run water in the tub until it cleared. I did that, and it cleared after about 48 hours. I did not have any additional problems until last week when we had a heavy rain. Again, the water turned brown. I first noticed it in the toilet. When I ran water in the tub, dirt was left behind. Again, my landlord told me to continue to run water in the tub because the rain likely stirred sediment in the well. It cleared after another 48 hours. We had a heavy rain again last night and the water again has turned brown. I've been running water from the tub faucet for more than 15 hours, and all that I've accomplished is a pile of mud in the tub. I'm not comfortable using the water for anything because I'm clueless about wells and how they operate. And since I'm clueless, I don't know if my landlord is just putting me off. I need help!
I'm in a rural area; the house is on about an acre of land; and we're the only ones using the well. There's a cattle farm across the highway from me.
I'm renting a 40-year-old small ranch house while building a new house. It's just my daughter and me living here, and we've been here about eight months. Prior to that, the house was vacant for several years. The well is original to the house, and I have no idea how deep it is or what kind of pump it has or whether or not there are any filters associated with it. Last summer we had a moderate drought. In July, after running a water hose from the spicket outside, my water turned brown inside. My landlord told me it was likely because the line had not been used in quite awhile and suggested I run water in the tub until it cleared. I did that, and it cleared after about 48 hours. I did not have any additional problems until last week when we had a heavy rain. Again, the water turned brown. I first noticed it in the toilet. When I ran water in the tub, dirt was left behind. Again, my landlord told me to continue to run water in the tub because the rain likely stirred sediment in the well. It cleared after another 48 hours. We had a heavy rain again last night and the water again has turned brown. I've been running water from the tub faucet for more than 15 hours, and all that I've accomplished is a pile of mud in the tub. I'm not comfortable using the water for anything because I'm clueless about wells and how they operate. And since I'm clueless, I don't know if my landlord is just putting me off. I need help!
I'm in a rural area; the house is on about an acre of land; and we're the only ones using the well. There's a cattle farm across the highway from me.