Kg2k
New Member
I just had a new well drilled because of ongoing problems with my old well. My new well is only 35’ from my old well. I noticed that the water level in my old well dropped considerably after the new well was drilled. I am worried that the new well is just getting its water from the old well. It’s still too early to tell whether I am going to have the same issues but so far I am very worried that I just wasted a lot of money to move a problem 35’ further on my property. If I plug the old well am I in danger of losing the water in my new well?
Some of the problems with the old well were the casing was not seated into the bedrock. I had a camera dropped and you could see the void before the bedrock started. The water tested positive for total coliform as well as was extremely reddish-brown with lots of particles. At its worst I could only take a shower and flush the toilet a couple of times without changing the filter. There were many times I was changing filters every few days.
I tried to have the void sleeved off and that seemed to help things considerably for a while as far as the reddish-brown material. I did not have it re-tested during this time. The sleeve didn’t hold and water was leaking over the top and I am sure underneath as well. I eventually thought I would drill a new well instead of spending the same amount over years trying to fix the old well. The only problem now is I am very concerned that all of that stuff is just flowing 35’ further into the new well.
Does anyone have any advice? Should I have the old well plugged and take a chance of losing my water? It really seems like that old well should be plugged but the well drilling company never mentioned it during any of the discussions I have had. I am not een sure what is involved in that. Should I not be concerned yet and just run the water for a few weeks, even though the water level is obviously MUCH lower in my old well? Any advice is appreciated.
Some of the problems with the old well were the casing was not seated into the bedrock. I had a camera dropped and you could see the void before the bedrock started. The water tested positive for total coliform as well as was extremely reddish-brown with lots of particles. At its worst I could only take a shower and flush the toilet a couple of times without changing the filter. There were many times I was changing filters every few days.
I tried to have the void sleeved off and that seemed to help things considerably for a while as far as the reddish-brown material. I did not have it re-tested during this time. The sleeve didn’t hold and water was leaking over the top and I am sure underneath as well. I eventually thought I would drill a new well instead of spending the same amount over years trying to fix the old well. The only problem now is I am very concerned that all of that stuff is just flowing 35’ further into the new well.
Does anyone have any advice? Should I have the old well plugged and take a chance of losing my water? It really seems like that old well should be plugged but the well drilling company never mentioned it during any of the discussions I have had. I am not een sure what is involved in that. Should I not be concerned yet and just run the water for a few weeks, even though the water level is obviously MUCH lower in my old well? Any advice is appreciated.