My offer was accepted on a home earlier this week. The inspectors were out today for the home inspection. I had them do a quantity and quality test on the well. They ran water from a hose outside for about an hour, then filled up a bucket with the outside water. The water was a light brown color. Inside the home, the water was clear as can be. There is a whole house filter, so I'm assuming that is why the inside water looked so good. The home has been vacant for 6 to 8 months. Could this be the cause of the light brown water? Is that color water on the outside a concern? I'm still waiting for the results of the bacteria test, but I'm guessing bacteria is not causing the color. I forgot to stick my hand in the bucket to see if it was sand or some other sediment. Could it be iron buildup since the well has hardly been used for so long? I've put as much info below as I could about wells in the neighborhood. Still waiting on a well log from the state department of natural resources though, so the best I can give right now is neighborhood information.
Of the well logs I've seen for the neighborhood, the wells are between 40 and 50 feet. One log for a well just up the street said the aquifer type is gravel, another further up the street said sand and gravel. One was clay on top for 22 feet, then dry gravel for 8 feet, then clay for 6 feet, then gravel the rest of the way down. The other says clay for 10 feet then sand & gravel the rest of the way. Static water level is just over 20 feet on both.
That is the best I can do for now. Hopefully I can get access to the well log for this home soon. Thanks for your help.
Of the well logs I've seen for the neighborhood, the wells are between 40 and 50 feet. One log for a well just up the street said the aquifer type is gravel, another further up the street said sand and gravel. One was clay on top for 22 feet, then dry gravel for 8 feet, then clay for 6 feet, then gravel the rest of the way down. The other says clay for 10 feet then sand & gravel the rest of the way. Static water level is just over 20 feet on both.
That is the best I can do for now. Hopefully I can get access to the well log for this home soon. Thanks for your help.