Gary Slusser
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In his first post he says he already had one done, check it out.
You can read his post where he talks about the camera inspection and what if anything was found, and IIRC, what was proposed he do.He should know where the surface water is coming in if he did in fact do a camera inspection. If it can be viewed with a camera, it can be resolved with a seal. Gravel packing a well and installing a well screen to filter surface water does not remove any surface water contaminants that can cause health problems. Any well that is producing surface water is a potential health hazard and should be dealt with in a professional manner.
H2o
I disagree. I say proper construction prevents surface water from getting into the well around the casing. It has nothing to do with the quality of the ground water the well taps into.If the proper steps are taken, wells can be constructed to be free of harmful contaminants. That is why most states require that wells be constructed by licensed professonals that have the right experience.
That was a widely accepted belief up to like 25 yrs ago but then we found out that everything poured on or buried in the ground eventually finds its way into the groundwater somewhere.The earth acts as a filter for most contaminants.
Super fund sites are cleaned up with specialty water treatment equipment and commonly found groundwater contaminates can be removed and/or reduced by various types of water treatment equipment.If someone can guarantee that their water treatment system can remove any possible contaminant that can enter a well because of surface water intrusion, i would like to see that system and the price tag.
Water is known as the universal solvent.You seem to be twisting and turning this subject a lot and you may be confusing people in the process.
Lets put it this way..lets say that above the aquifer there was no earth material at all and there was a pipe with a well screen inserted 10 feet into the aquifer. Someone dumps some paint 5 feet of that pipe. What do you have then?? A contaminated well. Now if that aquifer had 50 feet of earth material above it, that paint would have been trapped by the sediments it comes in contact with.
Come on man! How do you explain a super fund site with contaminated ground water for miles around it in all directions that the groundwater can travel, caused by once PAINTED rusted (metal) barrels of buried chemicals?SURFACE WATER has not passed through the earth. By the time surface water or rain water reaches an aquifer it virtually free of harmful contaminants.
Yes it's about the money for the government because it's very obvious that you are proving that the licensing process isn't meant to educate drillers about the facts of how groundwater becomes contaminated.I guess the government just wants our money?? I pay less than 100.00 dollars a year for my license. The license is there so joe blow isn't driving a well into his leaching field and getting his family sick.
H2o
Gary,
you use Superfund sights as an example but wells for drinking purposes are not installed around these sights for obvious reasons.
You are the one saying the earth/dirt is a good filter, I'm pointing out the fallacy in that thinking. And you're digging yourself a deeper hole by continuing to talk about that now by splitting hairs as to how much contaminate, for how long, and how close to the well etc., and blaming me for how you sound!!!You try to make me sound like an idiot...
Please copy/paste those comments in a reply.I find your comments about water well professionals to be very rude.
Then YOU should want to be accurate beyond any doubt. I'm doing my best to help you obtain that accuracy.I am not here to promote anything but safe drinking water standards and to advise people on their well water. I am not selling anything so why would i need a link to a website or my name.
I see the simplicity also. Simply put, you're wrong about the earth being a good filter but... The Yankees just won the World Series and many people dislike them, including me since the mid 1950s. But they sure can play baseball. I dislike them because I've always thought their success is mostly (or was) based on them having the most money to buy the best players. And I've always been for the under dog anyway. I have a feeling that you like the Red Sox. Anyway, I am just a simple guy that many people here don't like, and they do their best to beat up on me. But kinda like the Yankees, I sure can play ball with'em and usually they aren't good sports when we're done playing the games they start.Peter,
thanks for seeing the simplicity in my point.
One sided, yes you're right, I am one sided. I'm on the side of correct information being given to the members here.Gary,
i don't think i will continue with you because you seem to be very one sided. I can't believe that a person being in the water treatment trade makes the comment that the earth is not a good filter. Maybe you didn't know that clay is an anion and is also very impermeable. There are layers of clay in the ground that trap contaminants and keep them reaching the ground water, just like bentonite and cement grout which is used to seal wells. If held back by something like sand or clay a lot of cantaminants can simply evaporate into the air just like water does. Isn't sand an excellent filter media??
I can't prove it but I'm sitting here smiling and actually laughing every once in awhile. Like above when I see you going into confined aquifers without mentioning the words. We had that discussion a few months ago. Also, maybe you can tell, I love a good debate. This debate isn't about me drilling wells or if I have ever drilled one, it's about your totally incorrect comment that the earth is a good filter.You seem to be very edgy and impulsive. You make these rude comments about well drillers but you probably have never drilled a water well in your life so how is it that you can comment about how a well should be drilled or sealed?
Well of course it looks like that to you and I'm giving you what you wanted. And don't Pelosi me, how's it going for you so far?My big question is, how come you seem to be involved in all these arguments with people??? It looks like this thread turned into crap as soon as someone suggested something other than your water treatment.
A true statement; Any contaminate from A to Z (Arsenic to Zinc and anything in between) can be removed or reduced to below harmful levels by common residential water treatment equipment.
Should I have said "commonly found in residential groundwater"?Are you including inorganic, organic, and biological contaminants at any concentration under any possible hydrogeologic condition in that statement?
Should I have said "commonly found in residential groundwater"?
Why are you asking?
What was the inaccurate statement; A-Z and everything in between? If so, what contaminate?I was surprised to see you present an inaccurate statement as factual in your earlier post.
Anyhow, water treatment does have it's place ..... And yes, sometimes even a properly constructed well will need ex-situ treatment to provide potable water.
This is awkward, but...
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