Municipal vs. Private Water Systems
No matter where you are, you need to get water from somewhere. In almost all cases, your water is coming from a private well water system, or from a public municipal water system. These two main water systems provide water to nearly everyone in the United States, but what exactly are they, and how do…
What Should You Know About Well Water?
When it comes to your homes water supply, there’s really only two options that you’ve got: municipal water supply and private water supply. A municipal supply means that you’re hooked up to the plumbing system and that the city controls your water. A private water supply most likely will mean that your home has its…
The Top Well Contaminants
By now every well owner knows the importance of giving their well the proper care and maintenance. However, accidents can happen to even the most diligent of well owners, and situations can arise in which contaminants find their way into your water supply. These contaminants can range from unproblematic, to annoying, to dangerous. So, it’s…
Fall Well Issues
Fall is in full swing now, and with the frigid cold weather approaching, a whole slew of fall home projects are probably on your list. Here in NEPA, fall will bring us a cold day here, a warm day there, and a whole lot of beautiful mild days- along with piles and piles of those…
Well Flooding: What Do You Do?
When it comes to well’s a common misconception is that flooding is a constant issue. However, for most people, it’s a few and far between issue. Your well, if constructed well, should be fine in low-level flooding, and the likelihood of flooding even occurring is highly dependent on where you live. Despite this though, it’s…
4 Well Misconceptions
There’s a lot of mystery in the world of wells. Mostly, because people just don’t have any reason to know anything about them, past what they’ve seen in tv and movies. So, oftentimes, misconceptions are taken as fact. Because of that, we present to you: 4 Well Misconceptions 1) Wells are Self-Sustaining Something that…