02-05-2011, 05:25 AM
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Originally posted by Daniel
Yes call Karl at pololei labs. 938-0560 he can test for anything. We reccomend 100' distance from the cess pool. If the guy dug it too close to the well you should make him move it. It's poor judgment on his part. We had a customer that had come to his house to find that the septic was dug right next to the well. He made them fill it in and move it. It also depends how deep it is too. If your well is deep you will have no problem. Remember bacteria occurs naturally in ground water. Usually it is not a problem. If it is, a 5 micron or less filter and a UV unit will do the trick. Call me if you need any help. 966-4129
Daniel R Diamond
Daniel, I believe you (or your dad) did Aki's well at 110 ft. His system is set up to add the UV unit and filters too when they are ready for it. The cesspool is about +40 ft downhill from the well. And Rick Seaver put it in where the civil engineer specified and it is 11 ft depth.
Thank you for the info on who to call as we have a well that was abandoned many years ago (maybe more than 30) and wanted to test the water prior to spending any money to bring it back to life. We want to use it to fill 14,000 gal swimming pool (not a catchment) and also for irrigation system so the salt content, along with bacteria content, is what our concern is. And if it is okay, to put a valve in to switch house over to it IF county line goes down for a few hours which has happened in recent years (so house has water while repairs made). Robert is the king of having redundant systems JIC!
-cat
Catherine Dumond
Blue Water Project Management 808 965-9261
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