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Don't throw any bodies down it...That's just stupid....Totally ruins the drinking water...
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Inna Ivchenko
Encino, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Kartik Subramaniam
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Kat Palmiotti
Kalispell, MT
1,472,241
We have well contingency clauses in our contracts with regard to flow rate, pressure, and testing to confirm if it is fit for human consumption. You want to verify if any or all of the water treatment systems remain with the home and are in good working order ie water softener, UV light
This may seem silly but you also want to confirm the well is actually located on the property being purchased and is not shared with anyone.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Susan Emo
Kingston, ON
425,113
In rural community there are several issues: does it work, is the water free from bacteria, heavy metals and toxins, will it continue to operate, do you own the land and rights, do you share the rights or maintenance, what will it cost to dig deeper or repair, what animals/chemicals may graze upstream and polute the well. In more urban areas there are concerns about other tanks near the water source that will leak in time, ground runoff of fecal material/oil/ garden chemicals into the source and who owns and legally is responsible to maintain. Some cities work on wells and are regulated but smaller owner wells are not. Go research the water problems in Atascadero (wells dried up people have water tanked in) and the many wells that are contaminated by mining, plating, undustrial use... complex issues
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,269,775
I personally test them and inspect for leakage, circuit function. Turning on and off.
I have a well inspector but more often than not it is not needed.
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Inna Ivchenko
Encino, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
5,585,039
have them test every year for coliform bacteria if you're the homeowner....
the buyer needs a quality and quantity test before signing a purchase and sales agreement...
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
1,513,143
Make sure they do not go dry and are drinkable.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
1,014,838
Get a home warranty to cover the well pump and filter if installed
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Jessie Cochran
Panama City, FL
321,664
Have them tested and sign up with a service to maintain and test the water from the well yearly.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
2,719,053
Long Answer:
Our home is on a well. We are over the Floridan aquifer, some of the purest water in the world. "Deer Park" bottled water plant is about an hour from my house. They put the same water straight into those bottles.
My advice is to get a comprehensive test of the water from a company like Ackuritlabs (watch the short YouTube Video).
And, have the well pump and well tank inspected by a professional well installer. Check the pipes from the well to the house, make sure they are not leaking.
Finally, determine if the well serves other houses or properties (a community well). If so, have an attorney verify any easements, restrictive covenants, usage agreements, who pays maintenance, etc.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,153,799
Have your water tested and if it passes muster leave it the heck alone! Feeling apprehensive then add a filter.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
2,810,604
In Colorado, water law is complicated and agents are advised to seek expert help. We can explain particular types of well permits, but anything beyond that goes to the water attorneys.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
683,132
Best advice?
1. Don't fall head first into it.
2. Have it tested for flow and quality before transfer.
3. Susan Emo makes an excellent point about being on the parcel and not being shared, and verify if treatment systems remain and in working order.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
637,764
Helps to have a filter between the well and the water that goes into the house, no matter how much you have it tested.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
5,566,042
Verify location and location of septic tank, if applicable. Also test for quality and rate flow.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,759,637
If to be used as potable water water source, have the water tested for bacteria and heavy metals.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
5,774,106
Dusty,
Exactly what Susan Emo said...my first thought was oil wells. Beverly Hills High School has an oil well on the premise, and it does produce an income for them. LOL A
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
5,205,781
Require it to be tested as part of the contract to purchase
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,713,581
1,875,618
Like Corrine said, we need them to get tested before close by the county they are located in. Monitoring once a year is a good idea.
There are a couple of towns that are eventually making everyone hook up for city water & sewer. The water is not the problem it's the septic systems that are not being maintained that the village worries about. Considered a biohazard now .
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
2,874,398
I knew of two water sources and both tested not potable. However, you can put them to other uses. Go back a 100 years and more, you just waited for the mud to settle to the bottom and drank your fill. Today, not so around cities
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
4,796,338
Unfortunately, this is beyond my pay grade ---- wells are not common in my market.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
937,038
Go to health dept and check file. Find installer if possible. Check depth, gpm, pump, location. Send water sample to lab if buying. That is probably done by the well installer, but wells can become contaminated for a variety of reasons. If toilets, tubs, and sinks are stained rust, manganese,iron, etc, figure on having a water treatment system installed.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
5,184,314
I would think your state has a Department of Water. I would run my inquiry through them.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
2,618,521
Have the water tested before moving in. Then the rule is that you're supposed to test it annually but we have a well and don't do that.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
6,774,263
Protect that part of the yard from contaminants like fuel tanks and sewage.
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Kartik Subramaniam
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
1,231,903
Have a well test contingency clause in contract.
We have had private well for 20 years & have it tested periodically.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
797,209
"California is in a hundred year draught and many of our wells have gone dry. There may not be public water available or it may be very costly so be aware that you may, at some point have a dry well"
1,546,934
232,119
284,033
The one thing I learned about wells that hasn't been mentioned here is to immediately ask for a well log (drilling report) from the company who drilled the well. This provides quite a bit of important information about a well's implementation and history. AND...most importantly, when having tests done on a well for financing - it is very important to have the correct test done as VA financing asks for a more complex test! Great thoughts everyone and thanks for sharing your all knowing wisdom and advice.
3,074,716
1,658,108
I never worked with property that has a private well, they are very rare in my area.
634,582
Ditto what Susan Emo wrote, especially testing and confirming location.
4,322,295
Dusty Rhoton, SFR, SRS, CDPE, RSPS - get ALL possible water test done - along with radon in water, pressure test etc.
5,561,935
Definitely have it inspected and located (to be sure it's located on the property that is conveying). A good well inspector will be able to teach your buyers all they need to know about their new water source!
4,273,331
1,772,017
3,764,591
2,443,346
5,396,458
1,618,024
4,434,277
1,114,353
1. Make sure it's registered and if not, register it in escrow.
2. Find out if it's shared and if so, what the sharing agreement outlines in terms of maintenance and costs.
3. Have it inspected and water tested.
4. Maintain it periodically (see 3.).
5. Have filters installed and maintained.
Wells are wonderful . . . as a rule.
1,097,755
1,466,257
Dusty Rhoton, SFR, SRS, CDPE, RSPS Have the well checked by a lab periodically. I had a property where the lead content was out of sight. It turned out the lead solder joints on the pump down in the well were leaching high contents of lead into the water supply. A new pump and a filtration system made the buyers happy campers.