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Originally Posted by lwmcguire
Old water wells were gravel packed and the dirt
Most states did start legislation to require retards some years back
Even now properly constructed wells often are in flood zones
Unfortunately significant contamination does enter the aquifer via wells
In the farm country wells were drilled or dug at every homestead and not properly abandoned
Now current laws do require proper retards in most cases
Back flow prevention is also required but does fail
Never ever assume that your water source is pristine unless it is tested and monitored
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What he said. Flooded wells, old hand dug, driven, and improperly abandoned wells, in addition to the hundreds of large commercial and industrial agricultural wells that are sunk without permit.
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