On Monday, June 2, 2014 10:44:01 PM UTC-4, hugbunney wrote:
replying to David Martel , hugbunney wrote:

marte005 wrote:



bunney,

Isn't there a valve at the well head? Is the well leaking around the

well

head?



The well head sits in a small round depression filled with water and there

is always water squirting out from where a wire enters the head. The

surrounding area is mushy so I suspect that if the excess water should be

draining somewhere it's clogged and instead spreading along the entire

surface towards the river. Our property backs to a right of way for the

electric company who then backs to a small strip of river bank owned by a

conservation group. Walking to the river from the well I found a blue

hose. No idea what it is but it may be there to help siphon water to the

river. There's also a buried pvc pipe that sticks out over the river.

Again no idea what it is for exactly.



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Sounds like it's a well with a casing. If that's the case, it should
be sealed and sealed properly. There are typically state laws that
cover how this is to be done because they don't want surface water
contaminating aquifers. It should be simple to do it right and
it shouldn't cost much.
You could probably choose to cap it permanently or not. I'd suggest
calling a well drilling company in the area and asking them for a
quote.