We have an artisian well on our property that is no long in use but it has
water that continues to come out of it that is making a soggy mess in our
yard. Whatever the water should be doing or wherever it should be going ,
it's not. Can we stop the water from coming up or is there something else
we can do with the water?

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bunney,

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

Dave M.

hugbunney wrote:
We have an artisian well on our property that is no long in use but
it has water that continues to come out of it that is making a soggy
mess in our yard. Whatever the water should be doing or wherever it
should be going , it's not. Can we stop the water from coming up or
is there something else we can do with the water?


Make a ditch or figure out how to direct the flow into a pipe to carry it
somewhere that you cab use it . Bird baths , water your garden or flower
beds , etc . Basically find a way to use it .
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Snag

On Mon, 02 Jun 2014 03:44:02 +0000, hugbunney
wrote:

We have an artisian well on our property that is no long in use but it has
water that continues to come out of it that is making a soggy mess in our
yard. Whatever the water should be doing or wherever it should be going ,
it's not. Can we stop the water from coming up or is there something else
we can do with the water?

I presume this is a 4" pipe, perhaps threaded at the end. If so, put
an end cap on the pipe and tighten it down - done.

On Monday, June 2, 2014 8:43:56 AM UTC-4, Oren wrote:
On Mon, 02 Jun 2014 03:44:02 +0000, hugbunney

wrote:



We have an artisian well on our property that is no long in use but it has

water that continues to come out of it that is making a soggy mess in our

yard. Whatever the water should be doing or wherever it should be going ,

it's not. Can we stop the water from coming up or is there something else

we can do with the water?



I presume this is a 4" pipe, perhaps threaded at the end. If so, put

an end cap on the pipe and tighten it down - done.


Maybe, but who knows. There is no info at all as to
what is there. Could be anything from a 200 ft casing well, to
a 55 gallon drum someone put at the site of a small, natural spring
to make it into a well.

On 6/1/2014 11:44 PM, hugbunney wrote:
We have an artisian well on our property that is no long in use but it has
water that continues to come out of it that is making a soggy mess in our
yard. Whatever the water should be doing or wherever it should be going ,
it's not. Can we stop the water from coming up or is there something else
we can do with the water?

Lot of stuff on the internet.
Probably depends on pressure of the aquifer.
Simple cap may do but I guess if it leaks around it, you may want to
fill it.
My well goes into the aquifer and must be pumped but folks at the bottom
of the hill have springs that cannot be capped and must be diverted and
pumped to keep basements dry.

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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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.

hugbunney posted for all of us...

And I know how to SNIP


We have an artisian well on our property that is no long in use but it has
water that continues to come out of it that is making a soggy mess in our
yard. Whatever the water should be doing or wherever it should be going ,
it's not. Can we stop the water from coming up or is there something else
we can do with the water?

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If it's potable sell it to the local bottled water co.

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Tekkie