Sand In Well Water

Well pump is set too low in well.

Sand in well water.

For residential and commercial land owners that depend on well water for survival a common enemy is the discovery of sand in the well water. Other causes for sand in water can be that the well screen has become degraded and is allowing sand or sediment in from the gravel pack around the well screen. Pumps are usually installed at least ten to twenty feet above the base of the water well. Sandy water can be the result of improper well pump placement.

Common causes of sand and sediment in well water. If your well is fairly shallow so that it penetrates only the overburden soil sand and gravel forming a water table aquifer then the driller may have selected slots of an incorrect size for. When the well is being drilled it is lined with iron to act as a. There are many methods for removing sand from a water well and some options can be more expensive than others depending on whether you have a dug well or a bedrock well.

The water well wasn t properly developed. The unusual presence of sand in water could have been triggered by several things. First a sudden appearance of sand could indicate that you well are filling up with sand. When the pump turns on the water level in the well it can drop to a lower level.

If the pump is down near the bottom of the well sand and sediment can be sucked in. Water supply wells are susceptible to sand and sediment getting into the water that is dispensed into your home. If your well suddenly starts to pump sand and sediment this may indicate that the well is filling with sand or your pump is sitting too low in the well near the bottom of the well. Not only can sand get caught in the pump but sand clogged inside the water lines and storage tank can lead to multiple problems beyond the reduced taste of the well water.

The well pump is placed improperly. Most wells use submersible pumps that are down in the water in a casing. If this filter begins to degrade sand washes into the well and the water supply. If the well is large enough it is sometimes possible to add a separate filter around the pump but this problem requires replacing the.

The well casing has openings that allow water to filter into the opening while keeping sand gravel and soil out of the well.