Water Quality

We haven't had the well tested in about a half-dozen years so The Frau and I took some samples to drop-off at the lab in Dykesville.

The first tests were for bacteria (specifically e-coli) and nitrates.  Important to test for in farming communities.

The results were negative.

Next up is lead and arsenic.

The well itself is 267 feet in depth, with a casing encased in Portland cement.  It's a nice, deep water column - important when considering the fractured dolostone formation of the peninsula.  Point-source pollution can travel miles through the horizontal fissures of the rock. 

I prefer the water on The Platz to city water.  It is clean and sweet and doesn't stink of chlorine.