If you have a well on your property, it’s important to prevent the water from becoming contaminated. If that were to occur, it would immediately impact your household’s supply and render it unsafe to use. Thankfully, there are steps that all homeowners can take to protect the cleanliness of their water wells. Here are three to keep in mind.

How to Prevent Water Well Contamination

1. Avoid Using Chemicals

The use of harsh pesticides, chemicals, fertilizers, and other outdoor solutions can pollute your home’s water supply. This is particularly true if you heavily use these types of products on the lawn surrounding the water well. Take every precaution to store items like these properly, and only use them as directed by the manufacturer.

2. Install a Well Cap

Well caps are designed to completely cover the exterior portion of the well casing in order to prevent dirt, insects, rodents, and other contaminants from entering your water supply. Inspect the cap periodically to make sure that it is still properly in place, and always call for repairs if your well is hit accidentally by lawn equipment or a vehicle that could damage the seal of the well cap.

3. Schedule Regular Inspections

Well pump service experts have an eye for detecting potentially problematic elements in the water well’s vicinity. If your property is set downstream from a nearby home’s septic system, for example, that home’s sewage may inadvertently seep into your yard. If those contaminants come too close to the well, they can harm your drinking water. If your well is situated near a roadway that’s salted during harsh Connecticut winters, that could also impact your water’s safety. Professionals can provide water treatment options to ensure you have clean water.

Are you concerned about the quality of your home’s water supply? Family-owned Werner Well & Pump Service in New Milford, CT, takes those worries seriously. They have over 40 years of experience and proudly provide water treatments, well and pump inspections, and water well installations throughout northwest Litchfield and Northern Fairfield County. Once you develop a working relationship with them, you can trust they’ll always be available to assist with your well and pump needs. Visit the company online to find out more about how they can improve your water’s condition, or give the office a call at (860) 354-0290 to schedule an appointment.