I saw you mentioned Maine coastline. Maine has a lot of mineral deposits up and down the coast, and I know of at least one zinc/lead mine.
The metal content is probably because the water is acidic and leaching the natural metals. If that’s the case, redrilling a well won’t give you any benefit. You’d definitely want a filter system anywhere on the coast, and reverse osmosis would make the water taste a hell of a lot better too. (Unless you like that brackish tasting water)
That water looks pretty toxic. Probably alright for bathing and washing, but I wouldn’t take my word for even that much. I’d look to put that plot of land in a larger context. Is it near a mine or an industrial area? Is it a problem that can be fixed by drilling a new, deeper well in a different spot?
Im not sure I would buy a house with water like that, or at least have some heavy duty filters in place. Lead poisoning is no joke. Be careful
It’s for a house I would like to buy. I don’t live there.
I saw you mentioned Maine coastline. Maine has a lot of mineral deposits up and down the coast, and I know of at least one zinc/lead mine.
The metal content is probably because the water is acidic and leaching the natural metals. If that’s the case, redrilling a well won’t give you any benefit. You’d definitely want a filter system anywhere on the coast, and reverse osmosis would make the water taste a hell of a lot better too. (Unless you like that brackish tasting water)
That water looks pretty toxic. Probably alright for bathing and washing, but I wouldn’t take my word for even that much. I’d look to put that plot of land in a larger context. Is it near a mine or an industrial area? Is it a problem that can be fixed by drilling a new, deeper well in a different spot?
Im not sure I would buy a house with water like that, or at least have some heavy duty filters in place. Lead poisoning is no joke. Be careful
It’s right on the east coast, in fact. An inlet, anyway.