5542 HWY 67, GRANITE FALLS, MN 56241
RESIDENTIAL WELL ABANDONMENT SERVICES IN GRANITE FALLS AND SURROUNDING AREAS
An abandoned water well is no longer in use but still presents a huge risk to human safety and the environment. With Ervin Drilling & Pump’s well abandonment services for Granite Falls and surrounding area residents, you can eliminate the risk and avoid future liabilities. Our team of seasoned professionals has ample experience with abandoned wells. Well abandonments are common in the Midwest. Rural farms, cabins, and small towns typically have structures and features requiring wells, such as pole barns and lawns. These unused wells are bad for the environment, and sealing one on your property is legally and financially in your best interests.
DETAILS ABOUT WELL ABANDONMENT
Well abandonment is also known as decommissioning or capping. It involves sealing an orphaned well by filling the well casing interior with grout, bentonite, or another sealing agent. An abandoned well without maintenance endangers the environment and human safety because it gives pollutants and toxins a direct route to reach the aquifer connected to the well. Our team uses water well records covering your location to identify and seal unused wells found on your property. After filling the well casing, we cut off the route to the underground water supply and prevent contaminants from getting into your local community’s water supply. We perform this job correctly the first time to ensure you are protected from liability in the future.
WAYS AN ABANDONED WELL PUTS YOU AT RISK
Well abandonment is essential to protecting yourself as a property owner from various angles. The risks of people getting hurt, water becoming contaminated, and you facing legal and financial repercussions aren’t worth ignoring unsealed wells on your property. A few ways an abandoned well puts you at risk include the following:
ENVIRONMENTALLY
Contaminants can leak into your water supply through unsealed wells, making the water undrinkable in your current well, neighboring wells, and city wells. We recommend testing your water annually to verify its quality.
LEGALLY
Property owners can be found legally liable for unsealed well abandonments.
PHYSICALLY
Unsealed wells are dangerous to small animals and children who might fall into the opening. A machine operator can easily drive over a crumbling well opening, resulting in disastrous consequences.
ERVIN DRILLING & PUMP HAS YOUR WELL NEEDS COVERED
Count on Ervin Drilling & Pump’s professional services to keep your residence supplied with water and your well system running optimally. We have your well needs covered any time you require service.