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Table I. Water factors to consider in buying or building a new home <br /> Problem Probable cause Remedy or <br /> source oI help <br /> Inadequate water yield Poor aquifer Install larger. deeper well <br /> Well screen or pump intake encrusted Have cleaned by well driilcr <br /> Lower water level Deepen well <br /> Contact water resources agency <br /> i4'et basement Seasonally high water table Add.4ump pump or drains <br /> Recovered water level Add sump pump or drains <br /> Drainage from roof or slope Acid rout gutter. reslope land <br /> Contact Sail Conservation Service <br /> Gas in water Methane from bedrock Install vent on well head <br /> Aerate the water <br /> Install water treatment <br /> Drill new well away from house <br /> Contact State geological survey <br /> Sally water Road salting Install new well farther upslope <br /> Provide better road drainage <br /> Road-salt slcockpile Install new well away from drainage <br /> Request correction by highway <br /> department <br /> Contact health department <br /> Furl-oil ccmtamination Leaky or spilled storage tank Install new well upslope <br /> Adjust to low pumping rate <br /> Oil or g i.solinc- `e.irby service station Obtain new source of water <br /> contamination Contact health department <br /> FlAcletia contamination Septic, effluent Chlorinate as first step; contact health <br /> depat1ment <br /> Install new well upslope <br /> Install new leach field farther away,. <br /> Deepen well in some cases <br /> Seek control on neighboring system <br /> Barnyard waste Redirect waste t7cow <br /> Install new well upslope <br /> Seek control on neighbor's activity <br /> Contact agricultural agency <br /> Organic chemical Former land itse Install new well farther away <br /> contamination Deepen well in some t:9ses <br /> Contact heal€h department <br /> C'urre'nt land application Create buffer zone around recharge <br /> area <br /> Dispose of wash water properly <br /> Seek control on neiahbor's activity <br /> Contact health department <br /> Land Subsidence Excexsi�c ground-water withdrawal Contact State regulatory agency <br /> R&xA solution Relocate house <br /> Contact State geological survey <br /> Sinkhole d,rvelopmen€ Rork solution Relocate house <br /> Contact State geological survey <br /> Source of ground No knowledge Contact water resource agency <br /> water unknown No well data available <br /> Contract water resource agency <br /> 35 <br />