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Sinkhole Near Deep Well Pump Indio Bravo 09-20-2008
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Posted by Indio Bravo on September 20, 2008, 7:13 pm


A sinkhole, now about 2 feet deep and approx. 4 feet wide by 5 feet
long, has formed within 5 feet from my deep well equipped with a
submersible pump over 100 feet down. My water supply has not been
affected so far and the pump is doing just fine, judging from the
strong water pressure in the house. Is this just coincidence, or has
the pump got something to do with it? We had a long drought here in
Northern VA followed by torrential rains about 2 weeks ago. Should I
be worried about this, and what can be done about it? Should I wait
until the pump stops working? Thanks for any help.

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Posted by hr(bob) hofmann@att.net on September 21, 2008, 12:10 am


> A sinkhole, now about 2 feet deep and approx. 4 feet wide by 5 feet
> long, has formed within 5 feet from my deep well equipped with a
> submersible pump over 100 feet down. My water supply has not been
> affected so far and the pump is doing just fine, judging from the
> strong water pressure in the house. Is this just coincidence, or has
> the pump got something to do with it? We had a long drought here in
> Northern VA followed by torrential rains about 2 weeks ago. Should I
> be worried about this, and what can be done about it? Should I wait
> until the pump stops working? Thanks for any help.

I'd sure put a fence a few feet away around the area just to keep
curious kids and adults away until it stops whatever it is doing.

Posted by Joe on September 21, 2008, 10:10 am


wrote:

>snip<.

> I'd sure put a fence a few feet away around the area just to keep
> curious kids and adults away until it stops whatever it is doing.

And after you do that, call your well service company for a
consultation. There may be well casing problems like a fracture or
dislocation that could benefit from early intervention. Good luck.

Joe

Posted by Ron in NY on September 21, 2008, 12:37 pm


You might have a small water leak in the pipe going to the house.
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Posted by Blattus Slafaly on September 21, 2008, 12:56 pm


Indio Bravo wrote:
> A sinkhole, now about 2 feet deep and approx. 4 feet wide by 5 feet
> long, has formed within 5 feet from my deep well equipped with a
> submersible pump over 100 feet down. My water supply has not been
> affected so far and the pump is doing just fine, judging from the
> strong water pressure in the house. Is this just coincidence, or has
> the pump got something to do with it? We had a long drought here in
> Northern VA followed by torrential rains about 2 weeks ago. Should I
> be worried about this, and what can be done about it? Should I wait
> until the pump stops working? Thanks for any help.

I don't see how this will affect your deep well. Just fill in the hole
with gravel, top it off with top soil and reseed the lawn.

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Blattus Slafaly ? 3 :) 7/8

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