Comments on: UF/IFAS: Test Your Well Water At Least Once Per Year

By: Timothy Wright

Timothy Wright — Sun, 03 Jun 2018 16:16:40 +0000

Maybe thats why the requirement for distance from a homeowners well to any septic tank, including your neighbors has changed from 75 ft to 100. They know about that. I think that it used to be 50 feet. However under the right conditions, the effluent can easily affect your well water. Then you have only two choices, move the well (most cost effective) or move the septic tank. Its really not a choice to call in the local government to run water and sewer to your house. They want to do it…for a hefty price.

By: Blah blah

Blah blah — Sun, 03 Jun 2018 01:13:35 +0000

@avis. Stop being a nanny state cry baby. You don’t need anyone nor is anyone responsible for what you consume but you. People like you are WHY we have no privacy left. You stick your hands out and beg the government to come in and take your life over because you’re too pathetic to take care of yourself.

By: Wilykyote

Wilykyote — Sat, 02 Jun 2018 21:58:34 +0000

100 gallons must be a misprint….would almost take that for my house ! Diesel,
Natural Gas ( best choice) …….and Propane Gas . sure hoping no Hurricanes
this year. Sounds like not enough Generator ( commercial) sellers are out there.
Gonna be big problem if not ready ! Check the readiness of the facilities if
you’ve a loved one in a facility. And the Generator must be maintained on a regular
basis. If they don’t work when needed what good are they ?

By: Avis

Avis — Sat, 02 Jun 2018 10:48:05 +0000

Testing should be required and monitored with at least as much scrutiny as septic tank systems. I could never understand why septic tanks fall under health department responsibility but the water we consume, from under such septic tank systems, nobody seemed to care about. It is especially necessary now with contaminants so commonplace. And all those old septic systems have had years to leach into the aquifer. Not just in Florida, BTW.