Should i assume that because we have well water,rather than municipal water that it is safe to drink?

Question

i dont drink it because it tastes gross,but in the event of the city water somehow being contaminated,do you think that well water is safe?

Answer 1

Well water can be contaminated as well. The best way to know if it is safe to drink is to have it tested.

Answer 2

It would depend on the situation.  For example, during the recent flooding in the Midwest, some people had contaminated well water, and I believe that there were flooded water treatment plants also.  In such an event, your county might supply free water testing kits so that you could check your well.  If the well head is under water, you may have problems.

Answer 3

Well water can be contaminated at any time, even after testing, So if you ever need to drink it, you should filter it and boil it first.

Answer 4

Just test it. Buy an Aquarium Water Tester and go to work.

My well water sits at 7.0 ph (perfect) , no sulfur, no ammonia or other harmful chemicals. I'll take Western NC Well Water over any cities' sewage 'purified' c**p.

Answer 5

When a house gets sold the well water is required to be tested by lenders such as FHA, and it is reccommended by other lenders before they lend anyone omeney to buy a house that is not on city water.  So, if that testing was done and nothing has changed in your neighborhood since then that would affect water quality, then yes your water is safe to drink.

If you are referring to a deliberate attempt by someone to poison a city's water then yes, your well water should be safe from that as well.  No one is going to go around poisoning individual wells.  

I know what you mean about it tasting funny.  That's usually a high sulfur content. It won't hurt you but it is not at all appealing. You could have a filter put on the kitchen faucet if your family can afford one. They run from $40  into the hundreds of dollars (which is unnecessary). That could help the taste.