water well quality new hampshire (Exeter, Hollis: sale, houses, softener)

[gig harbor]

I have read a few articles on water well quality in southern NH. Can anyone shed some info on this. One story stated high levels of natural occurring arsenic in well water. Can filtration remove it. Thanks

[kwiley1221]

Originally Posted by gig harbor

I have read a few articles on water well quality in southern NH. Can anyone shed some info on this. One story stated high levels of natural occurring arsenic in well water. Can filtration remove it. Thanks

Good question. I'd like to hear some comments/first hand info on that as well.

[nhyrnut]

OK I have only heard of this 1 time. And I know ALOT of people with wells here. The 1 time I heard of it was during the sale of a house. It is not that common a problem. Sulfur is more common a problem. But Regardless of what you get in your water, A good Reverse Osmosis system can remove it. It all depends on what your willing to spend. Drill a new well, Dig a new well ( ya some are still dug) Or put in an R.O., Either way it can get costly. so due your homework first.

[gig harbor]

thanks for the info. I'm traveling up or should I say across from Wa. to look at some homes this week coming in the Exeter Stratham area. Thanks again for the info.

[countrylv22]

Hello!

I was bumping this in hopes that someone else might have more input on the WATER question posted by the first thread.

Also, is this WATER issue something that affects the entire sate, or just Southern New Hamphsire?

In addition, would this water problem also affect the SOIL, therefore GARDENING? If there is ARSENIC in the water? I would think that the SOIL would be affected? Right?....

Thank you in advace!
COUNTRYLV22

[WannaComeHome]

Originally Posted by countrylv22

Also, is this WATER issue something that affects the entire sate, or just Southern New Hamphsire?

In addition, would this water problem also affect the SOIL, therefore GARDENING? If there is ARSENIC in the water? I would think that the SOIL would be affected? Right?....

I don't think it's even universal to all Southern NH. My parents have had wells in all of their houses in New Ipswich & Hollis.. since the '50s. I've never heard a thing about arsenic. I have heard about some people having trouble with sulphur - to the point where the water was unpotable (they can wash with it, just not ingest it).

I wonder: where you heard about the arsenic in the well water.. did it happen to be really close to a very old cemetary?

Oh, my parents also have a reasonably sized garden and they don't seem to have any trouble with that (although I don't know a think about if they grow carrots or how they do)

[countrylv22]

Hello WANNACOMEHOME!

Thank you for the response!

I did not understand what you said about carrots and your parents...Could you please tell me again what you meant.
I have heard from another person on this forum that they are not able to grow carrots?? And that seems hard to believe (I obviously believe the person that told me) because carrots do well in cold climates, so why are they not able to grow in NH???
ARE YOUR PARENTS ABLE TO GROW CARROTS???

If there is arsenic & sulfur in the water, it might affect the soil? RIGHT?
Therefore, the gardening, right?

Thanks for the input!
COUNTRYLV22 :0)

[lucyem]

Water quality varies from one well to the next. You can have a shallow dug well that is perfectly clean and never dry, you can have a drilled well with serious issues. And vice versa. You can have a great well and your neighbor a bad one. There are a lot of variables. I have never heard of arsenic to be more prevalent in southern NH. There are filtration systems that deal with it if needed. Carrots grow fine and I am in central NH. I have seen sulfur now and then and radon is an issue at times. But these are all things you test for ahead of time along with basic water quality.

[woodchuck]

I have an artesian well which produces very good water. Even with the pump turned off I still get 15 lbs of pressure. A dozen or so years ago we noticed an increase of iron that showed up on my wife's nurse's whites. We installed a water softener which took care of the iron and the effects of hard water too. I also have a sentiment filter installed in the system and use a charcoal filter.

[nhyrnut]

Originally Posted by lucyem

Carrots grow fine and I am in central NH. .

OK How did you get them to grow? Out with it. lol