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Safeguarding Your Property: Abandoned Wells

Discover how abandoned wells can contaminate groundwater and lead to serious issues. Learn how to identify, address, and safely plug these wells. Access resources for proper well plugging.

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Safeguarding Your Property: Abandoned Wells

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  1. Abandoned WellsDo you have an old welllurking in your yard?

  2. Problems • Contamination can directly contaminate groundwater • Buried wells may collapse

  3. Abandoned Wells • Pipes in yard or basement • Concrete slab or manhole cover • Stone or brick rings • Windmills or handpumps • City water installed

  4. Abandoned Wells • Well records • Neighbors or previous owners • Metal detector • Old photographs

  5. Properly plugging wells: • Specialized product (bentonite or neat cement) • Well driller

  6. For more information • Michigan Department of Environmental Quality – www.michigan.gov/deq • Go to Water Drinking Water Abandoned Wells

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