E. Coli in the well.....

[Billy Daniel]

Does anyone have any experience with a contaminated well?  This one tested positive for E. Coli and the health department recommended adding bleach to it.  Seems dangerous to me.  Plumber said adding chemicals to a well is illegal.

[Louie Gabriel]

The coliform is the biggest issue, but a shock treatment with chlorine bleach is generally all you need to take care of that. An activated carbon filter will take care of the color, as that's just caused by dissolved organic material. A reverse osmosis system (for your drinking water taps only) will take care of the sodium, it's not a huge concern unless you have high blood pressure or on a salt restricted diet. The iron content is at it's limit, and you'll get red stains on anything where water sits as it oxidizes with exposure to air but a water softener will take care of that.