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Abandoned Wells Do you have an old well lurking in your yard?. Problems. Contamination can directly contaminate groundwater Buried wells may collapse. Abandoned Wells. Pipes in yard or basement Concrete slab or manhole cover Stone or brick rings Windmills or handpumps City water installed.
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Problems • Contamination can directly contaminate groundwater • Buried wells may collapse
Abandoned Wells • Pipes in yard or basement • Concrete slab or manhole cover • Stone or brick rings • Windmills or handpumps • City water installed
Abandoned Wells • Well records • Neighbors or previous owners • Metal detector • Old photographs
Properly plugging wells: • Specialized product (bentonite or neat cement) • Well driller
For more information • Michigan Department of Environmental Quality – www.michigan.gov/deq • Go to Water Drinking Water Abandoned Wells