Is well water safer than river water?

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asked Sep 16, 2023 in Other-Home/Garden by Adenyaden (8,080 points)
Is well water safer than river water?

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answered Sep 17, 2023 by Vapirusky (52,230 points)
Well water is safer than river water and even safer than lake water as it is naturally filtered by the ground and also has no fish or other animals swimming in the water.

River water and lake water can be unsafe to drink due to possible contaminates which is why it needs to go through a treatment process at a water treatment plant to disinfect.

Well water also can sometimes be contaminated although most well water is very safe to drink as long as it's from a properly sealed well and properly constructed well.

You can shower with well water for as long as you normally would shower with other water sources.

As long as your water well is not going dry and is replenishing at the proper rate you can shower as you normally would.

However if your well is not producing properly or is at risk of going dry then you should shower a few minutes or so less than your normally would.

A properly working and flowing well should refill as you pump the water from it.

I have a water well and shower 10 to 15 minutes sometimes and also will sometimes run my sprinkler in the summer for the kids and for myself and it sometimes runs 30 minutes to an hour before I shut it off.

Well water is the healthiest water to drink along with natural spring water.

Water without the added chemicals is the healthiest water you can drink and drinking well water can keep you healthier and prevent possible health conditions such as heart disease, liver disease, kidney disease, kidney failure and even cancers.

Well water is better for you than city water as well water contains no added chemicals such as chlorine and fluoride or other harsh water treatment chemicals.

The water from water wells goes through a natural purifying process without the addition of harmful chemicals that can harm your health.

Many people have no choice but to use city water but if you have the option or already have a water well then well water is the best water you can drink.

It OK to drink well water as long as the well water has no bacteria that is bad in it.

If your well is properly drilled and constructed and sealed then the well water should be very safe to drink straight from the well.

In fact well water is healthier for you and safer for you to drink than city water is as city water contains added chemicals including chlorine to disinfect the water which can lead to kidney failure, heart disease, liver failure and even cancer.

The city water also contains fluoride which is healthy in small amounts but can be harmful if ingested in large quantities.

Well water comes straight from the ground without those added chemicals that are not meant to be ingested.

Well water also contains other minerals and nutrients including iron which our bodies need to stay healthy.

People drinking well water have a lower risk of heart disease, liver disease, kidney failure or kidney disease and other health issues than people drinking city water with added chemicals.

I have well water at my house and would never drink city water or hook onto city water.

My well water tastes much better than city water and is healthier and contains no added chemicals and I pay no water bill either.

The submersible well pump in my well uses electricity but it adds only around $5.00 to $10.00 per month at most to the bill.

City water is also sometimes reclaimed and treated sewage water that gets put back into lakes and streams and is then consumed again before being filtered naturally.

Well water comes out of the aquifers after being purified naturally through the earth.

Some cities also have water wells that they pump the water from and into the water towers and then they add the chemicals to the water.

So in some cities you're drinking treated well water and are being charged for water that you can get out of the ground without needing to pay a water bill.

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