Well water testing, treatment and pump service in Wells, ME

Water and wells in Wells

Wells is a long coastal town of beaches, marshes and the Wells Reserve, with a busy summer population and a quieter year-round community. Public water serves parts of the town, but many properties, including ones near the coast, depend on private wells.

Wells has a lot of salt marsh and low-lying ground near the water, and the shallow ground water there is influenced by the sea. A drilled well close to the shore can be affected by salt, and a well pulled hard in a dry summer can show it first. Inland, the bedrock setting is much like the rest of southern Maine, with the same attention to arsenic, uranium and radon on rock wells.

Summer rentals and cottages generate a lot of well work: reopening the system in spring, chlorinating after the winter, and making sure the pump can keep up when every bedroom is full. Low-yield wells in the rock are common enough that hydrofracturing is part of the conversation here. The same crew can look at the well, test it and propose the fix.

Through the seasons

Beach season stretches Wells' infrastructure, and a rental that fills up every Saturday in July puts steady demand on a pump and tank. Before the season starts, check pressure, test the water and confirm the system can serve a full house. Off-season, protect exposed plumbing and consider disinfection when the property reopens.

New to a well in Wells?

A Wells property near the marsh or shore needs an extra question: is salt creeping into the well? Ask for sodium and chloride results, and add them to your own sample. A rental owner should also request a flow test, since guests notice a weak shower right away.

We serve Wells with the same services we offer everywhere else: testing, treatment, pumps and wells. Call us before the season starts.