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Originally Posted by unclebilly

Mausram- that sounds like a single lateral field. You might consider putting some loam on top if it and seeding it. Do not drive over it or pack it.

With respect to shocking your water well, I have done this a couple times and am due to do it again. It isn’t just pouring bleach down your water well. This information/ instruction sheet is from our local government and is actually quite a good resource.

https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/09b71647-f9f5-45e0-9fa5-36276471f4fc/resource/68610f93-357b-49f6-ab4a-e5f84bd12a83/download/issue3-shockchlorinatingwell-mar2017.pdf

To get rid of the water afterwards, I pump it into my tanks and go for a drive. It’s lightly chlorinated water so not really littering. I just don’t want to put it into my septic system or kill grass with it.

unclebilly,
That is some great information in the link you posted. We have that sulfurous-type smell when we first turn on our water as well as some buildup in the toilet tanks. Apparently that is a common thing here in Michigan's Upper Peninsula; however, I think that we will go the route of shock chlorinating to see if it improves things. The water was tested as part of the inspection process and came back fine. Our well is seven years old and has never been treated by the previous owner (we just bought it in September).