I live in one of the nearly 15 million U.S. households that depend on well water. Most days, I don’t give it a second thought. Turn the faucet on and … BAM! Cool, refreshing water. A little high in acidity, perhaps, but good-quality well water. Nothing worth complaining about.That is, until our submersible well pump gave up its ghost.I will back this up just a second to say there was a warning sign. Two weekends ago, our water turned brownish-red for about an hour. We ran some sprinklers and it was gone. Hey! Problem solved. Homeowner win. Attaboys all around! And then,
