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Well drilling in Atlantic Beach under the oak canopy
The shallow zone under old oaks carries tannin and iron, and a new irrigation bore either goes past it or gets a treatment stage before it touches the house.
Well Drilling in Atlantic Beach
- County
- Duval County
- Design
- Purpose, demand, depth, casing, setback
- Permit
- County office, or the City in Duval
- After
- Yield test, disinfection, completion report, lab sample
- Hours
- 7 days a week, 7am to 9pm
What changes in Atlantic Beach
Atlantic Beach's cottages sit under a canopy that turns the shallow groundwater the colour of tea. Sprinkle that on white stucco and a picket fence and the stain is visible in a month. The drilling decision here is whether to stop in the shallow zone and treat, or to case past it into cleaner water, and a sample taken before the rig arrives decides it.
Lots are small and the roots are everywhere, so the supply line from the well to the controller is routed away from the oaks that will eventually crush it. The permit is the City of Jacksonville's, and Call Flamingo files it with the site plan showing the setback from any septic system still in service on the street.
How the job runs
How a well is drilled here
Every new well is designed before it is drilled: purpose, demand, depth to the water that suits it, casing through the clay where the bore goes to the Floridan, and the setback from any septic system on the lot or next door. The permit is filed with the county office, or the City of Jacksonville in Duval, before the rig is booked. The bore is drilled, cased, grouted, developed until it runs clear and tested for yield. The pump, pitless adapter and pressure tank are sized to that yield and to the demand. The well is disinfected, the completion report is filed and a sample goes to a certified laboratory before anyone drinks from it.
Straight answers
Well Drilling questions from Atlantic Beach
Why is the new sprinkler water brown?
Tannins from the oaks in the shallow zone, usually with iron. A treatment stage on the irrigation line or a deeper bore fixes it.
Does an Atlantic Beach well need a permit?
Yes, from the City of Jacksonville, the same as anywhere in Duval County.
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