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J __ _ . ktr M "~r4 ' " as:" yr `Y ' `r .A Monthly Publication of the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1
Volume 6-No. 10 "THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR WATER"
Contaminated1 IsSerious Threat To Health
Many domestic wells in our High
Plains' area are poorly constructed
and poorly maintained. For this rea-
son, many wells are possible sources
of disease and sickness to those who
drink water pumped from the wells.
W. R. Bradford of the Sanitation
Division of the Lubbock City-County
Health Department recommends that
all rural families inspect their domes-
tic water supplies and determine if
wells are properly constructed to pre-
vent contaminates f r o m entering
them.
Most contaminates enter a well in
one of three ways, (1) during pump
installation, or repair procedures, (2)
by being carried directly into the
well with rainfall or other surface
water that is allowed to enter the well
from ground level, or (3) by entering
the well from below ground level
after having seeped into the soil.
Mr. Bradford says, that coliform or-
ganisms that are present in contamin-
ated water come from sewage or from
domestic wells, If coliform organismsare found to be present, then remedial casing. This can be easily accomplish-
some other insanitary source. These ed by using a rubber or lead gasket.
organisms are associated with bac- All holes in the pump base should be
teria which are harmful to man. Be- plugged to prevent dirt or mice from
cause this is true, steps should be entering the well.
taken to ascertain whether or not 5. After installation of pumping
coliform organisms are present in equipment or repairs, the well and
measures should be taken immediate- entire water supply system should
ly. be disinfected with one of many->1
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-4.Hereford Field
Office Secretary-
Mrs. Morgan Cain
Deaf Smith County residents are
now obtaining well drilling permit
applications from the Water District
field office in Hereford. The field
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Has New Secretary -
Mrs. Louise Knox is the new secre-
tary for the Randall County Com-
mittee of the High Plains Water Dis-
trict. She replaces Mrs. Eutha Ham- -*"
blen, who resigned the first of Jan- In picture at left above, W. R. Bi
points to probable source. of troul
water from rainfall drains towai
well. At right, is shown a well
above the well platform and con(- -
radford, Lubbock City-County Sanitation Officer
points to probable source of trouble for this contaminated domestic well. Surface
water from rainfall drains toward the well carrying debris and waste into the
well. At right, is shown a well properly constructed-the casing is extended
above the well platform and concrete run between the well wall and casing from
the water level to the surface. No surface water can enter the well.r
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MRS. LOUISE KNOX
uary. The Randall County Committee
office is located in Canyon at the
Farm Bureau Office, 1710 - 5th Ave-
nue.
(Continued on Page 4)Some recommendations from the
Health Department that should be
followed in the construction and main-
tenance of a sanitary domestic water
well are as follows:
1. Carefully select the well s i t e,
making certain that it is as far re-
moved as possible from potential con-
tamination sources such as cesspools,
livestock pens, etc.
2. The well should be cased from
top to bottom and concrete run be-
tween the well wall and the casing
from about the water level to the
land surface. This will insure against
lateral movement below the surface
of contaminates into the well.
3. The pump base should be so de-
signed that surface water will drain
away from the well rather than toward
it. The well casing should extend
above the well platform far enough to
insure against any possible entrance
of water from flash floods or unusu-
ally heavy rainfall.
4. The pump should be sealed in
place where it contacts the top of thechlorine solutions designed to sani-
tize wells.
6. All open abandoned wells in the
vicinity should be completely plugged.
7. Cesspools are a constant threat
to any domestic water well - they
should be replaced by properly con-
structed septic-tank systems. Design
and specification for such systems
can be obtained from the Health De-
partment.
8. A sample of water should be
drawn from the well at least twice a
year into a sterilized bottle and sent
to the Health Department for bacteri-
ological analysis. Mr. Bradford states,
that the Lubbock City-County Health
Department or the S o u t h Plains
Health Department at Brownfield will
supply sterile sample bottles and will
run bacteriological analyses free of
charge for anyone who resides in the
southern High Plains of Texas.
Many serious diseases are contract-
ed by drinking from contaminated
water wells. Be on the safe side-
check your water supply today.office is located at 317 North Samp-
son Street, one-half block north of the
Jim Hill hotel.
Mrs. Morgan Cain, office secretary,
will be on hand at the Hereford office:
to assist in filling out permit applica-
tions for Deaf Smith County landown-
ers and to serve Armstrong, Castro,
Parmer, Potter and Randall County
folks in all other matters that involve
the conservation of underground wat-
er or the operation of the Water Dist-
rict.
Mrs. Cain is a transplanted Okie
who lived in Shamrock, Texas from
the time she was fourteen years old
until she married B. F. Cain, who is
also a Shamrock product.
While Mr. Cain was serving his
country during World War II, Mrs.
Cain moved to Hereford to reside
with her parents. When the war end-
ed, the Cains decided they enjoyed
Hereford and the folks there so much
that they would make the town their
permanent home. Mr. Cain is in the
farming and poultry business. The
Cains' have two boys, Frank, age 13,
and Phillip, age 11.
Mrs. Cain is a very nice lady to
know, and the Water District encour-
ages and invites you to go by the
Hereford office and get acquainted.c "l ' L _____________
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