09/21/2026
During a recent Q&A Home Inspection, I did what I always do: I ran the water continuously throughout the entire inspection process. At first, it looked fine. But after keeping that system under a continuous load, the water turned completely dirty and brown. Why? Because running it drew down the water table, revealing a massive hidden hole right in the well casing. Mud, surface runoff, and groundwater were pouring straight into the drinking water supply.