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		amluto on Aug 25, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How to drill your own water well In California, that legally drilled well has a sealed cap and a concrete pad at the top. It’s quite unlikely for anything to spill down it unless there is a flood higher than the cap. (Neither of these things is expensive.)

NoMoreNicksLeft on Aug 25, 2023 [–]

I think he's talking about mid-construction, before it's capped. That's when there is risk of contamination.

I'm not sure I agree that there is a risk then, but let's at least be fair to the argument.

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