Water well drilling
New residential and property wells drilled through south Georgia sand and clay into the water-bearing rock below.
Adel is Cook County’s seat, on I-75 between Tifton and Valdosta, with the Little River and Reed Bingham State Park off to the west toward Colquitt County. Outside town, along the roads to Sparks and Lenox, homes, hunting land and farms run on private wells.
Low-lying land near the river and the swamps brings two things we deal with often. One is the rotten-egg smell of hydrogen sulfide. UGA Extension explains that it comes from bacteria in low-oxygen groundwater, and that it can also form inside a water heater, in which case only the hot water smells. The other is a wellhead that gets wet in heavy rain. A well cap that seals, and casing that sits above flood level, keep surface water out of the well.
If your well has been under water, treat it as unsafe until tested: use bottled water, and follow the Cook County Health Department’s guidance. Then we can check the pump and controls, disinfect the well and get the water tested again.
Services in Adel
What we do in Adel.
Well pump repair & replacement
No water, low pressure, a pump that won’t shut off: our service department diagnoses it and puts it right.
Pressure tanks
Tank change-outs, large and small, so the pump stops short-cycling and the pressure stays even.
Water filtration & iron removal
Sand, rust, iron and sulfur smell: filtration systems installed, programmed and serviced.
Pumps for land, plots & outbuildings
Small pumps and water setups for deer land, food plots, gardens, barns and camps.
Well checkups & disinfection
A look at the whole system after a storm, a flood, a long outage or before you buy a property with a well.
My water in Adel smells like rotten eggs, but only the hot water. Is it the well?
Probably not. When only the hot water smells, the usual cause is the magnesium anode rod in the water heater reacting with sulfate in the water. If the cold water smells too, the hydrogen sulfide is coming from the well, and filtration or aeration can treat it.
Is rotten-egg smelling well water dangerous to drink?
Hydrogen sulfide is usually a nuisance rather than a health risk at the levels found in wells, because the smell and taste become unbearable long before it reaches a harmful level. But a sudden new odor can also mean contamination, so test for coliform bacteria and nitrate if the smell changes suddenly.
Do you cover Cook County?
Yes. Cook County borders Colquitt, and Adel, Sparks and Lenox are in our service area. Call (229) 886-2733 to check your road.