Wells in the Mat-Su Valley run the gamut from artesian water that is so pure it should be bottled and sold,to mucky stink holes that a dog won’t drink. Many new-comers to the valley assume that since the water in their home comes out of a tap, it must be good. This article will be the first in a series of articles discussing how to find out more about the… read more →
Spring thaw presents a few new problems for??home owners that get their drinking water from a well.? If you haven?t tested your water yet, this may be the best time to do it.? This is just another of the challenges to owning Wasilla and Palmer Real Estate.? Actually, this is a universal issue that we often ignore. The spring runoff can saturate the ground and bring pollutants from neighboring areas… read more →
Rooting Out the Rotten Tomatoes By CLAIRE SUDDATH Workers separate tomatoes at the sprawling Central de Abastos market in Mexico City on June 10 Gregory Bull / AP Article Tools Print Email Reprints Sphere AddThis RSS Yahoo! Buzz So how much damage can a few rotten tomatoes really do? The tomato-linked salmonella outbreak announced by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on June 3 has claimed 228 victims in 23… read more →
In two previous articles we looked at possible contamination in your well water and at finding water. This article will deal with how to use and maintain your well. Most wells in the Palmer and Wasilla areas are deeper than fifty feet. I have people tell me every year that a well shallower than fifty feet or forty feet is an illegal well, but I can’t find any regulation that confirms that assertion. … read more →
Most building lots in the Wasilla and Palmer areas do not have water lines available to them. So if you buy a lot you are going to have to drill a well. Where will you put that well? Is it better in the back of the lot or the front? Before you even purchase the lot you need to do a little research. If you go down to the Department… read more →