Abandoned Water Wells

[hdqrs@worldnet.att.net]

One of the most serious enviornmential problems we have in the United
States is abandoned water wells.

As an old well driller I can show you numerous old Industrial and military
abandoned water wells from St. Louis to N.D. just along the Mo. river.

A well that was designed to pump 2000 gal. per min. can take in water with
what ever is in it at 4000 gal. per min.

What are the states, cities and people doing about this problem?

We have 300 DOD bases to clean up and I would say 10000 wells just along
the Mo. river to plug. And this does not include the flood relief wells.

Most train tracks run along side or on top of the flood relief wells. Now
I ask you what do the trains carry all the time???

Would you stick a dirty needle in your arm?

If the states and cities want to control all the cleanup of DOD bases they
should get their act together and plug all the abandoned water wells before
it is to late to close the gate! Remove the dirty needle!

I would also say each old abanoned farm has at least one well. All those
good farm chemicals down the tube.

I have tried to get the Kansas City Star to run a story on this and no help.

What can we do before it is to late!!!? When all the old well drillers die
how will we find all the old wells?

I can show you 8 wells owned by Philips Oil Co. right here in K.C. And
over a 100 industrial wells in what is called the West bottoms.

I can see old wells like most of you can see a tree.

Help me make an enforce a law that requires all abandoned wells to be pluged.

Just think about all the pollutants that went down the old wells when the
Mississippi flooded last year. How much money is spent to clean up well
drinking water?

Why is bottled water the name of the game?

old jim