In my last several columns, I promised to write next time about iron in water and its control and removal. It seems there is almost always a subject or subjects that come up that I want to write about, so, no, readers, you will not read about iron in groundwater in this column. I will someday get to that subject.
If you have read many of these columns, you know that water wells and pumps in Michigan are regulated by our Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Several years ago, the DEQ asked industry members to participate in what is called the Director’s Water Well Advisory Committee. This committee consists of several DEQ staff and several industry members — mostly contractors, but also a supplier, a representative of local health departments and a few people representing other governmental agencies like our Department of Agriculture.