Sulfur Smell In Well Water After Heavy Rain

This page provides basic information about hydrogen sulfide gas and sulfur bacteria and discusses actions that you can take to minimize their effects.

Sulfur smell in well water after heavy rain.

If your water smells strongly of sulfur or rotten eggs it is likely attributed to the presence of sulfur bacteria or hydrogen sulfide. The off putting smell of hydrogen sulfide in your well water can be more than a simple inconvenience. In addition to eliminating tannins iron shield also removes h2s rotten egg odor iron orange. Sulfur bacteria dwell in oxygen deficient environments such as deep wells or plumbing systems and feed on decaying organic matter creating hydrogen sulfide gas that gets trapped in water sources.

Install a chlorine injector system chlorinator on your wellhead for continuous injection of chlorine when the water is running. Hydrogen sulfide gas h2s can occur in wells anywhere in minnesota and gives the water a characteristic rotten egg taste or odor. Our well had this problem since we drilled it years ago it was cased to 60 feet and drilled to over200 the water was free of bacteria and the odor was due to h2s it was worse with certain weather conditions the thing that helped us most was removing the sacrificial anode from the heater years ago. Depending on the extent of the hydrogen sulfide intrusion resolution could be a simple fix like a carbon filter or require expert assistance.

A major indicator of tannins is a yellowish color in the water in addition to the earthy odor. For well water we recommend our ironshield whole house water filtration system to remove tannins. Fortunately with some quick test results you can formulate a plan to resolve the issue. Often keeps odors away for 1 2 months.