There can be a number of reasons for brown well water, some serious and some not. A lab test is necessary to define what it is. If you are drinking this water don't waste time, get a lab test asap.
Your family's health may depend on it.
There can be a number of reasons. A lab test is necessary to define what it is.
Contamination
Bacteria.
my house is on well water.. this is the cloudiess brown water i have seen this year. i come to vist this house and stay the weekk,leaving on Saturday and return on Tuesday... the toilet and the dogs water from the water hose comes out clear and within seconds turns yellow or brown.. can u help me.. if their is a filter where do i put it .. and can i install it myself... thanks so very much for listening.. quitman
There is sulphur in the ground, but sulphur smelling water usually contains a lot of iron
Something is wrong in your pressure tank, possibly waterlogged and rusting.
There are many causes. Get a well technician to check it. It could be as simple as a bad pressure switch.
from the water picking up brown sediment, i.e. dirt
Rain disturbes the silt at the bottom and causes it to rise in the water amking the murky-brown colour.
'Brown' may be caused by a number of things. Most likely cause is iron in your water, which is very common.
iron
Bacteria.
well obviously, muggg.. water isn't meant to be brown..let alone in a school!
You get a sample analysed then use appropriate filters for whatever is making it brown.
Skidmarks account for 84.7% of all brown marks in a toilet bowl . Followed in a distant second place by Iron in your water.
well why is any lake a green or yellow or brown? well that's simple, the simple way to say it is: plants and animals.
Usually iron
Artesian water come from a well the is dug in the earth..when the well is dug, the internal pressure from the hole causes the water to burst forth spontaneously from the well like a fountain.
See the related link on what causes brown discharge after period.