Rolling Plains rolls out Abandoned Well program

Water wells have been a part of the landscape in the District for over 125 years. Many of these wells had a life expectancy of about 20 years with the best engineered well lasting 50 years. Oftentimes, end of life wells are forgotten or ignored and become a pathway for contaminates to enter the aquifer. Today, a large but unknown number of abandoned, often hand dug wells exist in the District…