If your well is properly constructed, it should provide quality service for years, even decades. However, it is still recommended by The National Ground Water Association to perform annual inspections on your well.

Your local well contractor should be able to carry out an annual well system inspection. Inspections usually include:

• An inspection of the equipment and components that make up the well, ensuring they are sanitary and meet requirements in your local area.
• A flow test and water level checking to ensure the pump is operating as it should.
• A water test for contaminants (discussed more below).

You can inspect your well yourself, but you may not know what to look out for. Professional water well system contractors have plenty of knowledge of what a working well should look like. They can look at your well and tell you whether you’re dealing with an issue, or whether certain components are showing signs of wear and tear and may cause problems several months down the line.