How to flush sediment from a well
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In addition it is also important to control the iron coming from the well. You may want to consider a well flushing. This can be done mechanically or chemically or both. A mechanical cleanout may require a well driller. However some cleaning can be done by using acid inside the well to breakdown the iron and put in solution so it can be pumped off.
Partial drawdown flushing can remove sediment from shallow portions of embayments and transport them to a deeper location, where future complete drawdown flushing may remove them from the reservoir. A flushing operation is enhanced if there is access to additional water stored in reservoirs upstream and if timed with major rain events. Figure 3.16.