Balancing Treatment Capacity with Household Daily Water Demand
This week, your key decision is to choose a water treatment approach that fits your household's daily water consumption. For a complete well, this means selecting equipment that reliably handles the volume of water used each day without oversizing or undersizing the system. Proper matching avoids unnecessary cost and ensures the treatment process performs effectively over time.
Using Median and Range Data from Washington Parish to Estimate Needs
Government data from six wells sampled between 2014 and 2015 in Washington Parish’s aquifer 112UPTC show total dissolved solids (TDS) ranges from 0.03 to 56.0 tons per acre-foot, with a median of 9.54 tons per acre-foot. These figures are not tests of your own well but represent the typical TDS variability in the aquifer at depths from 80 to 200 feet. This variability suggests treatment equipment should accommodate fluctuations while providing consistent performance aligned with your household’s water use.
How Total Dissolved Solids Enter Groundwater in Washington Parish
TDS in this region’s groundwater reflects natural mineral content and environmental factors affecting the aquifer. Water moves through soil and rock layers, dissolving minerals that result in the detected solids. These constituents are part of the water’s physical composition rather than contamination. Understanding this source helps in selecting treatment that specifically addresses dissolved solids without unnecessary complexity.
Adjusting Treatment for Larger Homes, Seasonal Use, or Multiple Residences
In households with high water use, such as larger families, or in properties used seasonally, treatment systems must be sized with these patterns in mind. A larger home may require equipment with a grain capacity to handle increased TDS removal load, while seasonal properties might need flexibility to adapt to periods of inactivity. Fleck Complete Well System, with a 32,000 grain capacity, offers a solution capable of these variations by providing reliable operation over a broad range of daily demands.
What to Expect from Treated Water with the Fleck Complete Well System
When the Fleck Complete Well System is configured for your household, the treated water delivered to your taps will have reduced dissolved solids content compared to untreated well water. This reduction helps protect plumbing fixtures and appliances from mineral buildup and maintains clearer, better-tasting water. The system ships ready to configure and can be set up to handle the volume and quality challenges typical for Washington Parish well water.
Important: Area sampling results represent regional groundwater conditions but do not define the quality or safety of your private well water. Only laboratory testing of your own water sample can establish precise constituent levels for your household. Use these regional data as a guide, not a definitive measure, to inform your treatment decisions.
Where this information comes from
Source: USGS groundwater sampling. Sampled 2015-05-13. These figures describe groundwater sampled in this area. They are not a test of any individual private well - only a test of that well can establish its own water.
On record: U.S. Geological Survey sampling of Total dissolved solids in the 112UPTC aquifer (Washington Parish): 24 results from 6 wells, median 9.54 tons/ac ft, range 0.03-56.0 tons/ac ft; none above any federal threshold
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