My mother's water supply is a large concrete vault (12x16', +-) over a good spring which comes through the ledge in several places. The water level is stable at about 8 feet which is where the 3/4" overflow is at. It's covered by a 2x4 frame with metal roofing topping that. She has an ultraviolet purifier so her water is clean. However, every summer multiple snakes end up in the well where they drown. Last year one of them tried to escape through the overflow and got trapped; by the time I realized it the water was almost to the top. It would take quite a bit to seal it, and she won't be there for many more years.
I am thinking about putting down some weed barrier, then putting 3/4+ crushed stone on top to discourage them. Has anybody had experience with this, to know if it will or won't work? Luckily we don't have poisonous snakes up here, so with the water purifier they are more of an annoyance than anything.
Thank you.
I am thinking about putting down some weed barrier, then putting 3/4+ crushed stone on top to discourage them. Has anybody had experience with this, to know if it will or won't work? Luckily we don't have poisonous snakes up here, so with the water purifier they are more of an annoyance than anything.
Thank you.