California heating up?

[LittleJoe]

I live in the Sierras about 100 miles north of Sacramento. The water from my well has turned hot. The county inspector just left. He said he has been inspecting wells in this county for over twenty years and this is the first time he has seen this happen!

Anyone else have water turning hot? This is really weird!

[Shermy]

Story of Paricutin volcano in Mexico

[kidd]

1. Enjoy the lowered water heating bills
2. Consider opening Little Joe's Health Spa and Resort
3. Learn to tolerate the endless "you're in hot water now" jokes that will be coming.
4. Check the yellow pages for a good magma removal service near you.

[Kevin Curry]

*Ping*

Whaddya think?

[mewzilla]

FWIW, I just did some googling, and came up with a presence of radon gas in well water being a possible predictor of seismic activity. I suppose you could consider checking out that angle if you should feel a need.

[July 4th]

Check with your neighbors. If they have the same thing happening, I wouldn't stick around. Although the fact that there is no sulfur smell is a good thing. My parents have that smell from their well water, but theirs comes from rocks - you'll know it when you smell it.

[Diddle E. Squat]

I'd suggest phoning and e-mailing professors at nearby universities with departments in the field that would cover this(geology?) If it is their field of research, they will most likely be quite interested, and perhaps be able to offer some possible causes, info, and have time to discuss.

Another place you might could get a discussion going are the science discussion forums that are focused on volcanos and related topics. Google might help with finding such. Good luck.

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

Sorry LittleJoe, sent my post to cripplecreek by mistake...Let me repeat myself: Move to the Republic of Panama. Don't wait!

[MarkeyD]

Is your hot water heater leaking? Just think of the money you will save if it get's to about 140. Here in Boise all the public buildings are heated by the geothermal hot springs under the city.

[BlessedByLiberty]

You might contact the USGS on the Sac State Campus. They have a public information office.

[Onelifetogive]

Temp was in the forties like all the other wells in the county. Now it's over eighty and climbing.

I'm thinking you should go on vacation...and take the cat!

[kingu]

Err, I forgot to ask - is the temp from the tap or from a sample taken out of the well itself? Have you checked to see if the well pump is starting to break down?

[vetvetdoug]

Uh, if I were you I would make sure my insurance is up to date. I don't know about volcanoes and earthquakes but I have stayed at a Holiday Inn.

[LittleJoe]

Is it happening to any of your neighbors?

This happened quick. I've called around, but haven't heard back yet. I don't have close neighbors.

Any chance that it is just the pump overheating

Nope, that was my first thought, but the pump was actually pulling less current than normal. Had it checked, but the inspector said it must be a hot spring opening up, but doesn't know for sure as he has never seen this happen before.

[SF Republican]

Move to the Republic of Panama Republic of Berkeley is closer and they got hookers

[Torie]

If you find that your land is rising in elevation, that would be a bad sign. Do you feel any shortness in breath?

[calljack]

Warm Springs Ave.
I am from Boise, Hi ya.

[LibWhacker]

Is the water cloudy? Warm cloudy water has been associated with earthquakes before, but always after the fact. Never heard of hot cloudy water appearing as a precursor to an earthquake.

I just checked the earthquake page and not much has been going on up there where you live, ito earthquakes, for the last week. But you might be onto something new that's never been observed before.

[meyer]

Global warming has gone underground. Wait a minute, it was already there.

[socal_parrot]

What are the warning signs of an eruption?

The most important sign of an impending volcanic eruption is seismic activity beneath the volcanic area. Seismologists can interpret subtle differences between earthquakes related to the rise of magma and the more familiar quakes caused by tectonic faulting. Other warning signs of magma rising into the shallow subsurface might include increased release of volcanic gases from small openings called fumaroles, such as those found in the Bumpass Hell area of Lassen Volcanic National Park, and changes in the gas composition. Deformation of the ground surface in the vicinity of a volcano may also indicate that magma is approaching the surface. Typically, these warning signs appear a few weeks to months before an eruption, but can last for decades or even centuries without leading to an eruption.

VOLCANO HAZARD ZONES OF THE LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK REGION

[LittleJoe]

I don't suppose you're just north-east of Quincy by any chance?

No, I'm on the west side of the summit from Quincy. Never been hotsprings on the west side as far as I know. But, we do feel the earthquakes in Quincy here...when they have one.