LAWRENCE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA · 57 MIN FROM OUR GREENVILLE OFFICE
Wampum’s well picture rests on 973 depth logs within 5 miles, a large set, and it points to deep wells with rock fairly close to the surface. Bedrock sits at a median 22 feet against a median depth of 140, so footage in rock is what a new well turns on.
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WHAT WE DO IN WAMPUM
Whether you’re on a private well or city water, the same crew handles the water source, the pressure, and what comes out of the tap.
EPA lists greensand filtration for iron, plus chlorine, for the borough’s system. A private well gets neither, so a water test, on site or through a certified lab, shows whether a FerronX Iron System is worth adding.
A quarter of wells finished by 100 feet and a quarter went past 217, so depth is the main variable in a new well. Casing usually runs to rock, which three quarters of the 798 bedrock logs reached within 47 feet.
Across 935 yield logs the median is 15 gallons a minute, the lower quarter 8 and the upper quarter 30. A submersible sized to the well, with a pressure tank to match, suits the middle of that range; storage helps at the low end.
WELLS AROUND WAMPUM
The 973 domestic wells on file within 5 miles of Wampum, from the state’s drilling logs: your neighbors’ wells, and the best guide to this ground.
middle half 100–217 ft
middle half 8–30 gpm
middle half 12–47 ft
PaGWIS records
Source: PaGWIS (PA DCNR), domestic wells within 5 miles, retrieved 2026-09-30; older paper-record locations are approximate.
The Pottsville Formation, Pennsylvanian sandstone and conglomerate, is mapped at the town center. The logs around it describe deep wells in a broad range: only a quarter of the 973 depth records stopped by 100 feet, and the town ranks fourth of nine in Lawrence County by median depth.
The deep end is what to plan for. A longer bore adds footage and can mean a lower pump setting with more wire and pipe, and those feed into the cost of a new well. Depth doesn’t buy yield in any simple way either: the median around Wampum is 15 gallons a minute. Residential drilling explains the job from the permit to the pressure tank.
EPA lists the Borough of Wampum Water Department as a groundwater system with two active wells, Well #5 and Well #6, and two treatment plants, Clyde Street and Davidson Street. The steps it reports are greensand filtration for iron removal, chlorine, and 4-log treatment of viruses (nearly all are killed). It serves about 832 people through 342 connections, and they get their water report from the borough.
For homes on private wells, iron removal happens at the house or not at all. A water test, on site or through a certified lab, shows the iron level against the 0.3 mg/L staining line. Where it is over, a FerronX Iron System does the job, and iron removal explains how. Orange stains on fixtures are usually the first sign.
WATER IN LAWRENCE COUNTY
In USGS samples from across Lawrence County, taken 1928–2023, 86% of wells were hard or very hard, 79% carried iron above the staining line, 58% had manganese above 0.05 mg/L. The full record, and what it means for treatment, is on the Lawrence County page; your own well gets its own test.
WHY WAMPUM CHOOSES CHATFIELD
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“We bought a new home November 1st, 2024 and low and behold it had a collapsed well. After several quotes, we chose Chatfield drilling, and we’re glad we did! Matt & his team arrived quickly to assess the situation, and formulate a plan to get the H2O flowing again. Even through the holidays, they did not waiver. Eric their driller worked hard in the brutal NE Ohio cold to pound a well for us. We are beyond pleased, and have fantastic water!”
NEARBY
We send the same crews to each of these towns. If you’re between towns, pick the closest one; the service doesn’t change.
A LITTLE CLARITY
Our Greenville office (854 Mercer Rd., Greenville, PA 16125) is about 57 minutes and 39 miles by road from Wampum. Service calls for Wampum are scheduled from there.
Wampum and the municipalities around it: New Beaver, Wayne Township, Ellwood City, Koppel, Ellport, Taylor Township, Shenango Township, Big Beaver, New Galilee, Homewood. Beyond those, the rest of the 9 Lawrence County communities on our service map, from the same office.
Pennsylvania’s groundwater database (PaGWIS) lists 973 domestic wells within 5 miles of Wampum: the median is 140 feet deep, and the middle half fall between 100 and 217 feet. The median well was logged at 15 gallons per minute. Drillers reached bedrock at a median of 22 feet. Your own well's depth depends on the ground under your lot.
Yes. Chatfield drills commercial and agricultural wells as well as residential ones, with air rotary or cable tool rigs and help with the PA DEP permit. Around here, a quarter of the yield logs show 30 gallons a minute or more, so a larger supply is possible on some sites, while depth, often past 140 feet, shapes the cost. Call (724) 588-2652.
Yes. Pulling a pump from a deep well takes the right equipment, and around here a quarter of wells go past 217 feet. The Greenville office handles emergency pump repair and diagnostics, checks the pressure switch and tank on the same visit, and sizes a replacement to the well’s yield, a median 15 gallons a minute in the local logs.
Talk with the Chatfield team.
(724) 588-2652A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE GOES A LONG WAY
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WATER PROBLEMSIron and manganese in well water: what causes it and how a test confirms it.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Tell us what you’re noticing. We’ll come out from Greenville, test your water, and walk you through the next step.