If the cloudiness looks more like mud and doesn’t clear up, you might be dealing with sediment. Imagine your well as a giant straw stuck into the ground. After a heavy storm, rainwater can seep down and stir up the silt and clay at the bottom.
It’s like shaking a snow globe, except the snow is dirt and the scene is your kitchen sink. This is especially common in new wells or after nearby construction that has shaken up the earth. Your water hasn’t turned against you; it just has a gritty new attitude.
The fix might be as simple as changing your sediment filter. If you don’t have one, your water is basically auditioning for a role in a western movie as the watering trough.
