re: Well water smells terrible

When I was a kid and we'd head over to the Mississippi Gulf Coast for a day in the sand and swim in the GOM we'd head that way via Hwy. 90 through N.O. East passing through the Rigolet's.

There was a fountain on the side of the road when heading east that ran all the time and it was from a natural well that always smelled like egg-water.

A few folks I know over in parts of Mississippi also have that smelly water with their own wells on their property. If you pour it into a pitcher and leave it out for a bit, the smell dissipates.

It is just a Sulphur bacteria that causes Hydrogen Sulfide gas that gives it that smell. It's usually not harmful, but it is recommended that a water test be done to be sure it's within safe limits.