More than half a month ago, the family of Zeng Guiqiong suddenly found that the well water was abnormal. Zeng Guiqiong said, "Winter has come, but the well water doesn't feel too cold." The whole family didn't think it was a big deal. However, every day that passed, the well water felt increasingly warmer, from being slightly warm at first to later where the temperature of the well water had started to become scalding. They had to cool the water down before they could use it for washing clothes and cooking. In recent days, the water temperature has already become very high. When they turn on the water pump to fetch water, the water pipes even get hot.
Subsequently, the Chengdu Business Daily reporter contacted the Environmental Protection Bureau of Qingbaijiang District, informing them of the abnormal increase in the well water temperature. They expressed that they would conduct an investigation into this situation.
After inquiries, the reporter learned that apart from a substation near the village, there were no other factories or units around. There were also no cables or circuits passing under Zeng Guiqiong's house.
For more than half a month, (in Chengdu) in Longwang Town, Mouchi Village of Qingbaijiang District, a water well at a farmer's home suddenly developed a "fever," with the temperature of the well water continuously rising, from being slightly higher than normal temperature to now reaching 52°C. Meanwhile, another well just over 10 meters away from this one has normal water temperature. The local environmental protection bureau will conduct an investigation into this situation.
Next to Zeng Guiqiong's home is Master Yang's home, where they also have a well, only about 10 meters away from Zeng Guiqiong's well, with almost the same depth. Strangely, the well water they draw remains cold.
When the cover was lifted, a puff of warm steam rose as if a pot of boiling water was underneath. Activating the water pump, Zeng Guiqiong drew up a basin of water. The water was steaming, and when the Chengdu Business Daily reporter dipped his hand into the water, it was scalding hot. A thermometer measured: 52°C. Smelling and tasting the water, aside from the higher temperature, there was nothing unusual about its smell or taste.
Zeng Guiqiong's family lives in Mouchi Village, Longwang Town. When they built their house, they hired someone to dig a well in the yard. For all these years, their domestic water supply has been extracted from this well, except that the method of drawing water changed from manual to using a water pump.
Chengdu Business Daily reporter Liu Ren, photography reporter Guo Guangyu
The drawn well water is getting hotter and hotter.
Yesterday at noon, the Chengdu Business Daily reporter arrived at Zeng Guiqiong's home in Longwang Town. The abnormal well was seen in the courtyard, covered by a concrete lid. The well is 13 meters deep. A kitten of Zeng Guiqiong’s family, just a few months old, kept lying on the lid, refusing to leave. Zeng Guiqiong said, "With the high water temperature, now the lid is warm, and the cat feels comfortable and doesn't want to go." The reporter touched it with his hand, indeed feeling warmth.
The well water temperature reaches 52°C, with no abnormal taste.