When I bought the home and had it built 3 years ago the builder said there was a well behind the house but the water was contaminated and the city I live in get its water from canals. Last year they starting drilling 24/7 making tons of noise and my wife and I had to sleep with earplugs it was so bad. I called the city they said to call the water company they said it is a good well and a source of water for the city and there was nothing I could do. Ive even called the police for noise complaints but to no avail. the workers stopped for 6 months and we thought it was finally over and now there back working in this well installing pumps and making noise from 7am to 7pm every day and we get no peace and quiet. Is there an attorney or somebody out there the knows what I can do, this well is literally 40 to 50 feet from my house and these diesel rigs shake my house and the exhaust fumes prevent me from even going outside. Can I fight this and win? I dont want to move, am I just screwed?
2006-12-15 07:25:04 · 6 answers · asked by Arizona is Hot 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
Um, get over it. Sometimes improvements have to be made to provide the services you enjoy. Sometimes that makes a lot of noise. They have all the right in the world to work during normal hours (7-7 seems okay to me). Sorry, your house is in a bad location.
2006-12-15 07:35:35 · answer #1 · answered by Phoenix, Wise Guru 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's what you have to do. Go to the city again ask them for copies of the work permits they issued to the Water company. If they refuse tell them you are making a noise complaint and want the the work stopped or the permits produced. If there are no permits the drilling is illegal and you can sue the water company and maybe the city and win big. If they had permits and stopped drilling for 6 months they may have lost their ability to start drilling again. You may have to go to the county or state level depending on who owns the land where the drilling is happening. The most important thing is to keep a detailed record of your efforts to resolve this and who you talked to. Good Lick and you might want to contact a lawyer to see if he/she can help expedite this faster and get you some compensation.
2016-05-22 21:38:43 · answer #2 · answered by Lisa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your builder lied. Maybe. If the water is contaminated, it has to be remediated.
Find out who the project manager is by going to the hard hats who are working.
Ask the project manager who s/he works for (not her company, but who the company is contracted by). Let her know that the noise is unbearable.
Call the company. Tell them you will get an injunction if the noise does not cease.
Also, find out exactly what they are doing. If they are remediating a contaminated plume, this could take decades, however, after the wells are drilled the sampling is very quiet.
2006-12-15 09:18:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact the Municipal Water Authority or the Board of Chosen Freeholders
2006-12-15 07:28:21 · answer #4 · answered by Love&Confusion 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get an attorney and see if you have any redress in law.
Since they are confining the work to a "reasonable" hour, there's probably not a lot you can do.
2006-12-15 08:04:13 · answer #5 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Temporary inconvenience for a long-term improvement. Sorry, but you may have to live with it for a while.
2006-12-15 07:30:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋