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> hydrogen sulfide from water pumped in from the Lower Floridan Aquifer.

Those who have not experienced Florida water do not recognize just how big a deal that is. The water is "potable", sure, but it's viciously stinky. Some people can't adapt to it at all. I've known people who lost livestock they imported, because it couldn't adapt to the water.

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Can you let the water sit for awhile to get rid of the stink?

That's not as effective as other methods.

Aeration, oxidation, and ion treatments seem most commonly used.

https://extension.psu.edu/hydrogen-sulfide-rotten-egg-odor-i...

I solved the problem with this: https://www.amazon.com/Injection-manganese-Removal-Oxidizing... ... works really well and requires little/no maintenance for the first few years. Before that I had a chlorine injection system and it was a nightmare (maintenance-wise).

Very cool solution. I know many people that spent an extra $15k to drill 200+ft deep wells into the aquifer just to avoid the sulphur smell in the water from shallow wells. This would be a very cost effective workaround.

Did the 200ft deep well fix the issue in all cases?

Yeah the aquifer is sulfer-free but the surface water smells of sulphur in most areas.

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