Lakeland is the largest city in Polk County, and plenty of homes, groves, ranches, and mobile-home communities around it run on private wells instead of city water. Whether you need a new well drilled, a failed pump pulled and rebuilt, or treatment for iron-stained or rotten-egg-smelling water, we handle the whole system out of one shop in Winter Haven — about a 20-minute run from most of Lakeland.
Services available in Lakeland
- Water well drilling — 2" shallow irrigation wells and 4"–8" deep wells
- Pump repair & install — residential, irrigation, turbine, industrial, centrifugal · Goulds, Sta-Rite, Grundfos, Schaefer
- Water filtration & treatment — softeners, chlorination, iron removal, iron-sequestering systems
- Irrigation work — sprinkler systems, water pipes, hard-to-locate parts
- Shallow wells — irrigation wells that often pay for themselves quickly
- Lightning damage repair — we work with your insurance company on the claim
- Well abandonment — Florida Statutes-compliant; we file the State rebate paperwork
Lakeland well water: iron, sulfur, and hardness
Most Lakeland-area wells draw from the Floridan Aquifer, and that water is usually safe but rarely “clean” out of the ground. The two complaints we hear most around Polk County are orange and brown iron staining on fixtures, sinks, and laundry, and a rotten-egg sulfur smell from hydrogen sulfide — most noticeable on the hot side. Florida groundwater also tends to be hard, which scales up fixtures and shortens the life of water heaters. We do both the pump and the filter side, so one call gets the well, the pressure system, and the water quality sorted — instead of one company for the pump and another for the treatment. Softeners, chlorination, and iron-removal systems are all part of what we install and service.
Storm season, lightning, and dead pumps
Central Florida sits in one of the most lightning-prone corridors in the country, and every summer we pull pumps and replace control boxes that took a strike. If your Lakeland well quit right after a storm — no water, a breaker that won’t reset, or a pump that hums but won’t build pressure — call us. We repair most lightning damage on well systems (pumps, motors, irrigation electrical, and the well itself) and we’ll work directly with your insurance company on the claim.
Permits, depth, and the aquifer
New well construction in this part of Polk County is permitted through the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD), and a licensed contractor has to pull and close out that permit. We’re a Licensed Water Well Drilling Contractor and a member of the Florida Ground Water Association, so the paperwork is handled as part of the job. Exact depth, casing size, and pump selection depend on your parcel and how you’ll use the water — a 2" shallow well for irrigation is a very different job from a 4"–8" deep well for a house or a community system.
Communities we cover around Lakeland
We serve Lakeland and the surrounding Polk County communities, including North Lakeland, Lakeland Highlands, Highland City, Kathleen, Combee Settlement, Crystal Lake, Christina, Mulberry, Bartow, and Polk City. On private wells out toward Plant City or the county line, too? That’s our area as well.
What a Lakeland well or pump job costs
New well pricing depends on depth, casing, pump type, pressure tank, and any filtration — there are too many variables to quote off a form. Call (863) 965-2881 with your address and what’s going on, and we’ll walk through it with you. Financing is available with approved credit, and a standard manufacturers’ warranty applies on new pump and tank installations.
Schedule a Lakeland visit
Call (863) 965-2881 or text us with the details. Calls are returned within 48 hours, and our 24/7 answering service is always live for after-hours emergencies — a drinking-water well that’s out, or a community well that’s down, gets flagged right away.
