Re: ..OT: Watch your snow load!
Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601@care2.com> wrote: Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 23, 2006 at 10:53:00AM -0600, John Hasler wrote:
>> Roberto writes:
>>> Depending on the dimensions of your property, it might be fairly easy to
>>> find another vein of ground water.
>> Aquifers are usually quite large.
>>
>>> I know that my well is something like four times the depth of the wells
>>> of some of my neighbors, whose wells are less than a few hundred yards
>>> away.
>> The depth of a well is often determined by how much time the well driller
>> has before his next job.
>
> often yes, but even more often, the depth of the well is determined by
> howmuch money the well driller's client has in his pocket. ;-)
>
>
A
And here (Esquipulas, Oaxaca, Mexico) we dig wells by hand and lower the
concrete casings by hand. These are about 12 meters deep, so they are
very shallow but an extraordinary amount of work (minimum wage was just
"raised" to about 6US$ per day). They are underneath concrete shelters
(earthquakes) so if they must be deeper, in go the guys on ropes.
Uncontrolled growth causes the groundwater level to lower itself. No
easy solutions...
Hugo
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Well digging depends on the geology of where you are. The last time I concerned myself with wells, I lived on the eastern end of long island. You could drill a shallow well but the water wouldn't be drinkable and might contain various pestasides (temic) and chemicals (trichlor) used widely in the area.
In most areas, there is a minimum depth for wells. When you reach that depth, first you concern yourself with the flow rate of the well (if not enough flow dig deeper). Then you concern yourself with the water quality (iron, hardness, salinity).
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