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Subject: Re: Driving Point Well

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Vey
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Date Posted: 06:12:36 03/13/08 Thu
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In reply to: Lou 's message, "Driving Point Well" on 07:13:02 03/12/08 Wed

>I'm interested in driving a point well, my area of
>interest per the Web Soil Survey is 100% "freetown
>muck". I live on the edge of a lake and most of the
>year it is full of water (we currently have a pvc line
>submerged and are pumping out only for lawn irrigation
>nothing more). By the end of the summer this area
>dries up, but I'm wondering if I drive a point well at
>the edge, if this will sustain water? The area is
>about 10' below the grade of the home/shed where the
>pump is located now so we pump uphill by priming the
>line first.
>
>Thanks for any replies
>Lou

It might, but if the lake dries up, your shallow well might also. Water is usually in layers of porous sand. Those layers extend to the lake and even though a lake may be spring fed, it still gets much of it's water from those layers.

You might be able to find a wetter layer by going deeper than the lake's source of water. That's just my guess. You might want some local knowledge on this.

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>>I'm interested in driving a point well, my area of >>interest per the Web Soil Survey is 100% "freetown >>muck". I live on the edge of a lake and most of the >>year it is full of water (we currently have a pvc line >>submerged and are pumping out only for lawn irrigation >>nothing more). By the end of the summer this area >>dries up, but I'm wondering if I drive a point well at >>the edge, if this will sustain water? The area is >>about 10' below the grade of the home/shed where the >>pump is located now so we pump uphill by priming the >>line first. >> >>Thanks for any replies >>Lou > >It might, but if the lake dries up, your shallow well >might also. Water is usually in layers of porous sand. >Those layers extend to the lake and even though a lake >may be spring fed, it still gets much of it's water >from those layers. > >You might be able to find a wetter layer by going >deeper than the lake's source of water. That's just my >guess. You might want some local knowledge on this.

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