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><font face=arial color=scarlet>Whenever possible, go >with a sure thing, especially when the sure thing is >simpler and less expensive than the other options. >You know for sure that the lake has water in it. And, >from what you are saying, it would not be very >difficult to channel that water into the well. Since >you live in Maine where there is not much chance of >surface pollution from automobile emissions and >factories, the water in the lake is probably rather >good. The other options you mentioned are iffy. It >sounds like your neighbor gave you good advice. Maybe >he also has a backhoe you can borrow. > >For those of you who may not have noticed the IP >address, Ray is president of Bristol Seafood, >Incorporated. His website is located at <A >rel=nofollow target=_blank >href=http://www.bristolseafood.com>http://www.bristolse >afood.com</A>.</font> > > > >>I have a dug well 25 ft deep with cement casing all >>the way down on a crushed stone base. The well is 15 >>ft away from a large lake and the well top is 12 ft >>above the lake shore, which gives me about 13 ft below >>the lake surface. >>Until recently we had 14 ft of water in the well, we >>had a family reunion and the well ran dry in 6 days. >>I expected the water to start flowing back in , but in >>two weeks it has only come back to 2 ft of water? >>The person that installed the well suggested that the >>problem is the heavy clay in the soil holding back the >>water and that I should drill a well. >>The problem is that 2 of my neighbors have drilled >>wells at 385 ft and 440 ft and the water stinks of >>sulphur. >>Instead of spending the money for a new drilled well >>that has smelly sulphur water,I would like to drive a >>well point down another 30 +/- ft,but the contractor >>claims it is a waste of time and money? >>I also spoke to another neighbor and he suggested >>trenching from the well out into the lake about 20 ft >>and 4 ft deep, put down a layer of crushed stone and >>then a perforated pipe and back fill with crushed >>stone, so that the water flows back to the well? The >>area we are in is very shallow and this could be done >>with a large backhoe. >>I would appreciate any advice or recommendations. >>Thanks Ray

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