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>>>I have a different situation than most on this site. >I >>>live in south Mississippi and want to put in an >>>irrigation well. I got a post hole digger and dug a >>>hole in my front yard just to see what kind of soil >>>was under there. I got three feet down and hit sand >>>and water. What kind of well should I install? How do >>>I know that I will have enough volume of water out of >>>the well. I know there is water down there and it's >>>not far, just don't know what the next step is. >Thanks >>>for your help. >>> >> >>I looked into washing it down. Can I use a PVC Drive >>point if I go this route? should I go 2" or 1 1/4"? >>Do I put the pump directly on the pipe I washed down, >>or do i wash down a 2" pipe and insert a 1 1/4" pipe >>inside of it? >>>Jake > ><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >href="http://www.campbellmfg.com/brady/documents/wellin >stallation.pdf">http://www.campbellmfg.com/brady/docume >nts/wellinstallation.pdf</a> > >This very densely written. It is deceptive in that is >way more info in it than it seems at first glance. > >After you have skimmed it, read it again, slowly and >carefully. Note what they say about volume (in GPM) >per foot of screen in the ground. > >I have used this method a couple of times for myself >and my friends. What I immediately noticed was how >different the ground under the soil is from place to >place. > >Use drinking water. No need to contaminate the aquifer. > >They don't say to do this, but mark the pipe footage >on the way down. Don't just mindlessly sink the pipe, >watch what comes up. As you go down, once you get to >about 20 feet or so, stop every foot or so and test by >pouring both hoses full blast down the well and wait. >If the water doesn't back up after a couple of >minutes, you probably have found a good spot to quit. >If it backs up, then keep going down. > >What you are looking for is in the diagrams, course >sand under the soil and fine sand. There may be a >layer or more of clay as you go down. Water could be >laying on top of that clay. > >You may get down to 30 or 40 feet when you realize >that you passed a perfectly good layer. In that case, >you could pull up (if you mark the pipe and keep good >records) to a sweet spot.

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