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We just recently realized that our well has basically dried. For us, we have options such as drilling deeper(costly), praying for rain(cheap but doubtful), etc(wash clothes at laundry mats, shower at local facilities...way too much coordination). From what I hear, this has been a bad summer for well users. Has anyone experienced the same dilemma? If so, how was the situation resolved?
We just recently realized that our well has basically dried. For us, we have options such as drilling deeper(costly), praying for rain(cheap but doubtful), etc(wash clothes at laundry mats, shower at local facilities...way too much coordination). From what I hear, this has been a bad summer for well users. Has anyone experienced the same dilemma? If so, how was the situation resolved?
Thanks ahead of time for comments.
How old or deep is your well? The water table moves naturally over time, and if that's your case then rainfall is not going to solve the problem long term.
This apparently is happening to lots of folks...there was an article in the Concord Monitor today about it. Not much can be done...pray for more days like today, or dig a deeper well. Such an inconvenience, don't know how they used to do it. good luck!
The problem is more likely to occur in a shallow well tapping the near surface water table. Wells drilled into deeper rock aquifers are less likely to have problems. The short term solution might be seeing id a pool water suppliers is willing to park a 10,000 gal tank trailer in your driveway and hooking it up to your pump. A longer term would be to drill a deeper shallow well. The long term solutions are to drill a new well a couple of hundred feet into a rock aquifer, sealing it from the shallow water source, and obtaining a more reliable water source. Hooking up to a municipal source is the best bet if possible.
I think the NH Well Drillers Association has a website with a lot more information.
For us, the storms over the past few days have been a blessing because our water pressure has been restored. I have not made a final decision because of the aforementioned improvements. In the meantime, I will continue with my prayers to the rain gods and play the sit and wait game.
GregW-I did call a local delivery service and the cost was less than expected. Thanks for the idea!
Hasn't been any problem at all in Tamworth that I know of. We have a well no town water a bit and I can water the 60x100 garden all I want so far. I have no idea how deep the well is. But the rest of this place wasn't of the best quality, so I can only assume the well ain't all that deep.
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