[Shop-talk] Well water installation

[David Scheidt]

On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 9:31 AM,  <eric at megageek.com> wrote:
> Thanks for the feedback.
>
> To clarify what I have is a spring well box.  Literally, it's a concrete
> box that a spring keeps filled up.  I've never really had problems with
> it, but it seems that there are biological issues with this set up.  Lots
> of stuff gets in there and dies.  Then, I still have some small sediments
> in my water.  I need to install a filter, but right now, if I did, it
> would most likely need to be cleaned daily!
>
> With an inground well, I remove the biological aspect pretty much.  Then,
> since my water table is about 4' (and that is also my frost line) I can't
> image this being a tough process.

Well, you're not going to have a well six feet deep.  You almost
certainly don't want to drink that water, particularly if you live in
an agricultural area, or area where there are septic systems.

How deep your contractor will drill depends on lots of local factors,
but they're very likely to want to drill at least fifty feet.  Some
places with high water tables have a clay layer, that seperates a
second water table, which they'll aim for, which can be a 200'.

One of the things a good professional will know is average depth of
wells in your neighborhood, what the contaimination issues are, how
hard the water is, how silty the water is, and so on.  Depending on
what the answers to those questions are, you might well find it makes
more sense to fix up your  spring.  There are various things that can
be done to remove silt from it, depending on its flow rate, and you
topography.