Nova bonsai garden
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markyscott
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First water well going in!
Out curiosity how deep do you need to go for water?
markyscott
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namnhi
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Scott, that is not even on barrel per minute. Bad well... let's plug and abandon it. That should remind you of your profession before 100% focus on bonsai.This well ended up being 400’ deep. There were two water zones encountered- one at 90’ and one at 230’. It flowed at 15 gpm. Good well!
BrianBay9
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Pardon my ignorance. Why does one drill a will twice as deep as the water table? To get the flow rate you need? To guard against drop in the water table?
markyscott
Imperial Masterpiece
Two reasons - the main one is that you pay a flat fee for a certain depth and then a per foot fee after that. We paid for a 400’ well, so might as well drill it - you never know if you will hit another fracture just above TD. The second, and less important, reason is that you add storage. 1.5 gallon per foot of well. So this well is doubles as a ~500 gallon cistern.
markyscott
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I guessed it would be more than my 12 m deep well water at 9 prob 6 atm (flat country Netherlands), but that is pretty deep in comparison.This well ended up being 400’ deep. There were two water zones encountered- one at 90’ and one at 230’. It flowed at 15 gpm. Good well!
markyscott
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markyscott
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Sassafras and Eastern Redbud in bloom!
bonsaiwood
Mame
Just out of curiosity, what will the water treatment setup for the house be? i.e. Reverse osmosis system?
markyscott
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We haven’t had the water tested yet, but higher iron levels usually involve a chlorine injection system. If it’s lower I think you can use a water softener.
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