"Don White" wrote in message
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Depends on how deep they have to drill. We put a well in a few years ago
because the sprinkler costs were getting ridiculous. (They are installed
in both the lawn and horse paddock areas). The well drilling guy told me
they try to get a well to produce at least 12 gals/min. They had to go
down 512 feet for ours and finally hit paydirt ... or paywater and got
over 20 gals/min. He said they hit an aquifer and we now had an artesian
well that tests purer than the town supplied water.

It paid for itself in about 2-3 years in our case.

RCE

www.eisboch.com
I might have to water the lawn two or three times in an average
summer...certainly not in the spring.

We don't need them in the spring either, but by mid-summer everything dries
up. When Mrs.E has the horses here, they will destroy the pasture grass in
the paddocks in a matter of a week with no water. Plus, the well supplies
the barn, wash station and drinking water for them. Horses use a lot of
water.

RCE

www.eisboch.com