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OT. dry well :(
Well, for the first time in 20 years our well in Essex has gone dry.
It had gone out a couple of months back and we went a little deeper (dug well), but now it's looks like I am going to have to drill. We have had very little rain up here in CT ether this year, not as bad as the south, but enough to cost me a bundle. So I know how you feel Loogie, any wells going out down there? |
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On Oct 25, 8:34 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote: On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:59:02 -0000, wrote: Well, for the first time in 20 years our well in Essex has gone dry. It had gone out a couple of months back and we went a little deeper (dug well), but now it's looks like I am going to have to drill. We have had very little rain up here in CT ether this year, not as bad as the south, but enough to cost me a bundle. So I know how you feel Loogie, any wells going out down there? Wowzers - that's a bummer. How deep do the drillers think they will have to go? Find out when I make some calls tomorrow. 20 years ago a guy gave me a "guess" based on geological (I think that is the right word) info he had, but I do not remember... |
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On Oct 25, 10:30 pm, wrote:
On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:34:37 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:59:02 -0000, wrote: Well, for the first time in 20 years our well in Essex has gone dry. It had gone out a couple of months back and we went a little deeper (dug well), but now it's looks like I am going to have to drill. We have had very little rain up here in CT ether this year, not as bad as the south, but enough to cost me a bundle. So I know how you feel Loogie, any wells going out down there? Wowzers - that's a bummer. How deep do the drillers think they will have to go? Depends on how deep his pockets are! ouch! |
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On Oct 26, 6:23 am, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote: On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:54:22 -0000, wrote: On Oct 25, 8:34 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:59:02 -0000, wrote: Well, for the first time in 20 years our well in Essex has gone dry. It had gone out a couple of months back and we went a little deeper (dug well), but now it's looks like I am going to have to drill. We have had very little rain up here in CT ether this year, not as bad as the south, but enough to cost me a bundle. So I know how you feel Loogie, any wells going out down there? Wowzers - that's a bummer. How deep do the drillers think they will have to go? Find out when I make some calls tomorrow. 20 years ago a guy gave me a "guess" based on geological (I think that is the right word) info he had, but I do not remember... The reason I asked is because of your location. Most wells in that area are almost down to 250 feet. Ours is 465, but then we're on a hill.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yeah, iirc 2 - 250 might be about right. |
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On Oct 25, 7:59 pm, wrote:
Well, for the first time in 20 years our well in Essex has gone dry. It had gone out a couple of months back and we went a little deeper (dug well), but now it's looks like I am going to have to drill. We have had very little rain up here in CT ether this year, not as bad as the south, but enough to cost me a bundle. So I know how you feel Loogie, any wells going out down there? In order to get *good* drinking water, you have to go quite deep here, so most wells are still okay, from what I hear. When I lived in western NY, our well was around 20 feet deep, basically you could go out in your yard, put what they called a well point on a 1" pipe, and drive it into the ground with a sledge hammer, and get good water. Here you go about 100'. There is water closer to the surface, but theres alot of iron in it. The older homesteads in the area that have wells are lucky! They may have to stand guard over there wells! Good luck with yours. |
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OT. dry well :(
On Oct 26, 8:00 am, wrote:
On Oct 26, 6:23 am, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:54:22 -0000, wrote: On Oct 25, 8:34 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:59:02 -0000, wrote: Well, for the first time in 20 years our well in Essex has gone dry. It had gone out a couple of months back and we went a little deeper (dug well), but now it's looks like I am going to have to drill. We have had very little rain up here in CT ether this year, not as bad as the south, but enough to cost me a bundle. So I know how you feel Loogie, any wells going out down there? Wowzers - that's a bummer. How deep do the drillers think they will have to go? Find out when I make some calls tomorrow. 20 years ago a guy gave me a "guess" based on geological (I think that is the right word) info he had, but I do not remember... The reason I asked is because of your location. Most wells in that area are almost down to 250 feet. Ours is 465, but then we're on a hill.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yeah, iirc 2 - 250 might be about right.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Wow! Like I said, in western NY you can get very good water at 20 in most valley areas. |
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On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:51:59 -0000, penned the
following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats: | |Wow! Like I said, in western NY you can get very good water at 20 in |most valley areas. Incredible! Around here 20 feet would only get you the effluent of the neighbor's septic tank. Locally, most wells are 200-250' and just northwest of where I work, 1000' wells are fairly common! -- Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Oak Island, NC. Homepage http://pamandgene.idleplay.net/ Rec.boats at Lee Yeaton's Bayguide http://www.thebayguide.com/rec.boats ----------------- www.Newsgroup-Binaries.com - *Completion*Retention*Speed* Access your favorite newsgroups from home or on the road ----------------- |
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On Oct 26, 10:49 am, Gene Kearns
wrote: On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:51:59 -0000, penned the following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats: | |Wow! Like I said, in western NY you can get very good water at 20 in |most valley areas. Incredible! Around here 20 feet would only get you the effluent of the neighbor's septic tank. Yeah, these are in the woods, so your neighbor's septic would be several hundred feet, if not miles apart! Another thing is there is so much spring water in the area, that some people even on high hills get water that shallow, if not a springhouse above ground! There was a farm up the county road from where we lived that had a springhouse on the hill and all of the water for the cows and house was gravity fed. That water is so pure that when a company that was going to bottle it bought the farm, the EPA or some such tested the water and it needed nothing, but not to be taken aback, they are going to make them RO (or something) it anyway. My brother's place has a dug well, it's about 25 feet deep, and the water table is about 6 feet down! Locally, most wells are 200-250' and just northwest of where I work, 1000' wells are fairly common! Now that's deep! |
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