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	Name:	MartiniMan -
	Subject:	Anyone with well problems?
	Date:	9/5/2007 10:48:45 AM

Seems like my day to answer questions. The groundwater level is definitely tied to the level of the lake. Typically in the physiographic province where Lake Martin is located the groundwater surface forms a subtle mirrored expression of the ground surface. In most cases the groundwater surface intersects the lake level at the shore and depending upon the levels (in the lake and in the aquifer) the lake is either a recharge point (ie, surface water flows into groundwater) or a discharge point (groundwater discharges to the surface water like a spring). The exact circumstances would depend on the head in your well (the elevation of groundwater in the aquifer) when you are not pumping water compared to the elevation in the lake. If the lake elevation is higher than groundwater elevation the lake is a recharge source and vice versa.

My guess is that if a well went dry the lake is a recharge point and there is inadequate recharge to keep the well with water given the depth of the well and rate of pumping. If your levels are not dropping a lot then unless the drought continues or you or your neighbors with wells overpump the aquifer you should be OK. If your well starts to go dry you have two choices, Drill a deeper well that taps into more of the aquifer or reduce pumping to reduce the drawdown. Its unfortunately all about supply and demand.

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