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greycove
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Anyone with well problems?
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9/4/2007 9:56:27 PM
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OK so far, but am going easy on water use. Though we went to 479.2 last year, did not have a problem. But I am living on the edge now about water concerns.
Not much experience with wells.
To what extent are they influenced by the level of the lake? I mean, does water in the lake possibly migrate to my well if my well bottom is ABOVE the current water level?
Are deep wells more reliable than dug wells?
If I do have problems, what to do? Go deeper? Start over with another well? Bribe Walnut Hill Water Authority to get out of the well business?
Any observations might ease the tension.
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Ulysses E. McGill
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9/4/2007 10:46:45 PM
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Modern day drinking wells tap into water tables that are deep in geological layers and they should not be influenced by the lake level, but they can be influenced by long term drought. If you are drawing drinking water from an old fashioned shallow well, you may be effected sooner by drought, and you should be very concerned about water quality and contaminates (regardless of drought).
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Maverick
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9/4/2007 11:31:43 PM
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Do not know specifically about your well.
However, have a family member who's well has been in existence for over 10 years without any issues and they went dry about a month ago.
Just thought I would pass this along as better to be proactive rather than reactive, especially if the well is vital to your family's well being.
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MartiniMan
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9/5/2007 10:48:45 AM
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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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roswellric
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9/5/2007 10:54:30 AM
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You might not follow this advice but you should have the water tested periodically drought or no drought. I would get them to do all the panels. It's worth the peace of mind for your family.
If you have a shallow well you have more of a contamination exposure leaching from little things like septic tank lines, old dumps, spills, pesticides etc. If you are say 3-400 ft down then your exposure is much less.
Our friends in Mexico have not learned this principle and get visited by Motezuma as a result.
BTW you can tell if the well is under stress if you start noticing a little air in the water.
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rude evin
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9/5/2007 1:45:29 PM
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RR..............serious inquiry...............how was it that the great Montezuma got tagged with the infamous flow theory?
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JIM
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9/5/2007 2:20:49 PM
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The screaming $HITS.
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Feb
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9/5/2007 2:35:50 PM
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Thus the invention of aloe Charmin.
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BigFoot
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9/5/2007 3:07:01 PM
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...that's funny
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djmed
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9/5/2007 5:33:11 PM
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motezuma's REVENGE
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