Cisterns

Trashy said:

I have lived here for 10 years and my volume of water is depleting. I have been told by my neighbors, my well was drill in the 60's.
So yes I could drill another well, but I'm not interested in taking that chance.

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hdkawi said:

my dad the same thing to his well

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Trashy said:

I have lived here for 10 years and my volume of water is depleting. I have been told by my neighbors, my well was drill in the 60's.
So yes I could drill another well, but I'm not interested in taking that chance.

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j335 said:

What is the depth and casing ID of your water well? 6” ID casing over 100ft is 150gal.
Always thought if my water can’t keep up I would just dump water in it temporarily at times of high water usage.
Likely would just backflow into the reservoir which might not be a bad thing.

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Trashy said:

My depth is 72 feet and my casing ID is 6"
I keep a 1000L's of water on hand in the summer, to top up the hot tub or water plants
Last summer we moved the tote above the well head, I dropped about 250L's down a 2" water pipe as quick as it could go and that's about all it took. So I know the capacity of my well is decreasing a lot.
Also with dumping a large amount of water down the hole, you stir up the silt and sediment.
So you need to let your pool settle, before you use it.

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Dazzler said:

Trashy, pm me your emergency # or legal land description. I drill water wells, as well as install water treatment systems. Your well is very shallow and typically shallow wells can be of poorer quality, there is likely a better aquifer deeper. I can do a search to see what might be in your area from nearby well reports etc.
I'm with the majority on here, a cistern would be my last resort.
Hope this helps.

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Dazzler said:

Trashy, pm me your emergency # or legal land description. I drill water wells, as well as install water treatment systems. Your well is very shallow and typically shallow wells can be of poorer quality, there is likely a better aquifer deeper. I can do a search to see what might be in your area from nearby well reports etc.
I'm with the majority on here, a cistern would be my last resort.
Hope this helps.

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hdkawi said:

Did you have separate tank for rain water.im thinking about doing the same thing

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