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In that case, maybe it would be worth it to yank your pump and have your well drilled deeper. That may get you more flow and provide more of a reservoir for you to draw on. We only get 10 to 12 in. of rain annually here on non drought years, and I think we'd wash away if we got as much as you get in your drought condition. I live on a slope with a granitic bedrock base. My well was drilled down 500 ft. and was rated at 40 gpm. The water table comes up to 100 ft. below ground level, so that provides somewhat of a reservoir. If everything goes south in the future, you will still have your city hookup as a back up. There is an area where we live that has a water system (authority ?) that serves several hundred homes. There is a "water board" and they are always having drama, political hassles, discovered uranium in the source, and need to raise rates to cover upgrades. I don't have the option of getting water from them & wouldn't even if I had the option.
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Marv Evans
'69 911E
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