Where are you located? Any idea how far down the water table is in your
area?
Newton, MS. Not sure of the water table, but there are live springs coming
to the surface further down the hill. I guestimate from 25 to 30 feet below
my basement floor.
Anyone around you have a well?
There was one near a pond, 63 feet below the surface of the hill I live in.
I was told it went down 30 feet.
In our case in Colorado, we were told there would be water at 300' down
(with 6" plastic casing), but there wasn't very much of it and it wasn't
very good. We ended up with a well 523' deep (with 8" steel casing, a lot
more costly) and a 5 HP submersible pump to supply 10 gallons per minute.
Going down through the basement floor means you will be able to use pipe
sections maybe 10' long. That will complicate drilling.
This is a DIY well attempt and I'm driving it, no drilling.
You do want to get down below the surface water, because that can be quite
polluted. I would guess 60' at a minimum.
60" is my guess also, but I started with only 42' of pipe, here's hoping.
You might talk with a well driller in your area about how deep wells
typically are and how far you need to go to get good water.
I did and received a candid answer, "we are not going to set up $100K of
equipment with a three man crew and drill a 50" well. Plan on 250' at
least"
Lastly, what do the water people, the ones who control the water rights and
well permits for your state, say about your project?
No permit required but I was advised to keep a "well log". My wife and I
built our own metal frame home and did everything except the HVAC and
finishing the concrete. The only permit required was for the septic plant.
Thanks
Harry
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