Water well dry after only 2 months?

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We recently built a house. The well digger hit water at 22 feet and continued until the well was 34 feet.  He assured us that we would not have any water problems.  Well, last week our well was so low, the pump was unable to pump water.  We have had alot of rain lately so this really scares me.  I was told that it is not so uncommon for a well to be bad during the first year.  We did not have a written contract.  I have contacted my States Attorney, he says I do not have a case to take legal action.  Any suggestions out there as to what I should do.  We hauled water the other day, and this is not something i want to get used to.

staqk3 · Accepted Answer

your water well is probably sanded up it needs to be worked over and re-cased

Anonymous · Answer

u need to do some anylais on your site and have a engineer come and see where the water table is and have a new well drilled well below the water line. you went cheap the first time now you have to pay for it. better to have someone check it out and make it right so you don't have them  problems in the future. also contact some other local drillers for advice. gather all the facts you can then decide on what you should do before you spend more money on it

newsgirlinos2 · Answer

It is common for such a shallow well to go dry. It takes a while for rain water to percolate into the aquifer. Do a survey of your neighbors about how deep their wells are. If yours is more than 10 feet shallower than theirs then you will probably have to extend you well downward. Think of a well as a drinking straw in a cup of water with many other straws. If yours is the shortest then your well will go dry first. Try to be the longest straw to ensure consistent water supply.

cabbiinc · Answer

The well at my Dad's place was 75 feet. We lived near a lake and you had to go that far down to get good clean water. We hit water at 30 feet and told the driller to keep going.

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Water well dry after only 2 months?

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