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Shared well with neighbours, having major issues with no water. Please help!?
We are on a shared well with 3 neighbouring houses - we are number 3 on the line. Neighbour #4 has installed a pump in his basement to suck water directly from the well when his pressure gets to a certain level. The result of this is neighbour #2 and I have no water temporarily, but it happens a lot. I have not spoken to neighbour #1 to see if they are experiencing these 'outages' too.
So I do have a few questions about this...
Do I need to get one of the same pumps installed so I can get water directly from the well?
Should my neighbour not have consulted with us before altering the water system? He is a stubborn 90 year old man and will not turn this pump off. He makes beer, even though he can't drink it!
What are my options here? I desperately need some help.
Thanks!
2 Answers
- ms mannersLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
It really depends on what kind of contract you all have in regards to the well.
I am on a well, and I dont understand how one person pumping water could impact the others unless your well is inadequate to supply all of you.
Where I live most people have storage tanks to provide water consistently. That might be an option for you.
- princess pounderLv 71 decade ago
The guy with the pump installed a "booster pump". You could do the same. But it was unethical for him to do that without consulting the rest of you. Obviously the well capacity is marginal for so many users. You could all chip in and install a larger pump inside the well itself.
