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Completely anecdotal case in point: I live on what used to be a farm. Last year was the first where the well below the house did not carry any water despite mod
by fho 4y ago
Completely anecdotal case in point: I live on what used to be a farm. Last year was the first where the well below the house did not carry any water despite moderate rain throughout the year. Instead, heavy rainfall in the last days carried away the top soil layers and washed them off the fields and onto streets and playgrounds.
To me, the explanation that lower layers have been compacted and now block the water seem pretty reasonable.
- throwaway0a5e 4y ago>To me, the explanation that lower layers have been compacted and now block the water seem pretty reasonable. The simpler and more likely explanation is that you have a clay or otherwise mostly impermeable substrate.
- chrisBob 4y agoIn fact you SHOULD have a layer of clay between the surface and the ground water you are drinking. You don't want a fast path between surface contamination and your well water.
- bluGill 4y agoYou want a compromise. You need water to get to the well somehow. It needs to get there fast enough to replace what you use, but not so fast that it isn't filtered first.