jaholmes
New Member
This is probably a slightly odd question, but here goes:
Background:
My wife and I recently purchased a vacation home near the ocean in Anacortes, WA. The home is part of a well association and shares a well with eight other homes. The well is only about 200 feet from the ocean at high tide (why the current location was chosen is a bit unclear to me), and so there is reasonable concern about salt water intrusion. Chloride levels have hovered at around 50ppm for years, but they've asked residents to keep the water draw to 100 gallons per home per day as a precaution. Our average will certainly be below this, as we're only vacationing there now, however we were having thoughts of moving there at some point, and a 100 gal/day limit for a family of four is concerning.
Question:
To avoid stressing a well like this, are there any turnkey solutions available that would, say, do a timed draw on the well (into a 200+ gallon storage tank) during off hours (e.g., midnight to 4am)? The idea would be to fill the tank at a rate of no more than 100 gal/day, and to reduce stress on the well while also allowing our peak water usage to exceed 100 gal/day periodically. Hope that made sense!
Any thoughts?
Best,
Aaron
Background:
My wife and I recently purchased a vacation home near the ocean in Anacortes, WA. The home is part of a well association and shares a well with eight other homes. The well is only about 200 feet from the ocean at high tide (why the current location was chosen is a bit unclear to me), and so there is reasonable concern about salt water intrusion. Chloride levels have hovered at around 50ppm for years, but they've asked residents to keep the water draw to 100 gallons per home per day as a precaution. Our average will certainly be below this, as we're only vacationing there now, however we were having thoughts of moving there at some point, and a 100 gal/day limit for a family of four is concerning.
Question:
To avoid stressing a well like this, are there any turnkey solutions available that would, say, do a timed draw on the well (into a 200+ gallon storage tank) during off hours (e.g., midnight to 4am)? The idea would be to fill the tank at a rate of no more than 100 gal/day, and to reduce stress on the well while also allowing our peak water usage to exceed 100 gal/day periodically. Hope that made sense!
Any thoughts?
Best,
Aaron
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