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Hello, I have a well that I just dug. It is sandy soil (6 blocks away from a beach). I dug 10 foot down and hit very wet sand that when pulled out turns into a small pool of water. I then excavated another 10 feet of sand that turned into a pool of standing 10 foot of water.

Two questions

1. If i were to hook up a sprinkler pump and pull the water out of the well, does this mean I can only pump out 10 feet of water and then I have to wait for the excavated area to recharge with water? Or is there a possibility as I am pumping other water will pull into the well and keep feeding the pump?

2. This is the question I feel stupid asking. However, in theory if i would have kept digging is there some magical pool of water that is freestanding not in sand? Like a underground stream that I should have tried to reach? Or is that not common?

Thanks for the help.
 

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1. If i were to hook up a sprinkler pump and pull the water out of the well, does this mean I can only pump out 10 feet of water and then I have to wait for the excavated area to recharge with water? Or is there a possibility as I am pumping other water will pull into the well and keep feeding the pump?
There is a good possibility that the water will keep up with a moderate pumping rate.

2. This is the question I feel stupid asking. However, in theory if i would have kept digging is there some magical pool of water that is freestanding not in sand? Like a underground stream that I should have tried to reach? Or is that not common?
Uncommon.

Be careful that your water is not salty if you are planning to irrigate with it.
 

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There is a good possibility that the water will keep up with a moderate pumping rate.


Uncommon.

Be careful that your water is not salty if you are planning to irrigate with it.

Thank you for such a quick reply ! Would you mind telling me what you would consider a moderate pump rate just so I have some point of reference? For example is 1-10GPM low, 10-20 GPM moderate, above 20GPM high?

Thanks again
 

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I was thinking 5 to 10 gpm, but it could be way different.

I suggest that you draw some water with a bucket. Let solids settle. Boil some of the water. Let it cool. Taste the water. If salty, I would expect it to be bad for your plants. You can get a lab test to put numbers on it.
 

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You need at least 5 GPM to supply a house. But even 1 GPM is 1440 gallons per day, you will just need a storage tank and booster pump to be able to use it at 5+ GPM as needed. But if all you are needing the water for is to irrigate with a 3 GPM sprinkler, then 3 GPM is all the well needs to produce.
 
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