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savagegardener
Middleton, TN
Zone 7a
July 19, 2007
7:27 PM | HELP!! My 9 month pregnant daughter and her husband are fixing to have a baby and they have bought the land across the street from us, but it took all their money to buy the land and the trailer they will live in. So , unfortunately they do not have a lot and they can not afford to pay the $3,000 they want to put down a well, however We know there is a natural spring right behind their property line.
How can we find out if there is or not and then if there is, how do we go about tapping into it ourselves to run water into the house. If there is not a natural spring , how would we go about testing for a good spot for a well and manually digging it ourselves? My husband said there was a way to test for water by holding some kind of sticks perpendicular to the ground and when the sticks crossed there was water at that given spot. Is that true? and what are these stick things called?
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated
Thanks,Sharon | texasmasterplum
San Antonio, TX
July 19, 2007
8:50 PM | The sticks are called divining rods, and I think at this point they are moot. Here's why: you probably have a minimum depth that is required by your administrative authority (whomever that may be. Here it is the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Comission), and it is in place for a good reason. If you find the spring, or other water source, and simply tap into it somehow yourselves, you may be exposed to contaminants that do not exist further down in the water table. There are other dangers involved, but the whole point is that the reason there are proffessionals in these trades is to protect your health and safety. They have the training, education and accountability that will keep you from making a bad mistake. That's why they cost money, and more importantly, why they are so necessary. My advice to you would be to NOT try to get potable water to a house where humans live by yourself, unless you are a licensed proffessional. |
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