Hurrah! Rain in the forecast for tomorrow...

[Model35mech]

Unfortunately, it's 0.02 inches between 6 am and 8 am

The great thing is, I live in a wet state, averaging 3-4 inches of precip per month.

That great thing helps make our lakes GRRRREAT! Really!

My hygenic well is in an aquifer of fossil water at about 250 feet.

I also have an old driven well at the edge of my wetland. The 100 year old pump there still works, although it has newer (WWII era) gaskets according to the family that sold the property to me.

So, a person can't drink that water or give it to milk producing animals as it's only 35 ft deep and no one knows or trusts the condition of surviving joints on the well pipe.

But that well waters my Paw Paw patch. Yes, Paw Paw patches aren't all way down yonder. That one is just down the drumlin in a patch of meadow.

[msongs]

1. ever had the well water tested? nt

[Model35mech]

2. Yes, and it came back within the limits of 'safe' (25 years ago) ... but

The great dairy state of Wisconsin has strict rules on well construction that serves cows, goats and sheep. Modern wells that serve milk producers have to have a specially welded connection to the service pipe that runs to the barn, dairy or house to prevent 'stuff' from coming back into the well.

On the hand well there is nothing like that. The pipe that was driven into the ground is the same pipe that threads to the pump.

The sections of pipe also screw into each other, and they are ancient. I can't imagine they aren't holed through in places.

I suppose a new pipe could be driven but as it's not something I rely other than watering plants I want to survive in dry periods on it's mostly a decoration

[JustAnotherGen]

3. I hope it rains here tomorrow

We are under wildfire alert due to the winds!