Help-to much Water...Well

[slydog]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Artesian well pretty much = spring. Its really just a spring with drinking water coming out, typically non-stop.

In down-town Prattville Alabama, there is a 3ish inch ancient steel pipe sticking out of the ground, water coming out non-stop and a small stream that runs a few dozen feet and then to a drain (If I remember correctly). It was fantastic water, and free for the taking. It was tested regularly and was considered safer than the utility water. )</font>

There are two like that in Crowder, Ms we used to walk to when I was a kid. Always COLDDD in the summertime, and we would stand under it to cool off and drink it by the quarts. It constanly flowed out of a 2 inch pipe, and has for at least 50 years that I know of. I've always wondered how common these types of artesian wells are across the country.

 

[BB_TX]

<font color="blue"> I've always wondered how common these types of artesian wells are across the country. </font>
Apparently fairly common. My father used to live near Cedar Creek lake (south east of Dallas). He used to go somewhere east of there (don't remember where, I only went one time and we made several turns on small roads) with several gallon milk jugs and fill them up. As others stated, there was a 2" or so pipe sticking up out of the ground just off the side of the road constantly running with cold spring water.

 

[GEB]

Artesian well seems to be the thing goin on here.
I even called a Well drilling Co. and was told I'm not
the only one in the area with this effect.
So I THANK YOU ALL for your replys!
All I can do is devert it away from the house.
The man said once summer rolls in and people run
their water more (well) the water level will go down and all should be good.
As of now I'm pumping the water out from around the well
with a elec pump.
Once the water tones down and the ground thaws out I
will put a drain in so there wont be a need for a pump.
Also my main line T's off before my pump under the house.
This T use to run a spicket out to my barn, anyway
I pulled the line apart and found I have enough natural pressure that I could very well even run without a pump..... for awhile....?
Found out my smaller back-hole dont like the frozen ground.
It least I kinda got things under control until weather permits
me to add the drain......which will be 200+ ft!

Back where I grew up there was a very small town just east of us,
very small and very poor!
No one their had running water, a few miles north of there
was a artesian well.
You could always see people at the well filling their jugs.
I'm sure the well still runs today even though havent seen it in a few years.
I know this one has ran for at least 40 years.
Thanks again & BTW I have free water for everyone, just come and get it /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
Gene