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dpb

On 8/20/2013 12:10 AM, wrote:
On Monday, August 19, 2013 7:48:12 PM UTC-4, dpb wrote:
On 8/19/2013 5:14 PM, wrote:

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... Years ago, many wells were shallow. ...
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That's more a function of local water tables than "these or those" days.

The water table here is 200-ft or so...

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Yes, depth is a factor, but here in NJ you used to be able to have a well
at any depth. The old systems I saw from decades ago that
had conventional tanks and jet pumps were wells that were 50 ft
or less. Today you can't have a well less than 50 ft. A jet pump
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That's pretty unusual geology; there's never been any water table here
except the Ogallala that's roughly 200 ft or deeper.

Farther east where there's surface-fed aquifers they may have some
shallower wells.

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