"Duane Bozarth" wrote in message
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Harry Everhart wrote:

I have been following your desire to irrigate your yard/garden from a
lake that is 100 feet away and 10 feet down. I may be missing something
- but it seems to me that since you are so close to a lake - you could
sink a shallow well and draw fresh clean water right out of the ground.
My house is on a small lake in Tallahassee - I own frontage on the lake
and it may be 10 feet lower at the lake than my house. My neighbor sunk
a well and hit plenty of water by digging down less than 5 feet. He uses
a simple sump pump motor and draws water up the pipe to irrigate his
plants. It seems like a lot of trouble to save a couple dollars a month
on his water bill - but if it makes him feel good to have his little
"save the planet" project - who am I to judge it. Another thing about
well water versus lakes water - is that well water is less polluted by
runoff.
Harry

Depending on where he is, just because there's a lake doesn't mean
there's shallow underground water of any sizable amount--or any, even...

sure its a possibility. but i wouldnt bet against it. and it's easy enough
to find out considering how much digging and pipe laying it could save.

besides the 'save the planet' project aspect, you could make a good argument
that lake or well water is better for your plants than city treated water
too.

randy