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Water Table...
Greetings.
I live in a developed suburban community (at the apex of the area grade) and I'm having some trouble with water in my basement. I've installed excursion drains and directed water away from my home but have a question; how does one determine the water table on a parcel of land? My house is 150 yrs old - is this the kind of record that's kept by municipal gov't? Many thks, in advance, for advice... |
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Dig down.
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Get a post hole digger, the type that you turn with a cross handle as
it goes into the ground, not the style with two halves that you bring together. With one of those and some extension pipe added on, you can dig a hole probably 15 ft deep or so, certainly deep enough to determine if the water level is above or below your basement level. Of course, that assumes you live in an area with reasonable soil, not on a mountain full of rocks. |
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No, I don't think it will be a matter of municipal record. Contact a local well drilling company, they can test but will probably already know the answer. (top posted for your convenience) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Keep the whole world singing . . . . DanG (remove the sevens) "waves2ya" wrote in message oups.com... Greetings. I live in a developed suburban community (at the apex of the area grade) and I'm having some trouble with water in my basement. I've installed excursion drains and directed water away from my home but have a question; how does one determine the water table on a parcel of land? My house is 150 yrs old - is this the kind of record that's kept by municipal gov't? Many thks, in advance, for advice... |
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have a question; how does one determine the water table on a parcel of land? My house is 150 yrs old - is this the kind of record that's kept by municipal gov't? Many thks, in advance, for advice... My county, a rural Oregon county, keeps a record of all wells, year drilled, depth, water table, etc., year closed or abandoned. Your milage may vary... Beachcomber |
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