2019 Spring Home & Garden

PAGE 26 2019 SPRING HOME & GARDEN LINCOLN DAILY NEWS MAY 2, 2019 New Well R ural life is different than city life. In the country, we may use propane instead of natural gas for heating. We don’t have access to city sewer, and so we use septic systems, waste tanks, or septic ponds. And we don’t have city water. While we don’t have to pay for city sewer or water, we have to pay to maintain our own facilities. In the case of water, we get our H20 out of the ground from a drilled, bored, or dug well. A well is a hole in the ground that goes down deep enough to access the purest water available in your area in amounts that will adequately service your household. The location of the well is crucial. It needs to be at least seventy five feet away from your septic system, and within one hundred feet of your house to provide the power needed to the pump. And most of all, the well needs to be located where there is water available. CONTINUED u So you need a 23 ton driller truck positioned prior to drilling By Jim Youngquist