I'm buying a new house in NH, and the house has a well that is 250 feet deep.
My current well experience involves a cabin in Maine where water is reached after only 8 feet. So, I'm wondering about this 250 feet depth... is this called an artesian well? Does it tap limited fossil water, or is this something that replenishes over time like water near the surface does? I am pondering the long term sustainability of such a well given that the fossil water out in farm land is going to be depleted over time due to unsustainable agricultural practices. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
If the submerged pump ever failed, I assume I'm out of luck for getting water out of that until it is replaced? I can't imagine lowering one of those narrow well buckets that far down.
My current well experience involves a cabin in Maine where water is reached after only 8 feet. So, I'm wondering about this 250 feet depth... is this called an artesian well? Does it tap limited fossil water, or is this something that replenishes over time like water near the surface does? I am pondering the long term sustainability of such a well given that the fossil water out in farm land is going to be depleted over time due to unsustainable agricultural practices. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?
If the submerged pump ever failed, I assume I'm out of luck for getting water out of that until it is replaced? I can't imagine lowering one of those narrow well buckets that far down.