How to Plan For Your Agricultural Well (YouTube)
Fresh, clean water is life. Without a consistent and reliable source of water, livestock will die. It is costly to haul it in, or it may be too little with rainwater capture.
An Agricultural Water Well Is An Expensive Yet Worthwhile Investment
After months, a water well was installed. It took a long time because well-drilling companies are busy. Before the installation, we relied on off-grid water collection systems.
Fresh water. No more hauling water. No more putting out buckets and barrels before it rains. This agricultural well goes down 325 feet and has a 5-7 gallons per minute (GPM) recharge rate.
What's next? Discover design features that allow you to get more from your well. What to do to make the most of not having a well. Why are we keeping rainwater capture? Here's our plan.
Don't get me wrong. The off-grid water systems still exist. I boil rainwater for dishes, tea, and bathing. The agricultural well gives us more choices.
Rainwater harvesting is now a supplement and backup to the water well. In the future, I'll install additional hydrants and a head tank to feed water to the rest of the property.
Key Takeaways
- Where to place a well and why does it matter? A water well needs to be away from your homesite yet near enough to connect with irrigation. Even if you have a well, it runs on power. That is also a location consideration.
- Why have a hydrant installed with your water well? Most well drillers will put in a pipe, then leave you to put in pumps and hydrants yourself. This is because most wells are connected to houses or outbuildings by a contractor.
- How doesn't it make sense to install yourself? Even if you know how to install a well and can rent the equipment, you're stuck with repairs. This well has a lifetime warranty. Being professionally installed saves me time, too.
- Why do you keep the off-grid rainwater systems? Agricultural wells need power, and power isn't always available. There are also well-casing issues, hydrant failures, or other problems that limit water availability.
