mas3372
New Member
Hello,
I live in Rhode Island in a wet area. I am sick of spending way to much money of water to keep my yard looking good especially after I was just notified that water was increasing 25% again this year.
Heres my situation.
As I said, a wet area. Surrounded by 3 ponds and a stream use to run next to my lot until the builder covered it when he built the development 3 years ago. I have the water index testing sheets for when they did my septic. Depth to water is anywhere from 2'1" to 9'. Soil description seems consistant as 0-1' LM BLK LC, 1-3' SLM BRN MC, 4-10' MS-GRV-ST- Grey. No idea what any of that means or if it even matters.
I really want to use ground water for my watering. I called a few local well companies and all they want to do is come out and dig a 150' well and hook it up to my house. I don't want well water in my home, just for outside for the 3 months a year I need to water the lawn. I am hoping I can get away with putting a point in.
What does anyone here recommend. If a point is possible, is this something I can do myself. I don't know much about them, but it appears as though I drive the point in the groudn until I get water, flush the sand out, attach a pump and water my grass.
Any help, thoughts suggestions, etc would be greatly appreciated.
Mike
I live in Rhode Island in a wet area. I am sick of spending way to much money of water to keep my yard looking good especially after I was just notified that water was increasing 25% again this year.
Heres my situation.
As I said, a wet area. Surrounded by 3 ponds and a stream use to run next to my lot until the builder covered it when he built the development 3 years ago. I have the water index testing sheets for when they did my septic. Depth to water is anywhere from 2'1" to 9'. Soil description seems consistant as 0-1' LM BLK LC, 1-3' SLM BRN MC, 4-10' MS-GRV-ST- Grey. No idea what any of that means or if it even matters.
I really want to use ground water for my watering. I called a few local well companies and all they want to do is come out and dig a 150' well and hook it up to my house. I don't want well water in my home, just for outside for the 3 months a year I need to water the lawn. I am hoping I can get away with putting a point in.
What does anyone here recommend. If a point is possible, is this something I can do myself. I don't know much about them, but it appears as though I drive the point in the groudn until I get water, flush the sand out, attach a pump and water my grass.
Any help, thoughts suggestions, etc would be greatly appreciated.
Mike