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TIPS AND ADVICE

Well Tips and Advice

General Well Maintenance Tips

Take care when working or mowing around your well and keep the top of the well at least one foot above the ground. Additionally, keep your well records, including a copy of your well log, pump information, water quality, and flow testing information in a safe place.

The landowner has the ultimate responsibility for maintenance of their well(s). If well construction problems are discovered that may contribute to contamination or waste of the groundwater resource, the Oregon Water Resources Department may require repairs or abandonment to eliminate the problem. 

The department will look first to the well constructor to determine if the well was constructed to standards. However, if the constructor is unable or unwilling to perform the repairs, the landowner may assume the responsibility. Problems with the well, due to age or a change in site conditions, may require repairs or abandonment of the well, which are the responsibility of the landowner.

Request a free estimate from us at Southern Oregon Well Drilling Inc in Southern Oregon, for cost-saving inspections and testing.
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Approximate Flow of Water Per Minute Through Average Fixtures

  • Shower bath - 5 gallons per minute
  • Tub bath - 10 gallons per minute
  • Lavatory - 5 gallons per minute
  • Kitchen sink - 10 gallons per minute
  • Laundry tub - 10 gallons per minute
  • Flowing drinking fountain - 1 1/2 gallons per minute
  • Garden hose, 3/4" nozzle - 5 gallons per minute

Average Quantity of Water Required for Different Service Supplied by Water Supply Systems

  • Each member of family - 50 gallons per day
  • Each horse - 12 gallons per day 
  • Each dry cow or steer - 12 gallons per day 
  • Each milk cow - 35 gallons per day
  • Each hog - 4 gallons per day 
  • Each sheep - 2 gallons per day 
  • Each chicken - 5 ounces per day 

A U.S. gallon of water weighs 8 1/2 pounds and contains 231 cubic inches. A cubic foot of water weighs 62.4 pounds and contains 1728 cubic inches or 7 1/2 gallons.

Water

Volume and Weight

One inch of rain falling on 1 acre of ground is equivalent to about 2,715 gallons of water. This figure, however, based upon a rule of thumb that 10" of snow is equal to 1" of water can vary considerably, depending on whether the snow is heavy and wet, or powdery and dry.

Heavy, wet snow has a very high water content 4-5 inches of this kind of snow contains about 1' of water. The powdery type may require 20 or more inches to equal 1" of water. Thus, an inch of very wet snow over an acre might amount to more than 5,400 gallons of water, while an inch of powdery snow might yield only about 1,300 gallons.

One acre-foot of water (the amount covering 1 acre to the depth of 1 foot) equals 326,000 gallons or 43,560 cubic feet of water, weighing 2.7 million pounds.

One cubic mile of water equals 1.1 trillion gallons, 147.2 billion cubic feet, or 3.38 million acre-feet and weighs 9.2 trillion pounds (4.6 billion tons). 

Equipment

We will not cut corners on any part of a drilling project from start to finish. Your project will be done the right way the first time.


In the end, we will have more money in the ground than most other companies, but we have higher quality, longer lasting wells, and happier customers. In most cases, we can remain equal to or below competitors in pricing because my overhead expenses are drastically less. This creates a great deal of value for our customers.
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