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CrankyDoug · 02-21-17, 05:20 PM

I had a well drilled in SC about 20 years ago. That coarse white sand is what my well driller called sugar sand. It is where you will usually get your best water.

The driller broke through the red clay and into sugar sand at 33ft. He stopped when he hit hard stuff at 73ft. Thus I had a 40ft stand of water, actually about 48ft since the water pushed up to within 25ft of the surface. With a 1/2HP submersible I was getting better than 20GPM and was never able to pump it dry. That was a six inch pipe though.

You might want to stop and test your water level.

I would be less concerned about the distance between wells than the possibility of contaminating the aquifer. That is why some states prohibit pump and dump.

02-21-17, 05:20 PM	#5
CrankyDoug Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Georgia Posts: 100 Thanks: 6 Thanked 14 Times in 11 Posts	I had a well drilled in SC about 20 years ago. That coarse white sand is what my well driller called sugar sand. It is where you will usually get your best water. The driller broke through the red clay and into sugar sand at 33ft. He stopped when he hit hard stuff at 73ft. Thus I had a 40ft stand of water, actually about 48ft since the water pushed up to within 25ft of the surface. With a 1/2HP submersible I was getting better than 20GPM and was never able to pump it dry. That was a six inch pipe though. You might want to stop and test your water level. I would be less concerned about the distance between wells than the possibility of contaminating the aquifer. That is why some states prohibit pump and dump.