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I pump from the well to a shed with a 500 gallon tank which then feeds the house. I am set up this way because the well is a very slow producer.

My well runs out of water once in a great while under 2 different circumstances:

1: No rain for months on end. I understand this one.

2: Very heavy rain for more than 5 or 6 days at a time. I don't understand this. It can drizzle or rain moderately for months at a time and everything is fine, But if it starts raining really hard for a week or so the well runs dry.

It's like when it rains too much the water gets diverted somewhere else or something.

I have an alarm on my tank so if it drops below 400 gallons I know the well is dry again and we can go into super water conservation mode.

I pump from the well to a shed with a 500 gallon tank which then feeds the house. I am set up this way because the well is a very slow producer. My well runs out of water once in a great while under 2 different circumstances: 1: No rain for months on end. I understand this one. 2: Very heavy rain for more than 5 or 6 days at a time. I don't understand this. It can drizzle or rain moderately for months at a time and everything is fine, But if it starts raining really hard for a week or so the well runs dry. It's like when it rains too much the water gets diverted somewhere else or something. I have an alarm on my tank so if it drops below 400 gallons I know the well is dry again and we can go into super water conservation mode.

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This will probably require someone who can look at the local geology and maybe figure out the cause. Info on neighbor's well required would be their depth, whether they are up or downhill from you etc. Lots to look at. Not knowing what it costs per foot in your area I can't say whether it might be cost effective to drill a new one.

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It's just outrageous now, it would cost me 20K to drop a new well. It's just fucked.