Re: [SG] Watering
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- Subject: Re: [SG] Watering
- From: B* C* <e*@MCIUNIX.MCIU.K12.PA.US>
- Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 12:49:19 -0400
- References: <m10tZSM-003KguC@iaw.on.ca>
George--
Hydrofracking is a procedure in which large amounts of water are shot down your well
(4500 gal, I believe, in our case) at very high pressure in an attempt to break
cracks in the surrounding rock. More cracks = more paths for water into the well.
It's being done frequently in this area, and even on new wells. However, only a few
well-drillers do it. Oddly enough, when the truck was pulling out of our yard, it
got stuck. Last summer must have been wetter than this one has been so far!
beth
George Mannoe wrote:
> What is hydrofracked??
>
> >gallons/hour. However, we just spent $2000 having our well "hydro-fracked" so
> >that we would have a better water supply. Thank goodness we did that!
> This year
>
> >
> >Laury Epstein wrote:
> >
> >> We just installed a drip system around our house, but still need to do a lot
> >> of watering in other beds. We have a well that we thought would be okay, but
> >> we run out of water easily. Doesn't help that we're in a major drought area.
