Posted: 7/13/2015 12:46:03 PM EDT
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Is it possible to view/download the well permit when my house was built back in the 80's? Or any permits since then?
I'm trying to find out the depth of my well and the depth of the submersible pump. Does the state or the water management districts post those online? |
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Where you at? Here in central south Florida we don't use submersible pumps.
Wells generally run from 25' to 140'. Well drillers, really well pounders hammer down wells until they find god water and little sand. Open end wells used to be the best but are difficult to set at the right depth. Most well guys take the easy way and put screens in the well. Disclaimer, I'm not a well driller but have hammered a few down. |
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Go to the water management district website for your area, you can enter the section, township, range info and a date range and pull up data on all the wells in that area. I found it there. Thank you! Their database probably won't tell you how deep your pump is set, but at least you know it isn't any deeper than that. 
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Quoted: Their database probably won't tell you how deep your pump is set, but at least you know it isn't any deeper than that. Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Go to the water management district website for your area, you can enter the section, township, range info and a date range and pull up data on all the wells in that area. I found it there. Thank you! Their database probably won't tell you how deep your pump is set, but at least you know it isn't any deeper than that. Pipe comes in 21 ft sections. If you have a galv tank with air volume control, there is normally a Tee with a bleeder anywhere from 6'-10' from the sanitary seal or well cap which introduces a volume of air with each cycle to maintain a head of air in the tank for water pressure. If you have a bladder tank, then this is omitted. They may have installed your check valve in the drop pipe within the casing with a short piece of pipe, pox be upon them if they did. Regardless, the pump is supposed to be set within the casing to so that water is drawn around it when it runs so that the motor is properly cooled. It should be at least 15' above the bottom of the hole to avoid sand & silt. It's not supposed to extend beyond the casing regardless. Anyway, knowing the casing depth, and the fact that the drop pipe comes in 21' sections and whether or not you have a bladder tank or galv tank, you should be able calculate the pump depth to within about 10' or so, looking inside the casing will tell you if there is a less than 21' joint. If your pump was installed with continuous poly pipe then it might be a little more difficult but the pump shouldn't be any deeper than the casing depth. ETA, I'm not in the well & pump biz but I've pulled a few in my time including my own and learned a little along the way. |