Water well Lower HPP

[Thronester]

Anyone have a well in lower HPP, more specifically 1st and Kaloli? Are you happy with it? Any issues with salt? What's your preferred method to treat for any possible contaminants?

[dayna]

ewww cesspool "liquid" goes downhill. I'm not sure I'd use well water....

Dayna

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[descodave]

We are on 5th & Makuu & have a well & so do about 3 other neighbors we know of near us. We are very happy with our well (of course we're not as close to the ocean as you are). Rod Diamond drilled our well.

[Hunt Stoddard]

You get quite a bit of saline, so you probably won't want to drink even the purified version. You can install reverse osmosis for drinking water, which also removes all minerals, or you can just get county water for drinking. Plus side is that you'll never run out of water (as long as you have power and functioning pump). It also allows you to skip catchment tank, pipes, etc. and not have to deal with the sight of it and lost real estate. Down side is the saline and cost of drilling, installation.

I wouldn't get too freaked about the thought of septic runoff so long as you have good purification. There are health issues with catchment as well, so it's 6/half dozen.

[Thronester]

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Originally posted by Hunt Stoddard

You get quite a bit of saline, so you probably won't want to drink even the purified version. You can install reverse osmosis for drinking water, which also removes all minerals, or you can just get county water for drinking. Plus side is that you'll never run out of water (as long as you have power and functioning pump). It also allows you to skip catchment tank, pipes, etc. and not have to deal with the sight of it and lost real estate. Down side is the saline and cost of drilling, installation.

I wouldn't get too freaked about the thought of septic runoff so long as you have good purification. There are health issues with catchment as well, so it's 6/half dozen.

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I appreciate the information. I was worried about contacting a driller and getting a biased opinion. I've read a bit online and the reverse osmosis seems to be the preferred route. I believe some companies now offer a filter that replaces the minerals lost during the osmosis process.

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

My well is about 500-600 feet from the coast. Salinity is about 320 ppm. I don't drink it. It's fine for watering outdoor plants during dry stretches, as long as they also receive regular fresh rainwater to prevent salt buildup.

You could never convince a monkey to give you a banana by promising him limitless bananas after death in monkey heaven.

[Thronester]

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Originally posted by HereOnThePrimalEdge

My well is about 500-600 feet from the coast. Salinity is about 320 ppm. I don't drink it. It's fine for watering outdoor plants during dry stretches, as long as they also receive regular fresh rainwater to prevent salt buildup.

You could never convince a monkey to give you a banana by promising him limitless bananas after death in monkey heaven.

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Good to know. I'm about 3000 feet from the coast as the crow flies I wonder what the salinity would be there. Do you think any different?

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

I think the salinity is lower as you get farther from the ocean, but I don't know how fast it drops off.
Placing the well intake pipe on the top part of the lens (the fresh water which floats on top of the heavier salty water) can make a difference too, but you need to be careful not to set it too high so it can't reach a lower water level when we're in periods of drought.

You could never convince a monkey to give you a banana by promising him limitless bananas after death in monkey heaven.

[Thronester]

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Originally posted by HereOnThePrimalEdge

I think the salinity is lower as you get farther from the ocean, but I don't know how fast it drops off.
Placing the well intake pipe on the top part of the lens (the fresh water which floats on top of the heavier salty water) can make a difference too, but you need to be careful not to set it too high so it can't reach a lower water level when we're in periods of drought.

You could never convince a monkey to give you a banana by promising him limitless bananas after death in monkey heaven.

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Makes sense. Thanks for your insight!

[Thronester]

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Originally posted by HereOnThePrimalEdge

I think the salinity is lower as you get farther from the ocean, but I don't know how fast it drops off.
Placing the well intake pipe on the top part of the lens (the fresh water which floats on top of the heavier salty water) can make a difference too, but you need to be careful not to set it too high so it can't reach a lower water level when we're in periods of drought.

You could never convince a monkey to give you a banana by promising him limitless bananas after death in monkey heaven.

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Makes sense. Thanks for your insight!