How to Drill Your Own Water Well
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teeray
4 months ago
While this is valuable for the physical “how”, there is quite a bit of regulatory “how” that you must also figure out if this is something you wish to do. In many states, there are setbacks from property lines, buildings, and septic systems to be considered. For example, here are NH’s rules for dug wells: https://www.des.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt341/files/documen...
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