How To Survive a Drought on a Low Producing Well.

Summer 2021 saw many challenges, but there was one that made it into many headlines. The West saw a drought that it has not seen for many years. Wells were drying up, cities were restricting residential, commercial, and farming water use. Even those with normally plentiful water sources were feeling the strain as they tried to get the water they needed while keeping things watered and green through such a hot and dry summer.

Those on low yielding wells especially felt the stress of not having the water they needed through a drought. Even when conditions are optimal, like through a rainy winter, low yielding wells will struggle to keep up with the demand. A drought can only make it that much worse.

Looking forward into summer of 2022, the West may still not be out of the drought. This might be another hot and dry summer. This asks the question, how can one on a low producing well not only survive but thrive through a drought?

What is a low yielding well?

Low yielding wells are wells that cannot produce enough water for the household or business demands. Most wells under 5 gallons per minute are generally labeled “low yielding”, but it is always dependent on how much water is needed during peak usage times. If you are on a well that either runs out of water ,or decreases water pressure during peak usage times, you may have a low yielding well. There may be other reasons for the low well water pressure or for your house/building running out of water. There are some things you can check to make sure that they are running well, such as your filtration, well pump, and pressure switch. If everything has been inspected and is working properly, but you're still running out of water, then you may have a low yielding well.

Low yielding wells during droughts.

Even when the ground is most saturated with water during the wetter months, low yielding wells can be difficult to live with. Having to stagger showers, no irrigation to keep things green, and tell your guests to conserve water is bad enough. Droughts just make the low yielding well issue that much more burdensome. Without regular rainwater saturating the ground the available groundwater decreases over time.

The solution.

What can be done to solve the low production well issue and protect against feeling the effects of low water from a drought? We have spent many years designing the best system to solve this issue. Our high-tech well systems harvest water over a 24-hour period and stores that water up for use during peak usage times. This creates a “buffer” between what the low production well can put out and what the household or business water needs are.

Our system uses state-of-the-art sensors and logic to monitor the low yielding well in real-time to harvest water when it can and also shut the well down for it to recover before it runs out of water. This will keep the well and well pump healthy and running optimally. Our system does this all automatically so there is no need to monitor or adjust it. If you have a low yielding well and would like more water output, reach out to us to see how our system can solve your low production well issues.