Friday, March 15, 2013

Well diggers look at our well

We finally tracked down some well diggers who are available to start work on deepening our well.  This is very exciting, because diggers can be hard to find, and only work at certain times of the year.  Presently the well is about 20 foot deep with a large build up of clay which is blocking the spring.  Their proposal is to remove the clay, and then dig down another 20 feet.  If they strike rock, explosive charges will be used.  These will have to be small because of the close proximity of our other buildings.  20 men will be involved in the work, which may take 4 weeks and cost up to $7000AUD.  An expensive project to add to our budget, but if we can regain access to our spring, we'll have enough water to irrigate the rest of our land.  We're praying the spring will be released once the clay is removed, and there'll be no need for deep excavation or explosives.

Climbing down into the well

Measuring the depth

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