One would tend to think that in the humid, wet, east coast climate water is readily available everywhere, however a homeowner outside of Raleigh, North Carolina was in for a surprise.
The project, a 4,800 square foot home with a closely coupled 3,200 square foot shop, designed to achieve LEED Platinum Certification, is under construction in an area that is not served by public water. The drill location was just over a half mile away from Falls Lake, Raleigh’s water supply reservoir. And it was also only about 150 feet away from an old dug well that is on an adjacent property.
Thus confident that a drilled well could provide ample water to supply all of the resident’s needs, the homeowner began drilling – only to find that even at a depth of 605 feet no water was found.
Project Snapshot
System Specifications: A whole-house potable water system that collects rainwater from the roofs via leaders and piping and directs it to a series of storage tanks
Infiltrator Products Used: (4) 1787-gallon Infiltrator IM-1760C potable water tanks
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