How To Prepare Your Water Well For Times Of Drought

While Florida is known for its hurricanes and thunderstorms, a drought is always a possibility. Due to this, it is important always to stay prepared in the event that water is scarce. At North Florida Water Systems Inc, our friendly and knowledgeable team is able to provide you with advice on how to care for your well between the rainy seasons. We provide professional well pump maintenance services in North Central Florida. Since 1974, our family-operated company has performed hundreds of quality pump repairs and water treatment services.

Don’t let a drought harm your plumbing system. Contact us today to schedule a water well inspection for your home or business!

Plant Native Plants

While it may seem strange, planting native plant species can help keep your water well running during a bad drought. This is because local shrubbery and vegetation only soak up water appropriate to their respective environment. Unlike invasive plants, local plants do not consume too much or too little moisture for the climate they are in. The perfect water usage of native plants allows your backyard’s reservoirs to collect unused runoff water, which is transferred to your water well’s aquifer, allowing it to fill back up to a sufficient water level.

Maintain Your Water Tank

We cannot stress this enough: it pays to care for your well’s water tank properly. The purpose of a water tank is to store excess water. This backup storage water can be especially useful in the time of a drought. During dry weather, you can draw water from your water tank supply to give your aquifer adequate time to refill. This break reduces the stress placed on your aquifer – saving you from having to pay for expensive repairs or replacements!

Move Your Well Pump

Dry seasons with little to no rain can potentially cause your well pump to “pump dry.” This process occurs when the water level in your aquifer is too low. If your well pump “pumps dry” for too long, the pump might fail and need to be repaired or replaced. You might want to lower your well pump further down your water well’s shaft to prevent this. This could help you tap into a deeper potential water source. However, beware of placing your pump too low. Otherwise, your well pump might pull up sediment from the ground, damaging your water pump.

Opt For A Deeper Well

Compared to shallow wells, deep wells are better equipped to withstand droughts. Shallow wells, and wells near Florida’s ground surface heavily depend on rainwater to function. In the event of a drought, there is no rainwater available to replenish the well aquifer for a shallow well. In contrast, deep wells are able to tap into other water sources buried deep underground. IIf interested, call North Florida Water Systems Inc. to experience a deep water well for yourself! Our licensed well contractors can complete a professional new well installation for your property.