Sand Point Shallow Well, Jet Pump, Tank

The first task I have is to get water to the cottage. Yes, I know, the river is only fifty feet away but I need good clean water for making concrete, mortar, and general use. Notice the driven-point well (sometimes referred to as a "sand point" well) to the right of the pump house. The pump house will need to be removed and the pump repositioned. I needed to find out the depth of the well and the level of water in the suction pipe. I tied a fishing weight and nylon line to a rope and lowered the weight into the suction pipe. The weight hit bottom and the rope came out wet. The well is 20' deep and there was 12' of water in the suction pipe. I subtracted 5' from the depth, the resulting 15' is well within the range for a shallow well pump. Now I need to check plumbing parts to hook up the shallow well jet pump.