Pond Boss Forums POND CONSTRUCTION Renovating a Pond or Lake? Solar Pump - worth the $?

Brian - good point. My next door neighbor is the well inspector for our community water system. He says the water is beneficial for stock tanks. We have a lot of iron ore formations in the area.


He says most of the wells are drilled to the 150 foot range although there is "water everywhere at about 30 feet".

I think the big question is if we can get 100 GPM + with solar, then its a marginal deal during hot weather months. Right now we are going into the summer down 6 feet and the outlook for filling the pond is dim. If I could at least get to full pool in May of every year, summer evap vs pumping might keep us from drying up and killing all the fish.

Neighbor also says 1" per day during august is not uncommon. Yikes.