The amount of water needed can vary from place to place and person to person. Climate, water pressure, appliances used, irrigation practices, etc., all help to determine the need for water.

Your financing arrangements may also have some influence on your needs. A good general rule is 5 gallons per minute. A very important qualification to that figure is that if a 1200 gallon holding tank is installed, you can possibly satisfy those requirements with as little as ½ gallon per minute.

The average person uses between 35-75 gallons per day. There is a popular formula used to calculate maximum water requirements.

We include a "Maximum drilling depth" in our report to our customers. The reasons for this are (1) to give our customers a way to budget for their well, and (2) to let them know when to stop drilling.

At this point, if there is not adequate water we recommend that our customers fracture their well. The shaft drilled should be very close to the water supply we are after. Fracturing opens up blockages that restrict water by increasing the size and extent of the existing fractures. More information on fracturing is available from Northwest Hydro-Fracturing.