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TheDanMonster t1_j5bifrm wrote

Reply to comment by IamSauerKraut in MaineHousing ready to spend $21 million to provide overnight shelters this winter by Shake-Spear4666

More than that, there’s no water to farm in North Yarmouth. I come from well drilling and a lot of north Yarmouth is bone dry unless you spend north of $25k on a well. And that’s just for domestic use…

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IamSauerKraut t1_j5cai2i wrote

>a lot of north Yarmouth is bone dry

You've got 2 brooks merging with the Royal River in North Yarmouth. Last time I was near Runaround Pond, it was not dry so Chandler Brook cannot be dry. Same with the river coming from New Gloucester. Not dry at Cunningham's in the Intervale.

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TheDanMonster t1_j5cbv2h wrote

That’s not how artisan wells work. And drawing from running waterways for domestic and agriculture use is not legal.

Check out the states waterwell mgs database online if you want to check whether it’s comparatively “dry” or not.

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IamSauerKraut t1_j5ch3vt wrote

North Yarmouth has no true artesian wells. As Mr. Ryerson told us all those years ago: a pumped well is not artesian.

Nevertheless, a working streambed and soggy areas suggest the water table is relatively high. I highly doubt North Yarmouth is "bone dry" as you claim.

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