TL;DR
Pumping water level is the depth to water inside a well while the pump is running at a steady rate, always lower than the static level because pumping draws the surrounding water table down into a cone of depression. The difference between the two levels, called drawdown, tells the contractor how hard the aquifer is working and where the pump must be set to stay submerged.
What it means
Pumping water level is the depth to water inside a well while the pump is running at a steady rate, always lower than the static level because pumping draws the surrounding water table down into a cone of depression. The difference between the two levels, called drawdown, tells the contractor how hard the aquifer is working and where the pump must be set to stay submerged. A level that keeps falling year over year signals a declining aquifer or a clogging well screen.
Where it sits in the glossary
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Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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