TL;DR
A yield test is the controlled pumping procedure that establishes the dependable flow a water well can produce, run by drawing the well at a steady rate while logging water levels until drawdown stabilizes. Beyond the headline gallons-per-minute figure, the data shows whether the well sustains the rate or was coasting on stored casing volume, which a brief test cannot distinguish.
What it means
A yield test is the controlled pumping procedure that establishes the dependable flow a water well can produce, run by drawing the well at a steady rate while logging water levels until drawdown stabilizes. Beyond the headline gallons-per-minute figure, the data shows whether the well sustains the rate or was coasting on stored casing volume, which a brief test cannot distinguish. It is ordered when a new well is completed, when a home on a well changes hands, and when supply complaints arise, with protocols and minimum durations set by state agencies and lender programs such as FHA.
Where it sits in the glossary
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Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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