25 GPM well
25 GPM well
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Hello. I am happy to have found this site! This is going to be an elementary question for most of you: I am considering purchasing a 2 acre parcel with a new well on it. It states the well is 25 gpm. We want to build a 3500 square foot home, landscape about an acre, and have fruit/nut trees on the rest. Is 25 gpm a good well? Is that ample water for our needs? or is that a slow well? What is considered a "healthy" amount of water, and what is considered a "low" amount of water? What is the scale and where does 25 gpm fall? Thanks a lot! Kristi





RE: 25 GPM well
Some household figures for the USA
Shower: 2-7gpm
toilet flush: <-1980, 4.5-7 gallons
1980-92, 3.5 gallons
1993->, 1.1-1.6 gallons
average of 4 times per day per person
dishwasher: 5-15 gallons
clothes washer: old, 40-55 gallons
energy star, 18-25 gallons
sink: 0.5-5 gpm
US average: 60-100 gallons of water per person per day
As for the fruit/nut trees I have no experience. Ask some of the older locals - they are usually more than happy to share their experiences. If in the US, check with your local Ag extension office.
ISZ
RE: 25 GPM well
RE: 25 GPM well
25 Gpm = 1.8 l/sec = 155 m3/day. Evapotranspiration 8mm say 70 m3/day - houshold 5m3/day. NO PROBLEM.
You have plenty for houshold and irrigation, But is 25 gpm sustainable 24 hrs/7 days/week. You will need to run at 25 gpm for up to 12 hours a day at peak.