Climate change, climate cycles, no matter what it’s called or what the causes, it’s here. Hotter, dryer, less rain when it does come. Maybe the cycle will change, but we can’t predict that and need to plan for more people and more pressure on the system. My own uninformed conclusion is that drilling more wells into the same aquifer is a self-limiting endeavor.

I have done a cursory look into a small desalination plant which would have an expensive up front cost, and considerable ongoing maintenance costs. But would be able to supplement the well water and perhaps allow the aquifer to somewhat recover.

I don’t know if it’s feasible for our small town (any water engineers out there?), but if we don’t do something more than hoping it gets better and hoping people conserve and hoping no one installs a another pool (yes, I have one too), then the problem will probably get worse every year.

PS: I looked back on Daniel’s message board and couldn’t find anything on a water study, just a thread eerily similar to this one about water problems and a low water table.