Hello,
I have a site which is about 1.5km from sea shore and about 500 meters from back water/river. The soil strata is as follows.
0 to 5 meters - Sandy silt,
5m to 13m – Silty clay,
13m to 17m – Sandy silt
17m - Granite rock
The strata details are from soil test performed at three different points and I have a detailed soil test report performed by a renowned engineering college. There is a shallow well at the site which is about 18 feet deep. The quantity of water is not sufficient for our intended use.
My question is if I drill a borewell (hand bore or machine bore) up to a depth of 17m (that is where the rocky strata starts), do I have good chances of getting ample potable water from the sandy strata at 13m to 17m where I have got big sand particles? And is there a risk of sea water intrusion?
Please share your expert views.
Thank you,
Kiran Kundapura