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GROUND WATER IN NORTH-CENTRAL TENNESSEE

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WILSON COUNTY 229<br />

pump is driven through a suitable gear train and pump jack by a 5-horsepower<br />

electric motor. The water is distributed by gravity, and the average domestic<br />

pressure is approximately 46 pounds to the square inch. The daily consumption<br />

is reported to be about 18,000 gallons, and approximately half the population is<br />

served. The wells were pumped continuously at full capacity for 36 hours<br />

without depletion when they were first placed in service, in October, 1925, whereas<br />

the present de/nand is met by pumping four hours or less each day. Hence the<br />

capacity of the source is adequate to care for a considerable increase in demand.

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