Dug well definition

Dug well means large diameter (24 to 60-inch) well generally of low yield which is usually excavated by hand and which penetrates only a few feet below the water table.
Dug well means a well consisting of a large diameter hole, deeper than it is wide, constructed into the ground, usually by hand, but if by mechanical means, by methods other than dril- ling, jetting or boring; and within which the side walls are sup- ported by a curbing.
Dug well means a well in which the excavation is made by the use of digging equipment such as backhoes, clam shell buckets, or sand buckets. (See Hand dug well)

Examples of Dug well in a sentence

  • Dug well[ ]2) Village well[ ]3) Tap water[ ]4) Rain water[ ]5) River, stream, pond, lake[ ]6) Buy water[ ]7) Creek[ ]8) Others[ ] 8.

  • NR811.16 (7).(5) The dug well pump discharge piping may not be placed through the concrete casing.(6) The area around the well or spring shall be under the con- trol of the supplier of water for a distance approved by the depart- ment.(7) Dug well and collector pumping stations shall have a watertight concrete floor.

  • Nearest source of drinking water is in the form of Dug well in the north east direction of lease area.

  • Water use: water sources for domestic use (tick the corresponding bracket) 1) Dug well[ ]2) Village well[ ]3) Tap water[ ]4) Rain water[ ]5) River, stream, pond,lake[ ]6) Buy water[ ]7) Creek[ ]8) Others[ ] 7.

  • Dug well linings shall extend at least 12 inches above the ground surface and cover installed thereon.


More Definitions of Dug well

Dug well means a well excavated into a shallow aquifer;
Dug well means a well that is constructed by the use of picks, shovels, or an excavator.
Dug well means a water extraction facility excavated with hand tools;
Dug well means a water table well that is excavated by means of picks, shovels, or similar hand- tools.
Dug well means a well that is excavated by means of picks, shovels, or other hand tools, or by means of a power shovel or other dredging or trenching machinery, as distinguished from a bored, drilled, driven, or jetted well.
Dug well means any well made using only hand tools.
Dug well means a well that is constructed in an excavation created by the use of picks, shovels, or other hand tools, or by means of a power shovel. an excavator.