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<br />supply fGr ,stook..use, ,and where they. can ae..c'Gmp-Leted at reason-
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<br />ablede?th, ,the oostof drilling,-andequiI>I>ing the well compares
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<br />favG,ra91y wi~h thec~tof co-~~tructinga <ltockpomd o,~ ,perhaps
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<br />'<ilevel~pingaspring. Whenproperlycompleted,theweU should
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<br />lastin-definitel yandtheo-pel'aUng.and' maintenancecos tgene ra 11 y
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<br />is..-1o-w,. pa,rticularly where windmills,-are 'u-sed,forI>umping,
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<br />whi<:lh is the usual practiceeK€~pt for very deep welLs or for
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<br />wells where 'highyield,s!H'e rel!luired.
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<br />Stoc~wellshavean<iltherdis-ti-act-advanta-ge from ~ 'legal
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<br />stanajWint ,in that theyseldomhav,e adisc,ermiMe inHuence on
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<br />streamflow, ,and hence they do not interferew.ith anyes~blished
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<br />water rights. The dl'illilllil-of,stoek,wel-leseldom, creates any
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<br />'from-th~sehavingee.tfbUs:hed water rights.-
<br />OPi*>sed,oothee.ead-va-nta-g,es,ar-esev-era l,disadvantag e s, the
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<br />mo,st ,se,rious, beiR-g therisk,of failure tofi.nd" water the owner
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<br />mu-a.t.tak-e,in,whi.-cheasethe. entire€,o,stof drilling.isl<:ist with
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<br />,no,eha:nce,-of:'l'e,eove ry.F"H':debpwells, ,this.,,-los's"~an a:rnount to
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<br />'~eira-lt~'Gus.and::don-are,Ano\iherdis-advantageisth€ cost of
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<br />'''P'l'-ov:i4int--s'-t:oIi"1l~-tp.~~' andtrolijh-s which,nea-l'-ly-all wells re-
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<br />'lJIdire bJ1.t which are often unnece~sary with stock ponds. Also,
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