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MONTH'S TOPIC:
Streams &
Springs
Water, water everywhere and not a drop. . . for
sale. Most land buyers want a stream on the property they purchase.
That’s a reasonable expectation – depending on how you
define “stream”.
In the past 12 years we have represented only
5 properties with major streams on them. Many more of them have
offered numerous springs, trickles, and smaller streams. Although
water is plentiful, streams for sale are not. A property with a
large stream brings top dollar and sells fast. If it’s a stream
you want, be prepared to act quickly.
Some streams border the property. Others run through
the middle for a long distance. The larger streams support native
trout, and some are “state hatchery supported”, meaning
the state stocks the stream every spring.
Most mountain streams are “spring-fed”.
If you follow a stream uphill, you will notice that other small
streams or trickles of water feed into the stream. Follow one of
those trickles uphill and you will find that it just bubbles out
of the ground. That’s a spring.
Springs As a Water Supply
A spring is an excellent source of drinking water
for your mountain home. Here’s why:
Here in the mountains we occasionally have a power
outage during bad weather. When the power goes out, so does the
pump on your well, leaving you without water for drinking, bathing,
cooking, etc. One solution to this dilemma is what we call “gravity
water”.Gravity water is just that – water that flows
by gravity. If your property has a spring that is located uphill
from your intended house, you can tap into that spring and have
a never-ending supply of sweet, cold mountain water.
A “spring house” can be built over
the top of a spring with a reserve tank. The water then travels
downhill by gravity to the house like a well. Of course, you’ll
need a well driller or other water contractor to help set it up.
Once in place, you’ll never run out of water or pay a pump
electric bill again. It’s not really a do-it-yourself job,
but it is a great way to enjoy a secure water supply.
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