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Of viKUUND-WATER CONDI1-riONS IN RAPPAHANNOCK iPOUNTY in which you will : note ground water is obtained from fracture openings, most p which occur in the first 250 feet of rock. Recharge condifions sufficient to fill the fracture openings are usually ©more favorable for wells lo| cated in low areas, a condition t that often satisfied domestic [water requirements from

[ depths less than 200 feet. [ Quantities of water greater than 20 gallons per minute are not common from wells that penetrate rocks such as those that underlie Rappahannock • County. It is possible, under certain conditions to locate wells that obtain 40 to 50 gallons per minute but these drilling sites must be selected with care. Domestic quantities of water (3 to 5 gallons per minute) are generally available to wells less than 250 feet deep, particularly those located in the lower

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