[Vermont Lt]

Where does the water come from? You think it simply emerges from the rock? The surface will be sealed. Water will no longer go where it used to go. Most of it will simply wash away. You will be fine for a season.

But as I said to the other guy, how are you going to draw the water up? Where are you getting the power? Every line, above or below ground will be buried. Every generator or transformer will be buried or choked.

Nope, the generator in your garage will work until it runs out of power.

[raybbr]

Where does the water come from? You think it simply emerges from the rock?

Yes, in my case. It's 700' of solid rock.

Water will no longer go where it used to go. Most of it will simply wash away. You will be fine for a season.

Maybe. Or maybe it will be there a lot longer.

But as I said to the other guy, how are you going to draw the water up? Where are you getting the power? Every line, above or below ground will be buried. Every generator or transformer will be buried or choked.

Every one? I kind of doubt it.

Nope, the generator in your garage will work until it runs out of power.

There are alternatives to electric pumps. Maybe you ought to do some research.

[BwanaNdege]

"The water-saturated thickness of the Ogallala Formation ranges from a few feet to more than 1000 feet (300 m) and is generally greater in the northern plains.[5] The depth of the water below the surface of the land ranges from almost 400 feet (120 m) in parts of the north to between 100 and 200 feet (30 and 60 m) throughout much of the south. Present-day recharge of the aquifer with fresh water occurs at an exceedingly slow rate, suggesting that much of the water in its pore spaces is paleowater, dating back to the most recent ice age and probably earlier."