Mr. Mel and his wonderful shallow well are correct. The technique has been taught for years as a survival technique to military pilots, special forces, etc. You can get a drink but there is not enough water to wash your car. I am supposing that the science is this, the water table at sea level is high, the salt water is heavier than the fresh water. The first water entering the well is fresh, but before long the salt water intrusion takes over. Bruce (St. Aug) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Aug 30 1999 - 04:49:44 PDT
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