The well out back (not connected to the house) was dug in about 1990 and is 12 feet deep. The water was good to drink when last tested and, in fact, better than the town water, and there is plenty of it since the well, in sandy soil, is only about 40 yards from an artesian spring that supplies most of the water to the pond. An electrical line for a pump runs underground to the well from the SW corner of the cottage.
The artesian spring is most visible in mid-winter when it is the only part of the pond that never freezes over. This attracts a lot of wildlife, and not just birds. Pipe from the well goes first to a utility closet under the back door of the cottage and from there to a similar space under the downstairs bathroom window of the main house.
The Town does not allow well water to cross your house foundation if you are on town water. Otherwise, we would certainly plumb it into the hot water pipes, since no one drinks that, and use it to flush the toilets and do laundry, besides. A hose at the rear deck delivers well water into gallon jugs that we use for cooking and coffee because it tastes so much better than town water.