Peter Burgess
New member
There is a dig going on in Sussex at the moment. It is a shaft into a limestone mine, that as far as we can tell was not drained artificially. However, there is now a serious water problem. We need to think of a way to pump the water out. Last weekend, baling with buckets did not reduce the water level significantly. The last chance to see what is down there relies on getting the water out. The water is effectively liquid mud. The shaft depth is something like 40 ft. Does anyone have any experience of pumping filthy water from the bottom of a shaft, the base of which is full of grit, stones, clay, and bits of old wood? Any good ideas I will pass on to the group.
For the background to the dig and some pictures, see http://www.kurg.org.uk/ under the 'work in progress' link.
For the background to the dig and some pictures, see http://www.kurg.org.uk/ under the 'work in progress' link.