@jade Jasmine,
When I was first looking for a home/farm, one of the things that was at the top of my list was water. After a deployment to Afghanistan for a year, I have seen what no water, no life really means. So, I picked my current home/farm. I have more water than I know what to do with. At times, it comes out of the ground like a water fountain.
The second, dug well, was for water management, to be used for the livestock, and as a back up in case of a prolonged power outage. I may put a solar pump on it, or just the handpump. To be determined.