My well is powered by electricity from a public utility, and it worries me that whenever there is a power outage my well won't pump. There is, however, a pressure tank so that--so far--I've not been out of water. I just wish that there were a hand pump so I could draw water in an emergency! My well-digger guy says installing a hand pump now would cost me as much as digging a new well. I'm sure that cost could have been avoided if the hand pump had been installed with the original well digging. I've seen old country house kitchens with a hand pump at the sink. Are we getting dumber by the year?