Well with hand pump exposed on vacant land - any mitigation needed?

Some context about site and water use: This is for a rural site (passed by 1-2 dozen cars per day) where I'm trying to establish a low-maintenance coppice orchard and forest gardens using overflow from a tree nursery. I live nearby now but am moving four hours away this coming season, so I will only be around occasionally. Some local friends agreed to come water new plantings if needed and are up to continue planting the site out, and I am hoping to collaborate with local permaculture people who want access to land for food production. Eventually I might sell this site - a home site is part of the design but not a project I'll take on - until then I am happy to grow useful trees and enable land access for permaculture activities.

Following up from this thread about off-grid pump options - https://permies.com/t/152460/grid-pump-options - I am having a deep well installed with a simple pump, buying the hand pump and motor adapter. I figure this way I can hand pump on an as-needed basis into buckets, hoses, or storage tanks. If I setup shop on site longer and want tanks to be refilled without tedious and precious time pumping, I can switch to the motor adapter and power that with batteries charged from any means available.

My question now is about exposure and security for the hand pump and well head. When the project is complete, there will be a well head sticking out of the ground a little, apx 100' from the road, and a somewhat tall hand pump extending up above that well head, like in this image:



Since I want it to be easy for someone to stop by and water trees, I am thinking to leave the hand pump installed and keep the motor adapter stored in a shed. This made me wonder, are there any measures I should take to reduce the well/pump's exposure from elements or abuse?

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I'm not sure what issues there could be if any, or how to mitigate them, so that's what this thread is asking about. For example, if someone came along and used the hand pump without permission, that doesn't seem so bad. Heck, part of the motive for investing in a well is potable water and supporting useful tree crops, whether that's for me or someone else in need of those resources during desperate times. If someone needs water, I don't want to refuse them water. On the other hand, someone withdrawing a lot of water and/or using the hand pump carelessly could reduce the lifespan of the costly well/pump install, and my absence might entice that abuse. Worst yet would be someone malicious trying to damage the well or water, which I think is unlikely enough that I'm not worried about it. In terms of exposure to the elements, Simple Pump is meant to be very weather resistant, so I don't think it needs a shelter.

At this point exposure seems okay, security questionable. A hedge to block easy view of the pump from the road seems like an easy improvement, while a more substantial well house would give better shelter and security (could have a removable roof and wall for maintenance, secured with a simple combo lock to give permission for access as needed). What do you think?

I would weigh the cost of simply replacing the pump (time and material) (headache) vs the cost of the shed...bear in mind that a hedge is going to draw much less attention. The shed can be vandalized as well(also might be better choice of wording). I don't believe anyone is going to come along and hand pump your well dry, but I don't question anything in this realm any longer.

Would a fence made from rubbish or recycled materials work for you?
It may blend in a bit and not draw attention to itself?
A V ot 90 degree fence shaped slightly aroundthe pump may work.

Perhaps a "screen" of boulders, debris or bushes to somewhat disguise the pump/shed so that it "hides in plain sight"?

I'm with Lorinne: hide in plain sight with debris, and make access inconvenient. Nothing interesting here, move on. De-shine the new surfaces on the pump. Buy surplus camo/sniper netting.

A more devious ploy is to surreptitiously add enough potholes to the the road that nobody will be looking around at the scenery. (I kid, I kid.)

Thanks for the feedback and ideas! Between that and my own pondering, my latest thinking is to 'fence it' off from the road with a shabby wattle wall so it is less visible.

An upgrade would be a movable tall triangular covering, basically an A-frame like some people make to guard shrubs from snow but with latched or locked end-walls for security/seclusion. I'd put that wood triangular cover over the hand pump to block it in, but that I can open the end walls up to use or can remove entirely for well maintenance.

The wattle wall/hedges/debris wall probably blends in better but is less 'secure'. Certainly easier, and hedges are nice for other reasons too. Also, messy hedges and roundwood structures already fit the site aesthetic, so that's a plus for occlusion by natural wall.