Anybody have experience with Irrigation Wells? i.e. a dedicated well to supply your irrigation system
Trying to do my best to optimize spending and keep costs down where possible. We have city water (community well) at my house and during the hot and dry summer months, the bills can get pretty expensive. I asked the water company a couple years ago to put a separate meter on the line for my sprinkler system so they wouldn't charge me sewer fees for all those gallons going back into the ground, but at the time they said no. I did a little research online about irrigation wells, and found a site (www.drillyourownwell.com) that talks about drilling your own, which I thought was a pretty cool option. I called a local well drilling service to see what they would charge to put a well in for a comparison, and they said $8-10k because it would have to be 160-180ft deep. Don't think I can get the DIY method to go down that far, but don't really want to drop that kind of coin to have a well put in either--it would take a long time to break even on the water bills... I was almost wondering if they threw out the number just to discourage me from pursuing a DIY option (didn't tell them I was looking into it, but maybe the guy was wise to my game). I'm in NW Indiana, and there aren't any nearby USGS sites that would give me a hint at the water level--they are all right by the Lake Michigan shoreline. There are some homes down the road that I'm fairly certain have wells--is my best bet to knock on the door and ask them how deep their well is?
tl;dr--city water is expensive, so is getting a well installed. DIY options are questionable. Might be SOL
Looking for cost effective options for lowering the cost of success. Any advice out there?
Trying to do my best to optimize spending and keep costs down where possible. We have city water (community well) at my house and during the hot and dry summer months, the bills can get pretty expensive. I asked the water company a couple years ago to put a separate meter on the line for my sprinkler system so they wouldn't charge me sewer fees for all those gallons going back into the ground, but at the time they said no. I did a little research online about irrigation wells, and found a site (www.drillyourownwell.com) that talks about drilling your own, which I thought was a pretty cool option. I called a local well drilling service to see what they would charge to put a well in for a comparison, and they said $8-10k because it would have to be 160-180ft deep. Don't think I can get the DIY method to go down that far, but don't really want to drop that kind of coin to have a well put in either--it would take a long time to break even on the water bills... I was almost wondering if they threw out the number just to discourage me from pursuing a DIY option (didn't tell them I was looking into it, but maybe the guy was wise to my game). I'm in NW Indiana, and there aren't any nearby USGS sites that would give me a hint at the water level--they are all right by the Lake Michigan shoreline. There are some homes down the road that I'm fairly certain have wells--is my best bet to knock on the door and ask them how deep their well is?
tl;dr--city water is expensive, so is getting a well installed. DIY options are questionable. Might be SOL
Looking for cost effective options for lowering the cost of success. Any advice out there?
