This site explains how to drill a well, the equipment needed and provides instructional videos to do it yourself. A great resource to start with. It is good to understand the process yourself, even if you do end up outsourcing it to an external company. You can locate the well anywhere on your land. A local expert may be able to guide you as to the best location the strike water quickly.
You also need to stay at least 50 feet away from septic systems or field lines. You can contaminate ground water with a poorly located well. This means you can contaminate your neighbors well if they are tapped into the same water source. Not advised! Shallow wells are less than 30 feet, deep wells are over 70 feet deep. Deeper wells provide better quality water.
At first your well water will be muddy, but it should not take long to get clear, clean water. Have your water tested before using. Well, you know the answer will be "it depends". It is always a good idea to understand the basics of a project even if you outsource it to a company so you understand the basic language and terms they use, so you can compare quotes accurately and make sure they know what they are talking about.
If you have more money than time and just want it done quickly and efficiently get a well drilled professionally. Hopefully this article gave you the basics to get started on your journey. Do not let not having to drill a well stop you buying vacant land. You can improve the value of your land significantly if you buy vacant land and do the research and work required to install a septic system and a well.
Many people do not wish to bother and prefer to pay more to have it all done for them. Do your research, seek out some local experts, check your county rules and regulations, get a few quotes and get it done.
For drinking water, we do recommend professionals. If there is a need to regrade, excavate, or do additional site prep, the fees can run from several hundred to several thousand. This would need to be priced on a custom basis. If there is a grader on the site, it can sometimes be used to help prep the site and save money. This is the process of boring the hole into the ground in search of the water source. Depth is the single biggest variable in pricing.
Casing is the liner through the dirt to reach the bedrock. This is what protects and keep your water source clean from surface contaminates. Casing can be PVC, or some sort of steel galvanized, stainless steel, black steel, etc. Again, these costs can be lowered when included in a package deal by the contractor. Colorado has 1 yr waiting list and prices are higher.
Jill the sucker in Twentynine Palms, CA. Have you ever heard of abuse of a disabled person? Drill bit sheared off. Contractor said he'd comeback and start over after he finished next job. Kept putting me off. A year later just now getting to State arbitration hearing. I'm getting screwed over by his bond company too.
I'll end up needing to hire an attorney 7k! Chambers' business is booming. He wouldn't have lost a penny by doing the right thing. Drilled ' pump at ' 15gpm. Tds 15ppm. Typical for Mercer Pa. I did the ' of 60" deep trench, pvc pipe, 30 gal. Pressure tank, wiring in conduits, Trace sw inverter, solar panels, ah telco 24vdc battery bank.
PS: I have a reusable screen pre filter, greensand iron filter, sears water softener and reverse osmosis filter in the kitchen but it is really not needed. Wyoming has no easy drilling. Had to drive steel casing while drilling. Caverns , voids and faults and large boulders. Only Andrews drilling has rig that would finish well here. Other drillers left and never called back.
We did get water, and glad we did. No water is no comfort. TSS a little high, no other issues.. My original well IS feet but the casing has a leak. I didn't know about a dry well. Now, I am looking for another company to repair my existing well as this company I used does not do repairs anymore. I can't afford another dry well. Do you know some company that is reputable to do repairs? No power, so will leave as a generator hook up.
I actually just emailed him back and said it was too much since he gave me a lower hourly maintenance fee for this task when we first met at the site.
I wanted a price for two other wells on the property with underground storage and solar set up, but no proposals given for that work. Prime pump did the job and are good guys. Fair, reasonable, efficient and use silver line pvc. Mennonite driller drilled to feet, then collapsed well and schedule 80 PVC casing at feet. Total loss. Does anyone have any numbers that relate to the areas outside North bend up Mettman Creek? Looking at land there. Have no idea what to expect. Contacted the local authorities but have not heard back, yet.
I've read about water being around ' down. Don't know if this is true. I was just wondering if anyone has any referrals for some property that we own between Kingman, Az. We need this in order to get a building permit.
I have not started yet but I expect to be looking for a well on my property in the Spring. Everybody who commented had useful information.
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