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WY_mark
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# Posted: 24 Mar 2013 06:41pm
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Hi all,
We are ready to start our Wyoming plains project and I'm stuck on what to do about water. I have estimates that a well will be $17000-$20k because of depth and water runs in veins by us so they gave a 50/50 chance of hitting it. A 1450gal cistern would be $6500 installed and roughly $150 per fill. We're looking at being there extended weekends. I love a well to drip line some trees but if we miss on the first drill I can't afford to drill again. A cistern leaves $ for solar but I hate the thought of relying on delivery. We could, however, have water delivered for 5-10 years at our projected use rates before we catch up with the cost of the well.....what would you do?
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toyota_mdt_tech
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# Posted: 24 Mar 2013 06:50pm
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My well was around $8000 for 178 feet deep. The cost per foot has went down. I did mine in the peak of steel prices, well casing was pricey then. I have not trimmed it out with the pump etc. I have purchased the pump, just never installed it yet. Afraid it would corrode and fail from no use. I think the 17-20K price is all trimmed out.
Do you get lots of rain? I was thinking an underground storage tank filled with filtered rain water. Once full, surplus can run o ff or into another tank.
I know a guy with a cabin, he hauls his water in himself. Has a huge 250 gallon tank in his truck, he fills it up locally near his cabin, then runs it to his place, and pumps it into his tank.
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WY_mark
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# Posted: 24 Mar 2013 06:58pm
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17-20k is a finished well. We are looking at 350-400 feet deep. No real rain worth mention, it is the high plains, beautiful and dry. We looked at hauling ourselves, but the same $150 load would easily cost more than that in fuel and a whole day of back and forth(48 miles round trip). I can't make hauling it ourselves make sense in any scenario
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Anonymous
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# Posted: 24 Mar 2013 07:02pm
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I agree your situation, like mine, is a good rainwater collection candidate. The Texas water resources board puts out a rainwater harvesting manual, google it you'll find it. I took their advice and I have lots of water, though not drinkable. Even if you are in a low rain area I bet you could collect what you need form a 200 sq ft roof.
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Martian
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# Posted: 24 Mar 2013 07:19pm
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We have a 700gal buried tank feeding two full-time structures. It cost about $2500 to have a working system, but I did all the plumbing, electrical, etc. Having the hole dug was $450 of the cost. And a 225gal transfer tank was $300. I make a weekly water run to a nearby community well. We use about 300 gal per week; so I make a single run one week and a double run the next week.
If it was me, I'd bury two smaller tanks side by side. That way, if one leaks, you still have water. Having the water hauled shouldn't pose a real problem if you plan ahead.
Tom
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