Elevation 350' Catchment Tank or Well?

[Cagary]

If one has a piece of property at about an elevation of 350', is it better to hire someone to drill a well or have a catchment tank installed?

Thanks!

[riverwolf]

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riverwolf

[Ryan.]

At that elevation, I'm told both are possible. It's up to you and your budget. Personally, I'm at 200', and plan to add a well in the not too distant future.

Here's someone you might be interested to call for prices and other information.

Diamond Drilling & Pump LLC
15-1815 32nd Ave
Keaau, HI 96749
(808) 987-8167

[Dennis]

It is going to be expensive but Daniel at Diamond drilling can provide an estimate. We are about the same elevation. If you have neighbors maybe you can share the cost.

[Kapohocat]

Daniel told me not long ago to figure about approximately $180/LF for a well.

[mdd7000]

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Originally posted by Kapohocat

Daniel told me not long ago to figure about approximately $180/LF for a well.

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OUCH! A few years back I had a 180 foot well drilled in Illinois for $5000 and that included the running of 50 feet of line underground to mate up with our old line. I can't imagine why the cost would be so much more here. Both places are going through rock. ?

[Cagary]

At an elevation of 350', its over $60,000 for a well?

That's about 4 nice catchment tanks.

[Ryan.]

Back a few months ago, the Diamonds quoted me considerably less at $70 a foot.

For my place it was $13,300=Drilling 190 ft., then add pump set for an additional $3,000-$3,200 (pump set = pump, control box, 85 gal. pressure tank, sediment filter, water meter, pressure switch, & odds and ends). An optional, larger 2 hp pump set was available for between $3,800-$4,200.

[mdd7000]

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Originally posted by Ryan.

Back a few months ago, the Diamonds quoted me considerably less at $70 a foot.

For my place it was $13,300=Drilling 190 ft., then add pump set for an additional $3,000-$3,200 (pump set = pump, control box, 85 gal. pressure tank, sediment filter, water meter, pressure switch, & odds and ends). An optional, larger 2 hp pump set was available for between $3,800-$4,200.

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Curious. Why you would want a water meter?

[Ryan.]

From what I gathered, homeowners with wells are requested to report their monthly water usage.