Posted by JML755 on September 20, 2012 at 06:17:42 from (97.78.165.183):
I'm prepping my rural property for building a home in the next couple of years. Mainly clearing the woods for a septic field right now and looking at getting a well drilled. I've looked at the well records for neighbors within a half mile or so, contacted a drilling company and cost looks like it'll be about $3200. I've also talked to some neighbors about well water quality. Most say they use filtering systems for drinking and softeners are normal. So I've got a pretty good idea what I'll end up with.
However, I also have a 4+ acre pond that is pretty clear, 8-9 ft deep at its deepest. I've calculated probable water consumption and I wouldn't come close to running it dry in 10 yrs if it never rained/snowed again. I've owned the property for 8 yrs and the pond has dropped less than a foot in the dryest year and rebounded the next pretty quickly.
My question: Do any of you guys get your household water from a private pond or lake instead of a drilled well? I've looked into systems that will filter/chlorinate pond/lake water directly and the cost is pretty reasonable compared to drilling. I've seen a publication (out of Missouri, I think) that discussed how to have a well/cistern filled with sand for filtering that also sounded interesting. I'm in SE Michigan.
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