From: "JD" 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: What constitutes a "community" well?
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 23:38:28 GMT


"Tom Doolittle"  wrote in message
news:Kfyjb.786353$Ho3.210809@sccrnsc03...
> Thanks for all the thoughts.  We've done extensive geological research on
> the property, and our best guess is that there is no water close to where
we
> want to build.

How far is the neighbor's well? I find it hard ot believe that a well is
close enough to pipe from but you cannot find a decent place to drill.

Do you know what it will cost to install (underground) the piping?

It sounds to me like you need a new well company.

I still wouldn't do it, but if you go with the shared well, install your own
holding tank and pump on your property.



>Thus the need to share water.  The neighbor has a relatively
> new water system, so I don't think he's looking to rope someone into
helping
> with major repairs. He just wants to recoup some of the cost of putting in
> his system, and also, I honestly think he's so proud of the system that he
> has that he wants to share it.  Who knows if that's really the case, but
> that's the only explanation I can come up with for his enthusiasm to share
a
> rather scarce resource...
>
> I do share some of the concerns people on this thread have voiced
regarding
> relying on someone else for well water - we'd much prefer to have our own
> well, but that's just not looking likely.  We don't own the property yet,
we
> made the sale contingent on finding an adequate water supply, so all of
your
> comments are a great help.
>
> Thanks,
>
> - Tom
>
> "Gary"  wrote in message
> news:56e0cd4a.0310150623.3d25e57f@posting.google.com...
> > The property is void of water or no well has been dug on the property.
> > How do you know there is no water under the property?
> >
> > Can you get a building permit without local water?
> >
> >
> > I would NOT share a well.. drill your own.
> >
> >
> > "Tom Doolittle"  wrote in message
> news:...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am interested in buying a piece of property that has no water, but
the
> > > neighbor is willing to share his well in exchange for some financial
> > > compensation.  One of the main concerns is that the neighbor doesn't
> want to
> > > have his well deemed a community well, since that would mean that the
> well
> > > is subject to the various inspections that the state requires for
> community
> > > wells, and his currently private well is not.
> > >
> > > The neighbor is only willing to share the well with me, and there are
> > > various other conditions (like I can't then share the water with other
> > > neighbors) that we'd have to iron out...
> > >
> > > Does anyone know if there's a general standard as to what constitutes
a
> > > 'community' well?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > - Tom
>
>