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My family and I are building a home in the Marvin area on a lot that is a little under an acre. We are debating having an irrigation well on the lot as we will have sod put down in the front and back yards. We have been told that most companies will charge you about $4200 to dig the first 200 feet (hoping that you will hit water by that point). After that it is about $9/foot to dig and it is a crap shoot as to how deep they will need to go. We have been told to budget $7000 to be safe.
My question is...will the well pay for itself? Is it worth it? Right now we are renting a home in Union County without any outdoor irrigation. The owers have told us that they just let nature handle the landscaping as far as watering goes so our current water bills are reflective of indoor water use only.
Anyone have experience with this? Any input would be appreciated.
If you are looking to plant a cool season grass like fescue/rebel and want to maintain a golf course look then there might be some payoff. I don't know what water costs in Marvin, but people who water who have CMUD water, typically pay over $200/month for water in the summer for watering lawns. This would be for something like 1/3rd acre. If there is a drought, and you are on municipal water, they may place restrictions on lawn watering. A pump would not be subject to these restrictions.
If you don't want to go down this road, then plant a warm season grass and you don't have to water it. (nor is the expense of weed control, aeration, reseeding, etc) If you must go with fescue/rebel type grass, note that it can only be reliably established here in the fall because the summer temps will kill it off. Therefore if you lay sod between now and next September, expect a great deal of loss even with frequent watering. You will be putting it down again next fall. You might consider going with seed now and sodding later.
Water is expensive in UC - comparably to Frew's Meck experience. It is tiered, so the more you use the more you pay - which leads to very high bills in the Summer. You will be put on a watering schedule by the county (assigned 2 days a week currently) and that could change depending on drought conditions - in other words they could drop you to 1 day a week or not at all in severe conditions. A well would avoid all that.
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