Waters Wells and Septic Systems Advice Appreciated (Austin, Tyler: house, buy)

[MattDH]

Waters Wells and Septic Systems Good Advice Appreciated

I live in Austin, looking to build in around Dripping Springs, or Hays county some where.

Can anyone provide me with a Rough figure as to the cost of a typical septic system, and drilling a water well? I know many factors come into play but I need a rough idea of what these systems would cost if one were to start with only bare acreage.

Thanks for your help,

Matt

[love roses]

I may not be quite right here, but someone can jump in and correct me. I am thinking I heard that it costs about $5,000 to dig a well. I may be thinking of when my dad was having to redig or clean out the sand in my grandmothers existing well, and that was a quote he got. Of course, she lives outside of Tyler, so the cost may be different there than here.

[achtungpv]

In DS, you want to drill DEEP. I've heard of wells out there going dry before the house was even finished being built.

$5K sounds awful cheap for a water well. I think septics start at $10K or so.

[johnrex62]

Originally Posted by achtungpv

In DS, you want to drill DEEP. I've heard of wells out there going dry before the house was even finished being built.

$5K sounds awful cheap for a water well. I think septics start at $10K or so.

yeah, wells are higer than that. $5K will only buy a fairly shallow well. Septics also can get pricey depending on how the land perks. I put one in in 98 on clay soil in low ground 1/5 mile from a river. I got a bargain price cause the guy lived close to me and I was in betwen him and his primary subdivision. It ran me $4500 for a dual field, gravity system with a 1500 gallon tank. I got a number of quotes between $6-9K for single field or aerobic systems. I did not like the idea of the aerobic system because of the many things that can go wrong with the equipment and the much higer cost of the system certification and annual inspections required by Bastrop County.

[anvilbob]

Hi,
Thanks for the information.

Just bought in Garfield and need a septic system. I'm sure we can use a gravity system. Can you suggest a contractor?

Thanks again,
Bobby

Originally Posted by johnrex62

yeah, wells are higer than that. $5K will only buy a fairly shallow well. Septics also can get pricey depending on how the land perks. I put one in in 98 on clay soil in low ground 1/5 mile from a river. I got a bargain price cause the guy lived close to me and I was in betwen him and his primary subdivision. It ran me $4500 for a dual field, gravity system with a 1500 gallon tank. I got a number of quotes between $6-9K for single field or aerobic systems. I did not like the idea of the aerobic system because of the many things that can go wrong with the equipment and the much higer cost of the system certification and annual inspections required by Bastrop County.

[HappyTexan]

Originally Posted by anvilbob

Hi,
Thanks for the information.

Just bought in Garfield and need a septic system. I'm sure we can use a gravity system. Can you suggest a contractor?

Thanks again,
Bobby

Better check with the county to make sure.
I built in Travis county in 1999 and just made it under the wire with my gravity system (plans already had been approved) before the new rules on septics came into force. The folks around me that built after me all had aerobic systems put in. Don't know though if that was the rule or they just preferred that. I like the gravity because there's no moving parts to break ..just get'er pumped out every few years.