I want to dig a well in my back garden

Paddy Samurai · 02-02-2015 11:39PM #1

With all this talk of water charges I would like to know if it's possible to dig a well in your back garden.Are there companies that will do it for you?.Do I need planning permission?.

Desolation Of Smug · 02-02-2015 11:41PM

You're tapped in the head - this is just wishful thinking.

Purple Mountain · 02-02-2015 11:43PM

I'll loan you my shovel. It's well good.

Gumbo · 02-02-2015 11:43PM

Paddy Samurai wrote: »

With all this talk of water charges I would like to know if it's possible to dig a well in your back garden.Are there companies that will do it for you?.Do I need planning permission?.

Yes possibly as your digging below a certain depth.
You will also still need to register your well with Irish Water.

The Backwards Man · 02-02-2015 11:44PM

They used to work on the premise of no water, no charge, but if they find it your out big money.

Get a diviner in, they're like clairvoyants, if you go down far enough there will be water of some sort, if they get it they are chuffed but all you've done is given an ego boost to a knob with a rod.

RobertKK · 03-02-2015 12:41AM

Paddy Samurai wrote: »

With all this talk of water charges I would like to know if it's possible to dig a well in your back garden.Are there companies that will do it for you?.Do I need planning permission?.

Public water supply is cheaper.

893bet · 03-02-2015 12:44AM

Paddy Samurai wrote: »

With all this talk of water charges I would like to know if it's possible to dig a well in your back garden.Are there companies that will do it for you?.Do I need planning permission?.

Sure.

Cost you 4-7 k. Plus electricity to run pumps, plus water treatment cost, plus maintenance.

Simples

foxy farmer · 03-02-2015 01:08AM

You'll still be paying something if you're connected to the public sewer. No planning needed. Actually it wad a condition on my PP that a potable water supply be provided by the developer(me). Sunk a well in 04. Down 340 ft. Drill and line well 6.5k cabling and pipe and pump 3k. Thankfully no filter needed 3-4k.
Just watch out for ESB Eircom water gas sewers road rail tunnels.!!
Oh the neighbours might complain about noise when drilling and will blame you if a crack appears on their walls at any stage in the future.

Kovu · 03-02-2015 01:12AM

RobertKK wrote: »

Public water supply is cheaper.

893bet wrote: »

Sure.

Cost you 4-7 k. Plus electricity to run pumps, plus water treatment cost, plus maintenance.

Simples

This. People have no idea how much a well actually costs to drill and maintain.

Guy:Incognito · 03-02-2015 01:15AM

If you live near a river just buy a big jug

3rdDegree · 03-02-2015 01:21AM

I've always said to those clowns who think that clean free drinking water is a right and that is why they shouldn't have to pay Irish Water, sink a well and see just how "free" your god given right is!

diomed · 03-02-2015 01:31AM

Use the Bear Grylls method. Did a small hole, wait for it to fill with muddy water, soak your sock in it, squeeze the water out of the sock into your mouth. And best of all "no water charges".

Joe Doe · 03-02-2015 01:45AM

Does the water still fall freely from the sky?

If so just collect from the roof, store, filter and distil.
- Just like they did for last 100,000+years or so.

gctest50 · 03-02-2015 01:50AM

Paddy Samurai wrote: »

With all this talk of water charges I would like to know if it's possible to dig a well in your back garden.Are there companies that will do it for you?.Do I need planning permission?.

fine till VTEC kicks in yo :

"There has been a dramatic increase in the number of cases of VTEC (Verotoxigenic E. coli) in recent years. VTEC is a nasty water borne illness and cases have been linked to contaminated wells. VTEC infection is most common in children and in up to 8 per cent of cases patients go on to develop serious kidney complications. These can, on rare occasions, prove fatal. This is all preventable."
http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/Campaigns/wellsepa.html

Joe Doe · 03-02-2015 01:54AM

Fracking if it arrives, won't help the tastiness of a freshly tapped jug of mineral/spring water.

If it comes from the sky, it has already been distilled once anyway, by missus nature.

Guy:Incognito · 03-02-2015 02:20AM

diomed wrote: »

Use the Bear Grylls method. Did a small hole, wait for it to fill with muddy water, soak your sock in it, squeeze the water out of the sock into your mouth. And best of all "no water charges".

I thought his method was to drink a bladder full of water then "recycle" it through your body forever? Perpetual water machine

Paddy Samurai · 03-02-2015 12:32PM

893bet wrote: »

Sure.

Cost you 4-7 k. Plus electricity to run pumps, plus water treatment cost, plus maintenance.

Simples

I was thinking more along the lines of a bucket attached to a rope ,none of that fancy electricity stuff.
Maybe give that water treatment stuff a miss and just test it once week with a kit or boil it in a cauldron in the back garden.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 03-02-2015 12:59PM

Google "well drilling companies". But forget about saving money. They are expensive to dig and cost more to maintain than Irish Water are charging. Believe me, I know!

JapaneseLove · 03-02-2015 01:06PM

Paddy Samurai wrote: »

With all this talk of water charges I would like to know if it's possible to dig a well in your back garden.Are there companies that will do it for you?.Do I need planning permission?.

It is possible. We have a well in our garden. But it would really be only for people living in the countryside, not adviseable to do it in a town/city. There are companies that will drill it for you but u do need planning permission and a geologist has to come out and test the soil for chemicals/minerals to see if the water is drinkable.

The_Valeyard · 03-02-2015 01:17PM

Dig up stupid!

vienne86 · 03-02-2015 02:12PM

I sank a well years ago, because I had not option. If you're thinking of doing it to save water charges, think again. It's not cheap.

keithclancy · 03-02-2015 02:53PM

Joe Doe wrote: »

Does the water still fall freely from the sky?

If so just collect from the roof, store, filter and distil.
- Just like they did for last 100,000+years or so.

Rainwater is classified as Grey water .... not suitable for drinking, borderline for showering.

3rdDegree · 07-02-2015 06:48PM

Paddy Samurai wrote: »

I was thinking more along the lines of a bucket attached to a rope ,none of that fancy electricity stuff.
Maybe give that water treatment stuff a miss and just test it once week with a kit or boil it in a cauldron in the back garden.

Please tell me you're joking!

rtron · 07-02-2015 06:51PM

Maybe op should post this in a more appropriate thread.

Panthro · 07-02-2015 06:52PM

keithclancy wrote: »

Rainwater is classified as Grey water .... not suitable for drinking, borderline for showering.

I'd hate to be the guy that has to color in the water. Presumably he uses some sort of water proof pen...or would he...hmmmmm

I want to dig a well in my back garden

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