Plants always do best when well watered but that doesn't necessarily that
they do best when watered from a well!!!!

Since you live in New Jersey, the toxic waste capital of the US, who knows
what else is in your well water?

There is more than just bacteria content and chlorination to deal with. Have
your well water tested for mineral content and toxicity before using it on
the plants. If the mineral content with calcium and other metals and the pH
is too high, it can damage your plants. Your local agricultural extension
service can tell you what to do.

The ultimate decision is yours. Maybe you can flip a coin?


Foowah Ip wrote in message
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Dear fellow gardeners,

Could you tell the amount that you are spending for watering your
garden?

For gardeners using city water and sewer, could you estimate
annually how much you spend on watering the garden and how much extra
sewer fee because of that?

For gardeners using well water, any idea how much does it cost for
the electricity of the pump and the maintenance of the well annually?

The following is the dilemma that we are facing:

We are building a house on about an acre of property in New
Jersey(zoned 6), currently there is a well on the property, we are
wondering if we should keep it for gardening purpose only . City
water is available at the property and the new house will be connected
to it. The well testing report shows that the well is ok, with no
Ecoli but has Coliform, so a simple treatment of Chlorine is needed.
The township allows us to keep the well but under the condition that
there is no plumbing going into the new house from the well, so we
need to build a well house outside for the water tank and the switch
for the pump.

The cost to keep the well for irrigation for our case would be about
$4,200, which includes:
- Bring the well up to code(18" above ground)
- Building a well house
- Install new pump and water tank
- Lead the water and electricity lines from the well to the well house
- Chlorine treatment

The cost to abandon the well would be about $1,200, from a certified
well sealer.

Any opinion is greatly appreciated!

Thanks.

Foowah