Gunn encourages property owners to read the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation rules to understand the construction standards for all water wells such as requiring wells to be drilled at least 50 feet away from a septic tank and 100 feet from drain fields.
"Look up other wells in your area via the Texas Well Report Submission and Retrieval System," Gunn said. "This will tell you how deep the other wells are and how those wells were constructed. Talk to your neighbors who have wells and find out how deep their wells are and if they are having any problems."--- the eagle dot com
You can drill a well yourself by hand, or hire somebody to do it. If you pay somebody to do it, it could cost up to $50k. Maybe that's not too encouraging.
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Property taxes are too high. Even if you want to avoid the tax man as much as possible, they still stick a needle into your arm and extract your blood. I was looking at some properties in West Texas, and they want 100 bucks a year per acre in property taxes. This is for doing nothing, as the land is a long way from populated areas. Basically, you are paying the state to rent the property. It would take a lot to improve the land so that you can live on it, like the above demonstrates. This is even true in Texas, which is supposed to be a taxpayer friendly state.
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With respect to the water well, I'd say there's a better way. Just collect rainwater. If you collect it off the roof when it rains, there should be enough water collected to make it all work. At least I hope so.
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