City to well water? Possible?

ebuffer

My fianc? and I are buying our first house in a small town that has horrible city water. They have a small water plant with the basics to make it city water from the local lake. Anyways, my question is can I convert from city water to well water? I grew up with well water so it's nothing new to me. The well water may actually be better than this city's water ha ha 

 

Thanks!! 

musictchr25

You would only be able to get well water if there is water available underground on your plot.  This would cost a lot of money though, so you may want to research in-home water filtration systems instead, which will take in your city water, and run it through a filtration system prior to coming out of your faucets.  This will be a much smaller expense, plus, it won't require tearing up your yard or running new pipes.

another KT

Your first step is going to your town hall.  You may be on town water because you may not be allowed to have a well on your property for any number of different reasons.

jeapplegate

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jeapplegate

Consider getting a reverse osmosis filter.  You may run into zoning issues with putting a well in.  Even if the city lets you it will be very expensive.