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Cost of Domestic Wells and Water Treatment in Illinois a
Author(s) -
Gibb James P.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
groundwater
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1745-6584
pISSN - 0017-467X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1971.tb03567.x
Subject(s) - raw water , water supply , environmental science , groundwater , total cost , water quality , raw material , water resource management , environmental engineering , hydrology (agriculture) , geology , business , geotechnical engineering , biology , ecology , chemistry , accounting , organic chemistry
This study provides cost information for private home ground‐water supply systems in Illinois. Relatively accurate cost predictions for different types and depths of wells, ranging in cost from about $150 to $2400, can be made from the graphs presented. The average cost of all wells studied is about $575. Cost data for pumping systems equipped with 10‐gpm submersible pumps (approximately 50 percent of all collected data) show that the average cost of these systems is about $585 with 50 percent ranging between $400 and $680. The costs of treating water for domestic use also are summarized. Two graphs illustrate the monthly costs of softening and removing iron at varying monthly consumption rates and concentrations of hardness‐forming minerals and iron. The monthly cost of continuous chlorination is calculated. Use of the data presented makes it possible to estimate the monthly costs of raw and treated water from a domestic ground‐water supply. Two maps show the probable costs of domestic raw water‐supply systems from sand and gravel wells and bedrock wells throughout the State. For an average installation and domestic use rate in Illinois, the monthly cost of raw water is about $11.00, softened water $15.40, softened water treated for iron $22.00, and softened water treated for iron and chlorinated $25.00. Similar calculations for any type and depth of well, water quality, and treatment can be made from the information in this report. This material should provide adequate information for planning purposes and decision making in developing a desired domestic supply.