How Do I Get Water For My Vacant Land in Northern Arizona? 
This blog entry details why water quality and availability on the land you buy is essential to enjoying your country acres. Water availbility varies in Northern Arizona from land where water can be found by drilling and areas where one has to haul water.
Water for Rural Land
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When buying a home or land in the country, you needs to know if there is an adequate water supply and a safe way of disposing of waste water.
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Disappointed rural homeowners have sometimes found out too late that the well drilled on their new land does not yield enough water or that water is of poor quality.
Water in Northern Arizona
Water availability varies across the northern part of the state (click here for the Arizona Department of Water Management Well Map). The dense red areas on the map show an abundance of wells, in other areas there are few wells and most residents haul water or pay to have it delivered.
Well water is pretty readily available from Kingman east to the edge of Mohave County west of Seligman, but once you pass the Aquarius Mountain and enter Yavapai County it is uncertain whether or not you may find water if you drill a well. Some communities there have drilled extremely deep wells (2,000 plus feet deep at a cost of about $150K+) and function on a shared well agreement where you can "haul water" (aka "water haul properties") to your homestead for a cost per gallon paid to the Association.
Other parcels rely on water delivery because their community may not have water or may not have made arrangements for shared water service. This is vital information to know before buying your parcel.
When you are contemplating purchasing land in Northern Arizona, the water situation will make a difference to your cost and to your lifestyle, in addition to looking at the map above, you should ask the following questions.
- Have the property owners around your prospective vacant land drilled wells and successfully found good quality water?
- At what depth? How much did drilling their well cost them and who would they recommend?
- Is everyone around your prospective property hauling water from a community well?
- Are your potential neighbors paying to have their water delivered?
With this information and a phone call to the water authority and to the Well Driller (or a couple) in your area, you will be able to come up with an answer you are comfortable with. Find out about the water situation before you buy your dream property!
Important things to Know When Buying Northern Arizona Land?
- Issues involved with land are complicated, be sure to hire a land specialist to help you with your purchase.
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Elevation is the key to climate, vegetation, and type of view.
- Much of the Rural Zoning is AR36 (Agricultural/Rural with minimum sized parcels of 36 acres). Some areas allow properties to be split and some don't.
Related Resources
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