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blueski · 05-03-2016, 01:35 AM

Yeah that's my project too, DIY irrigation. First problem, where to get the water. I live on a reservoir and you'd think it would be a no brainer to get it from the lake. Nope, up to a fifty thousand dollar fine without a permit. Also it's a 700 foot run and about 160 feet of head to lift out so that's too much math and too much pump. The previous owner tried to get a permit and was denied.

Last summer, I diverted all my roof run off into one large big O tile. The plan now is to divert this to my trampoline pit which I will dig deeper to hold 10000 gallons. I'm going to cut trees down from the nearby forest and use big logs to reinforce the pit. The pipe also carries water from the front yard during really heavy rain to the back. From the pit, I should be able to pump it all over the yard. My well only does 4gpm and I don't want to tax it too much. Also the water is very hard and salty so I'm not to keen on using it for that reason as well. I'll do most of the digging and work by myself by hand. I will need to pick and shovel about 45 yards or 4 full dump trucks of clay. No problem keeping all that water in the pit without a liner at least! 10k gallons is a lot, I hope to use it for the ski hill we built two years ago in the winter time for snow making to supplement what we farm with snow fencing.

If I extend my current contract, I'll probably rent an excavator. This weekend I'll start cutting the logs for it. Total cost if I don't rent an excavator should probably be about 1500- 3k depending on how fancy I get with the power and the pump.

05-03-2016, 01:35 AM	#352
blueski Scoring Winger Join Date: Dec 2014 Exp:	Yeah that's my project too, DIY irrigation. First problem, where to get the water. I live on a reservoir and you'd think it would be a no brainer to get it from the lake. Nope, up to a fifty thousand dollar fine without a permit. Also it's a 700 foot run and about 160 feet of head to lift out so that's too much math and too much pump. The previous owner tried to get a permit and was denied. Last summer, I diverted all my roof run off into one large big O tile. The plan now is to divert this to my trampoline pit which I will dig deeper to hold 10000 gallons. I'm going to cut trees down from the nearby forest and use big logs to reinforce the pit. The pipe also carries water from the front yard during really heavy rain to the back. From the pit, I should be able to pump it all over the yard. My well only does 4gpm and I don't want to tax it too much. Also the water is very hard and salty so I'm not to keen on using it for that reason as well. I'll do most of the digging and work by myself by hand. I will need to pick and shovel about 45 yards or 4 full dump trucks of clay. No problem keeping all that water in the pit without a liner at least! 10k gallons is a lot, I hope to use it for the ski hill we built two years ago in the winter time for snow making to supplement what we farm with snow fencing. If I extend my current contract, I'll probably rent an excavator. This weekend I'll start cutting the logs for it. Total cost if I don't rent an excavator should probably be about 1500- 3k depending on how fancy I get with the power and the pump. Last edited by blueski; 05-03-2016 at 01:48 AM.