$3K to refill pool after replacing liner?

[Kelly Gordon]

So I’m trying to budget to replace my liner next year. The actual liner + installation quote is $6500. Pricey but about what I expected. But the cost of trucking in water to refill the pool is $3500. Whoa. That seems so high.

We are on a well, so I’d rather not fill it that way, both because of metals (no copper but we do have iron) and because I’m worried about pumping that much water from the aquifer we’ve tapped. But paying that much for fill water us making me rethink.

Am I off base here? Does it really cost that much to refill a pool? Is there a solution I’m not considering?

 

[ajw22]

A few years ago I paid about $500 per truckload of 7000 gallons of water.

Your 40,000 gallon pool would require 8 5000 gallon trucks or 6 7000 gallon trucks. On a per truckload cost the $3,500 is in the ball park. Part of the cost is how far the truck needs to travel to get the water fill and then the distance to you.

I had one truck that made multiple trips to fill with water then return me. On the last trip the truck had a tire problem on the highway and I did not get the last load until about 11PM.

 

[mc2021]

I think a large portion of the cost is the distance from you to their fill up facility. For reference in Aug of 21 I paid 350 per load which was around 6k gallons and they were only a few miles away.

 

[sande005]

You must be on the outskirts of St. Paul, and not have city water locally. St. Paul water is actually pretty good.
If you haven't, it may be good to have your well fully tested and talk to a water professional, and then decide a course of action (both for the pool and your home). There may be whole house systems that can help, or real (not pool store) chemical treatments.
Just thinking that it may be better to have a long term treatment (if possible) for that $3500.
Call the trucking companies, and ask about their source - you may not need to get full reverse osmosis water and save $$, if they can draw from a city water system. Each municipality with a water department will easily tell you what you will be getting in the water they supply.
Here's advice from the State about how to find out more: Iron in Well Water - MN Dept. of Health.

I wouldn't worry a lot about draining the aquifer...but if the well equipment isn't up to the task...or if you're the guy causing White Bear Lake to drain due to too much aquifer draw down.....(grin)