Is that to rent and/or operate the equipment, or to dig the hole itself? [/quote]
That is to be allowed to dig holes. On top of that, you have to get a permit (my understanding is, no one will give you a permit unless you’re a well driller contractor or you’re contracted with one) and the permit currently costs ~$500 per hole. In an extreme case like Russell’s, where you need to drill 300 feet down before you hit water, you have to go with a contractor who has specialized drilling equipment anyway, and permitting does not set you back much. But there are places in the county where groundwater is only 20-30 ft from the surface. In those places, you could, in principle, drill a well using hand tools.
