Wow! Lots of responses! Thanks for all the advice.
>
> I'm surprised the mere idea of well sharing is so foreign to
> everyone. It's very common in Wisconsin. It makes a lot of sense.
> There are rarely any problems, and I personally have never heard of
> any first-hand. Sharing a well causes no problems with deeds,
> mortgages, buying, selling, etc. Our deed, and our neighbor's deed,
> both have the same language regarding the well and pump, and the deeds
> were reviewed by attorneys, title companies, lenders, etc. This is > all legit.
>
> My only problem is *HOW* to split the electricity. We both agree that
> we'll split it, and our deeds stipulate that we'll split it, but how
> do we split it? I'm waiting to hear back from my neighbor to see if
> he agrees on a reasonable amount like $15/mo. I have no reason to
> believe he'll argue about it. If he does, I'll just have to install a
> meter on that circuit, watch it for a few months to come up with an
> average, and then charge based on that. If the cost of a meter is
> reasonable, I may do that regardless, as I'm a lover of information,
> and I'd just like to know how much juice the pump uses.
>
> I'm satisfied that the cost to run the circuit in the first place is
> negligible, and I won't bother my neighbor with that. Besides, we'd
> have to run that circuit even if we didn't share a well, and our
> neighbor had to run a similar circuit to control the pump, so it's not
> worth analyzing.
>
> As for the pressure tank... I'm going to have a non-biased third
> party plumber look at the installation and make sure it's fare, and
> explore the "check valve" to make sure my neighbor doesn't benefit
> from it, or, if necessary, figure out what initial costs should be > shared.
>
> Thanks for all the information everyone!
>
> - Johnnie