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Well Health

It’s Not Business As Normal!

  • Post author:Thomas Ballard
  • Post published:April 20, 2020
  • Post category:Well Health/Well Rehabilitation

Even if at the time you read this post quarantine restrictions have been loosened, it is likely that the unprecedented shut down of the nation’s economy is going to have…

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Stainless Steel Wells

  • Post author:Thomas Ballard
  • Post published:October 15, 2019
  • Post category:Well Construction/Well Health

Recently, I talked about why a well constructed with more expensive, but durable, materials, may be the least expensive well over its lifespan.  This is due the fact that some…

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The True Cost of a Well

  • Post author:Thomas Ballard
  • Post published:October 15, 2019
  • Post category:Well Construction/Well Health/Well Rehabilitation

When most people think of the cost of a well, they usually only consider the cost to drill and construct the well and contracts for new wells are often bid…

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Surface Water Intrusion in Water Supply Wells

  • Post author:Thomas Ballard
  • Post published:August 29, 2018
  • Post category:Hydrogeology/Well Construction/Well Health

We see many cases of well problems that are directly attributable to surface water intrusion in the wells.  These problems can range from coliform bacteria (including E. coli) to nitrates…

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Maintenance of Agricultural Wells

  • Post author:Thomas Ballard
  • Post published:July 23, 2018
  • Post category:Ag Water/Well Diagnostics/Well Health

Although agricultural wells are often constructed in similar ways to municipal wells, their operational pattern is likely to be seasonal, which can result in maintenance issues caused by plugging, especially…

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Wellhead Protection and Source Water Assessment

  • Post author:Thomas Ballard
  • Post published:February 3, 2018
  • Post category:Hydrogeology/Well Health

When locating a new well, finding the water is only part of the challenge.  Making sure that water that the well produces is clean – and is likely to stay…

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Using Specific Capacity to Monitor Well Performance

  • Post author:Thomas Ballard
  • Post published:September 2, 2017
  • Post category:Well Diagnostics/Well Health

Because it usually requires very little effort to collect the data necessary for the calculation of Specific Capacity, it is an extremely useful measurement that can be used to identify…

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Well Health – The 3 Major Categories of Well Performance Problems

  • Post author:Thomas Ballard
  • Post published:August 22, 2017
  • Post category:Well Health

All wells will experience performance declines over their lifespans, some wells more rapidly than others.  For instance, wells in alluvial deposits, while generally more productive than bedrock wells, tend to…

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The Importance of Proper Well Development

  • Post author:Thomas Ballard
  • Post published:July 14, 2017
  • Post category:Well Construction/Well Health

We see many wells, including new ones, that are not performing as they should, with specific capacity and well efficiency much lower than they should be for the hydrogeological conditions.…

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