Essential Groundwater Books for Your Library: Part 2
In the world of groundwater management and hydrogeology, having the right resources at your fingertips is crucial. This blog post is part two of a series dedicated to essential…
Essential Groundwater Books: Part 3
In the world of groundwater management and drilling, having the right resources can make all the difference. This blog post is part three of our series highlighting essential groundwater…
Best Practices in Water Well Design, Construction, and Rehabilitation
Water wells are a crucial resource for many communities, providing essential access to groundwater. However, the design, construction, and rehabilitation of water wells require careful consideration and adherence to…
The Art of Water Wells Review
There has not been a good book on the construction of water wells since, in my mind, the Second Edition of Groundwater and Wells by Fletcher Driscoll. The Art of…
It’s Just a Well!
I don’t normally discuss ongoing projects here, but this time I wanted to share a current well project that might be of interest to a lot of people. The well…
Stainless Steel Wells
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…
The True Cost of a Well
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…
Surface Water Intrusion in Water Supply Wells
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…
Vertical Profiling of Wells
Vertical profiling of wells for both flow and water quality characteristics can be an extremely useful technique when it comes to dealing with ongoing well issues, or in final design…
Well Entrance Velocity – An Often Overlooked Well Performance Factor
On the face of it, it would seem that bringing as much water as possible into a well as fast as possible would be a good thing, however that does…