In my last several columns, I discussed selecting a screen for our water well and some installation methods. Having our screen installed, we move onto the next step in constructing a good water well: developing the well and the formation around the well screen.
A story I saw this week offered another example of well permits skyrocketing as dry condition persist in parts of the U.S. This time, it's Fresno, Calif.
When drillers decide to give back to the community, it makes sense that improving access to safe water would be a cause they would support. If you read about Michael Campana’s talk at the National Ground Water Association 2013 Groundwater Expo about “hydrophilanthropy” efforts to bring water to Central America, then you know that drillers are well aware of the worldwide need for safe drinking water supplies. Not only that, they want to make a difference.
Global water technology company Xylem released the CentriPro brand Aquavar pump controller at last month’s National Ground Water Association 2013 Expo in Nashville, Tenn.