Melanie Mace

To combat the uncertainty of rainfall and to increase yields, a growing number of farmers are irrigating their fields - and that's translating into business for two hard-working drilling companies.

Irrigation practices and applications can vary greatly from region to region, so we thought we'd give you a sampling of what drillers are doing in some very different parts of the country to keep the land fertile.

The reception drillers gave the New England Water Well Association's annual New England Water Well Expo was anything but chilly.

Some experts claim that slow sand filtration currently is experiencing a resurgence in North America -- especially in smaller communities -- primarily because it is a cost-effective and reliable method of purification.

It's likely that contamination news is concerning some of your customers, especially those with private wells.

Questions linger about the likelihood or feasibility of an attack on U.S. water systems.

When creating a treatment system, designers must make sure they're tackling all problems, not just treating one or two.