WATER BOREHOLES
Dig Your Own Private Water Well -And Drink Fresh Mineral Water Straight From Your Taps!
What is a water borehole?
A water borehole is an increasingly popular method of sourcing water independently of the water authority. Essentially it’s your very own water well pumping fresh water straight to your property. You generally have the right to extract 20,000 litres a day without a license on your own property. If you plan on taking more than the specified amount, then all the information regarding licensing can be found with the link below.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/water-management-apply-for-a-water-abstraction-or-impoundment-licence
A borehole can provide an alternative water source if normal methods are not logistically viable.
Similarly, it can run in conjunction with or replace your existing water source. The likelihood of future droughts of increased lengths are another reason that a water borehole would be a prudent investment. Subsequently this will assist in taking a load off of mains water supply in the process.
How do i get one?
You contact us of course and we’ll come fully equipped and drill one for you. We generally like to use a cable percussion (shell and auger) rig for a water well drilling assuming our site investigation has made that plausible. This is because the rotary rigs can wash particles into the borehole walls and fissures which can reduce flow and inherently require them to drill deeper. Sometimes the geology and depth required will necessitate a rotary rig being more practical. We use all the available information to make this assessment before the job starts so that there are no hold ups.
We prefer to take full responsibility for a job which is why we offer the full installation from the point of initial assessment to the point of water from the tap. Everything is taken care of in house with an onus on efficiency and reliability.
DRINKING WATER
Once drilled to depth and cleared of any debris one of our temporary pumps is lowered and
runs until the water is coming through completely clear. A sample of water is sent off for analysis and the results of that determine the type of filter that is required. It is then that your new pump with the correct filtration will be installed.
The benefit is seen in then having your own mineral water on tap without the recycled process used by the water authority, which also strips the water of much of its mineral content.
DRINKING WATER
Once drilled to depth and cleared of any debris one of our temporary pumps is lowered and
runs until the water is coming through completely clear. A sample of water is sent off for analysis and the results of that determine the type of filter that is required. It is then that your new pump with the correct filtration will be installed.
The benefit is seen in then having your own mineral water on tap without the recycled process used by the water authority, which also strips the water of much of its mineral content.
UV systems
UV systems will deactivate chlorine-resistant parasites like Cryptosporidium, Giardia and harmful bacteria like Legionalla & E.Coli which may be lurking in some incoming water supplies.
The filtration required differs for the individual scenario but there are always options to make the most efficient system for your needs
filtration systems
Selecting the correct filtration system for clean drinking water needn’t be a grand task . You simply send off a sample for analysation of which contaminants are in the water, you then select the filtration on that basis. When looking for a well water filtration system, determining whether or not you have hard water and which water flow rate is best for your particular needs is also important.
IRRIGATION
If to be used for irrigation then benefit can be seen in residential, commercial, horticultural, agricultural and more. From someone that wants an independent supply of water to plants and grass that isn’t governed by hosepipe bans. To hotels, golf clubs, garden centres, health clubs and many others in between.
Regardless of the scenario we can specify and fit the correct equipment to match the function.