By: Gary L. Hix, R.G., CWD/PI Winterizing a domestic water well means different things in different states. Private well owners in Fairbanks, Alaska, will have pitless adapter well completions with the water outlet pipe set at a depth of nine feet or greater to protect it from freezing. Our wells have above ground completions with [...]
Winter weather can cause problems for homeowners. It’s important to take steps to keep your well safe and operating through the winter. Here are some suggestions to keep your water well safe this winter: Protect Your Pump Many well systems are buried deep underground, which provides protection from the cold. But for well owners with [...]
National Groundwater Awareness Week, an initiative created by the National Ground Water Association, is slated for March 7-13, 2021. Any resource taken for granted is a resource at risk of being lost, which is why National Groundwater Awareness Week 2021 to dedicated to advocacy of groundwater safety and protection and increasing its access across the [...]
Not sure what to expect when searching for a new contractor? Use this free, printable checklist to help you through the hiring process. Things to keep in mind when hiring: Are they NGWA certified? NGWA certification designations include: Certified Well Driller (CWD) – Encompasses general industry knowledge, as well as practice and expertise in at least [...]
The National Ground Water Association (NGWA) and The Groundwater Foundation (GF) have announced that National Groundwater Awareness Week (GWAW) will take place March 7-13, 2021. An annual observance established in 1999 to highlight the responsible development, management, and use of groundwater, the event is also a platform to encourage yearly water well testing and well [...]
While many of the water well systems in the northern U.S. are required to be built under the frost line, there is a large section of the South and Midwest where pumping systems are constructed above ground or above the frost line. For these systems, it’s important to take steps to keep your well [...]
NGWA has released a new study outlining the financial and health benefits of testing and disinfecting private waters wells. […]
Your private well should be properly protected but I’m not talking about homeowner’s insurance to cover well repairs. That is a topic that I would like to discuss at a later time. I’m talking right now about having surge protection, run dry protection, and over-pressurization and water leak detection for your private water well. Protection [...]
What: NGWA Virtual Groundwater and Public Health Symposium When: December 7, 2020 Register today Groundwater’s role in public health may be at highest point of public visibility and knowledge in the last 20 years. The continued threat of the PFAS contamination, ongoing drought conditions, and other emerging threats have proven to be key issues of [...]
The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 (officially known as SARS-CoV-2 but referred to here as the COVID-19 virus) has not been detected in drinking water in either private wells or public drinking water systems. […]
