Living away from the municipal water system means that you need to have a way to get water at your home. The most common way to do that is to have a water well drilled somewhere on your property. If you need to have a well drilled, you need to work with a drilling company specializing in drilling water wells. The right company will do everything necessary to get a well drilled on your property so you can have a water source.
Location
One of the first things the drilling company will do is pinpoint the right location for your well. Placing a well is more challenging than walking to a point and saying that is where the well will be. Many variables go into figuring out where the well goes. Those variables include the depth of the water table, the overlaying geology, and the features of the property. Your well must also be placed close enough to the house to get the water to your home easily, but not the septic tank or other possible contamination sources and away from the driveway. It may take a little time for the drilling company to find the right spot for the well.
Water Testing
Once the location has been pinpointed, it's time to start dealing with the water. The drilling company may drill some test holes to make sure that the water is where they think it is. That can also allow for some water testing to happen. The water needs to be tested to make sure that there isn't any contamination in it that would make it undrinkable. That testing is important because you don't want to invest time and money into drilling a well to discover that you can't use it because of contamination levels.
Drilling
When you have the test results, the water well drilling company can start drilling the actual well. Depending on how deep the well needs to be, there are different ways for the drilling company to dig it. The most common is using an auger with pipe sections that can be added to the apparatus to get to the necessary depth. When the correct depth is reached, the drilling company will install a case in the well and a pump to get the water out.
If you are going to live away from the municipal water company, you need to have a well to get water to your house. Talk to a water well drilling company to install a well on your property. For more information on water well services, contact a company near you.
