Find the Best Place for Your Private Well Whether you have health concerns about the municipal water system near you or you want to get off the grid, a private well may be the perfect solution for you. When you want to dig on your own property, though, you’ll need to look for the most […]

Important Things to Know Before Drilling a Well Did you know that about 13 million households in the US get water from private wells? Private water wells provide clean water for daily use, save you money, and increase property value. But before you drill a well, you need to be adequately informed to avoid making […]

Is A Private Water Well Right For You? Many homeowners use city water for their everyday needs like bathing and washing clothes. However, city water is expensive because you have to pay a monthly service and usage fee. With a water well, however, the water is free groundwater, which can save you money in the […]

How Your Well Gives You Water Wells aren’t as simple as they might seem. A lot goes into the process of drawing water out of the ground and bringing it into your faucets. Today, let’s take a look at how your private well works to give your household the water it needs. The Aquifer Every […]

How Environmental Health Affects Your Well When you live in the city, you rely on the municipal water treatment processes, but when you own your own private well, you depend on the natural groundwater in your well’s aquifer. If the well or the aquifer itself becomes polluted or depleted of water, your well won’t provide […]

4 Ways to Upgrade Your Well If you live in a house with a private well, you typically have to test your well water and have your well professionally maintained to keep it working properly. But in some cases, the well may just not be up to your standards, especially if it’s old and out […]

A Guide to Submersible Well Pump Options If you plan to install a water well on your property soon, then should learn about all of your submersible well pump options. While other well pump types are available, submersible pumps are very popular because they can be added to wells of various depths, perform well, and […]

5 Common Well Contaminants and How They Get There Many people choose well water over city water because of its affordability. However, when you remove the city water, you become responsible for keeping your drinking water clean and healthy. If you want to be sure your well water remains clean, check out these five common […]

An Unwell Well? Tips For A Safe, Plentiful Private Water Supply The ability to get safe, potable water from deep within the ground has made it possible to easily populate areas that lack sufficient rainfall or an available freshwater source. Without good well-drilling technology, areas like northern Nevada would be much harder to settle in. […]

Effects of Soil Types on Well Digging and Operation When you’re sinking a well on your property, the soil (and possibly some bedrock) is the main obstruction between the surface of the ground and the aquifer that provides the water. But equally, the soil is what will hold your well pump in place, filter water […]