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Protect & Conserve Groundwater |
- In a home with a private well, it is the home owner's responsibility to test the water once a year.
- Most wells do not require chemicals for treatment because the water moves straight from the rocks via the well into the house.
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Equipment Used in a Water Well |
- Casing is put in the well to stop the hole from collapsing and to prevent the risk of surface water getting into the well.
- A seal of "grout" is often placed between the casing and the drilled hole to stop any surface water moving down outside the casing.
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How Water Wells Are Drilled |
- Water well drilling machines are used to make an "engineered hole" through the soil and rock layers to reach groundwater.
- The cost of a modern drilling machine is about $500,000!
- Not all water wells are drilled the same way, but rotary drilling is the most common method.
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Report questions safety of bottled water |
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Bottled water sold in the United States "is not necessarily cleaner or safer than most tap water", according to a widely publicized report released this week by the Natural Resources Defense Council. Based on four years of testing more than 1,000 bottles of 103 brands of bottled water, the NRDC report concludes that "bottled water regulations are inadequate to assure consumers of either purity or safety."
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