Most of us in the water well industry know our areas well enough to be able to preplan a well and go to the location with the right tools and equipment. But sometimes we run into the unexpected.
Type a product into Google, and you'll get dozens, if not hundreds, of hits for individuals, third parties, rental yards and businesses looking to sell you a machine. But what might seem like a bargain deal could rack up unexpected costs down the road.
In years gone by, my father and I sold a number of cartridge-type filters to customers who had rusty water. After several years, we began to investigate other types of filters that would work on ferric or visible iron.
Clean, safe groundwater is one of our most valuable and essential resources on this planet. It is the duty of groundwater professionals to protect this valuable resource for future generations.
Every profession, especially a niche field like drilling, has tricks or jargon that everyone assumes everyone else knows. But, if you missed it during training, specialty knowledge veers quickly into "too embarrassed to ask" territory.