What Our Clients Are Saying
Thank you for your assistance through this circus of errors, misinformation, lack of communication, and inefficiency. At times it seemed beyond redemption. Your project manager was magnificent, and we wish to emphasize that he had the only clear mind, the only steady hand, the only source of common sense in the whole battery of bureaus, departments, and businesses.
Otis Wilson
Hammond Engineering
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Project Description
This project involved research and site specific investigative activities concerning the potential availability and feasibility of developing a groundwater-based resource for a community water supply system to replace an existing spring-fed source requiring significant upgrades. Elements of the evaluation included an assessment of groundwater availability (quantity and quality), exploratory drilling and aquifer testing, and estimation of costs associated with installation, operation, and maintenance of on-site groundwater extraction wells. A phased approach was utilized to eliminate costs associated with further evaluation of target drilling sites which were found to have low potential for developing a suitable groundwater resource. This approach also allowed information generated during each phase to be sufficient for the requirements of each subsequent phase.
Phase I involved an evaluation of the available groundwater resources at target drilling sites based on existing published data and interviews with knowledgeable personnel. The objective of this phase was to identify sites which are underlain by a groundwater resource that can reasonably be expected to meet projected needs. A groundwater resource matrix was proposed for use in the selection process and included parameters such as depth to groundwater, aquifer type(s), aquifer permeability, volume requirements, and potential restrictions on groundwater development (e.g., interference with existing allocation(s), potential contamination problems). Selection of sites for further evaluation was partially justified on the basis of this groundwater resource matrix.
Phase II involved development of specifications for drilling and aquifer testing to further evaluate the selected drilling targets. Specifications included drilling technique and depth and aquifer testing requirements.
Phase III involved the actual investigative field activities required to identify or verify the presence or absence of a viable groundwater-based water supply and evaluation of aquifer parameters
Phase IV involved preparation of a written report to document the activities completed during the study and included recommendations for sites which may be developed for a groundwater-based water supply.
