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Find your water

If you dont already have a known water supply, then your first job will be to find it. Dowsing and geological surveys provide the most accurate means to do this.. Read more...

Pump it up

Once you have found your water supply, the next task is to bring it to the surface, establish your yield, and have it tested to establish its chemistry.
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Filter it

When you have the results of your composition test, you will need to think about filtration. The type you may need depands on your water content.
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FAQs > Geological Surveys


  Q What is a geological survey?
   
At the start of the process of finding a sustainable water supply on your land we need to determine what the likelihood is of finding water. There are several tools which we can use to assist in this process. Firstly, we look for existing precedent in your area.

Firstly, we consult geological maps for known strata character for your area. This gives us a very general view of the current ground water situation. For your interest, an antique map dating from 1860 may be viewed here.

Secondly, we consult the British Geological Survey to find other wells or bores which may exist within your locality and try to determine what yield these may be producing.
Assuming that other sources exist, we are then in a better position to advise you of the quality and quantity of water you may expect to find.
  Q When should this survey be performed?
   
The survey should be the first step in the process. In the unlikely event that your area is poor in natural ground water, the survey process will prevent further unecessary costs to you.

We recently attended a client who had already drilled a bore to 100 metes at considerable expense. Unfortunately his bore despite being very deep, produced no appreciable volumes of water. This bore was essentially useless for his purposes. Whilst scenarios such as this are rare, they do happen of course.
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  Q How will a geological survey help me?
   
The object of the survey exercise is to provide you with some sort of visual as to what the land beneath your feet has in terms of not only water, but the sustainability and quality of it. The geological survey helps to make you better informed as to whether or not any considerable capital investment is going to be worthwhile.
   
     
   
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