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Friday, September 21, 2012

Water well drilling facts and figures

Here are some interesting facts and figures on water and well drilling from our Faribault well drilling experts:

Water
  • Water expands by 9% when it freezes
  • Only about 1% of all water can be used for all of our needs. The rest is either trapped in ice caps or too salty or undrinkable. 
  • The same amount of water is available as when the earth formed. 
  • The average person can live for only about a week without water. 
  • The average U.S. resident uses about 50 gallons of water per day. 
  • The quality of water is influenced by natural factors (rock, gravel, sand, etc.) and pollution (agriculture, aquifer protection, etc.). 
  • Approximately half of all household water is used outside for lawn and garden care.
  • The bathroom is where the most water is used inside the home.
  • The United States consumes twice the rate of other industrialized nations.
Water Well Drilling
  • Your well be protected against all types of contamination with a properly sealed cap.
  • "Smelly" water is often the result of sulfur, which can also corrode your plumbing. 
  • Studies have found most would prefer to have their own private well. 
  • A properly constructed well can be an asset to your property. 
  • Your well won't go dry from using too much water.
  • "Rusty" wells are usually the result of iron/manganese in the groundwater.
Some figures: 
  • 1.2 billion: People without access to clean water. 
  • 6.8 billion: The number of gallons American flush down the toilet every day. 
  • 80: Percentage of fresh water used for irrigation crops and thermoelectric generation. 
  • 8.34 pounds: The amount one gallon of water weighs. 
  • 4,000: Number of gallons of water evaporated off one acre of a corn field.

43 comments:

  1. Thank you for this great information! I have been wanting to learn more about water well drilling. Thanks again.

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  2. I'm glad that I found this. My friend has been doing water well drilling in alberta for a while and loves it. It got me curious to learn more about it. Thanks for sharing.

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  3. I would love to do some water well drilling soon. I really love the taste of that kind of water. How do you do it?

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  5. My family has been looking into doing some water well drilling. Thanks for the information. It was super helpful.

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  8. Wow 80% clean water? very interesting facts. My brother does water well drilling and he said its a lot of fun. Im thinking of starting a job with him.

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  9. Hmm I had no idea that water expands when it freezes! Can you make some water well drilling in Alberta where ice is located under the surface?

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  10. Very interesting. I know that the Iron manganese is a serious factor and concern for us when we are doing water well drilling.

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  13. that is interesting, I have been studying up on water well drilling here in Alberta, but I think that this will help me out.

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  14. Thank you for all of this information. I've been interested in water well drilling in Vernon, NJ and this provided me with a lot of insight. Thanks again for sharing!

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  15. My father does water well drilling in Clermont FL. This was nice to see, i can see into a little bit of what he does. Thats good.

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  16. This was some interesting information. Does anyone know what the role of pre drill pilings are in well drilling? I am looking into it and want to make sure I do things right.

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  17. I don't know much about pilings, but I'm super curious about whether water well drilling can help cut my reliance on city water or not. Do you have any advice on this?

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  18. My father asked me to come out this weekend and help him do some water well drilling, but I have no idea what I'm doing. So I've been online looking for insights on how to do this, and this really helped. So far this site and http://www.budswaterwells.ca/en/services.html have been the most helpful. Thanks so much for sharing this!

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  19. Thanks for the post! I grew up in a drilling town and I learned something new. I thought I new a lot about drilling, turns out I was wrong.

    Alena | http://www.budswaterwells.ca/en/services.html

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  20. I find it interesting that most people would prefer their own well for their homes. Personally, I would have my own if I were to build a home away from the city but in town I wouldn't really care if I had a well or were on the city's water system. I also didn't know that only 1% of water was actually useable. Are there any developments on converting saltwater into useable freshwater?

    Paul Jeffers | http://www.countrywell.com/Well_Pumps.html

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  21. I own some land and I don't have water that goes to my far field, so I can water my crops. I just need to get my own water well for my crops. I just need to get someone out here to start drilling and giving me a water well.

    Edmund | http://www.blackdogdrilling.com

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  22. It is amazing that Americans flush 6 billion gallons of water down the toilet, while there's a billion people who can't even get access to clean water. I would love to go to another country and dig clean water wells, and teach them how to treat their water someday. It would be a great way to perform a wonderful service that would benefit so many. http://www.blackdogdrilling.com

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  23. I have a friend who is working on drilling a water well. He was concerned about the smell of the water. I suppose it was sulfur after all. I didn't realize it can corrode your plumbing. I should probably let him know about that so that he can avoid any unnecessary plumbing issues. Thanks for the post!
    Bill Li | http://www.fielddrilling.ca/en/services.html

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  24. My grandpa used to have a 20 acre corn field in his back yard. I can't believe that there were 4,000 gallons of water being evaporated from one acre alone. I'm glad that he had his own water well on his property or else that would have gotten really expensive. It's crazy though how much water is wasted in our country every day. http://www.cliffsdrilling.com/en/services.html

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  25. It is incredible seeing these facts about water and water wells. The fact that only 1% of natural water can be used is crazy. That means we as a people either need to really tap into that 1% with water well drilling, or find a way to effectively use the other 99%. http://www.schneiderwater.com

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  26. Wow, we use so much water. I had no idea that only 1% of the water on the planet can be used for our needs. It seems like there should be some way to use the "unusable" water. I guess we haven't figured it out yet. Great post! http://www.schneiderwater.com

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  27. Thank you for the facts. I want to start my own water drilling company. I think it would be so cool to drill for water. How can i get started?

    http://www.milnewaterdrilling.com.au

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  28. I thought that humans can die of dehydration after only three days without water. I guess it varies between situations. Either way, I don't want it to happen to me. That is why I am going to have a new water well drilled on my property.

    http://www.hudsonvalleydrilling.com/services

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  29. The facts shared here are pretty interesting. I think that we often take for granted how lucky we are to have clean drinking water when so may places in the world do not. I wish there were a lot more companies that would volunteer to drill wells in developing countries; say for every X amount they do in developed countries, they do a couple in some developing countries. Every little bit helps.
    http://www.jrdrilling.ca/

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  30. My husband and I have been thinking about drilling a water well for our garden. We're not very well educated in what the process to get a water well is, but we're really wanting one. I know that there are permits that you have to pull with your city, but do you know how long these take to pass?

    Sara Welsh | http://www.hullwellandpumpfl.com/services.html

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  31. I tried helping my uncle with this once and it did not go over too well since I had no idea what I was doing. He wanted me to try again, so I thought I would do some research to help me get ready. This was immensely informative. I'm not sure how much it will help me, but it was really interesting regardless. Thank you!

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  32. I've always wondered what prevented well water from being contaminated. I didn't realize that a properly sealed cap is one way to protect well water against contaminants. I'm not surprised that most people would prefer to have their own well. I would want to have a well to myself rather than share it with other people.
    http://www.pfbeal.com/well-drilling/1331624

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  33. Do we really use 50 gallons of water a day? That is a lot of water! As for well drilling, I'm assuming this service would be for people in rural areas that don't have access to a main water line in a suburban area. I can see why people would prefer to have a private well rather than drawing from a communal one. It's less likely to be contaminated. http://www.brewsterwelldrilling.com/en/artesian-water-wells.htm

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  34. I really like how you describe what some of the basics are when it comes to water well drilling. How the water expands, what different kinds of water will smell like, and some of the figures of water wells. This gave me some great insights on things that I can expect when I start drilling my well.

    http://www.valleypumpco.com

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  35. I'm not surprised by the fact that most people would prefer to have their own private well. In fact, my cousins have been talking about getting a private one set up on their property for a while now. I'm not sure if they've actually gone through with it yet, but it'd definitely be beneficial for them to get it done sooner rather than later.
    Andre | http://www.schlegelmilchwelldrilling.com

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    1. @Andre I agree that a lot of people prefer to have their own private well. It seems to me that they all know of the advantages that it provides. Personally, I have many friends who have their own private well in their homes.
      http://www.jrdrilling.ca/

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  36. I knew that water expands when it freezes, but I never realized that it would expand by 9%. That could really cause some problems with your pipes being so low in the ground. I'm going to have to make sure that I protect the pipes from contamination as well. We're putting in a new well this year, and I'm thinking that I should just wait until summer to do it. http://www.merrittwellandpump.com/sarasota-fl-well-drilling-services.htm

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  37. We are thinking about drilling a well in our backyard. We think it is a good idea to have our own source of water so close. I am just researching to learn all the facts about it to make sure that this is going to be worth it. http://www.sizerwell.com

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  38. It's really helpful to know about these figures. I've been considering drilling a well on my property for a while. It seems like it would be smart to hire a drilling service to avoid some of the issues you mentioned with smelling and rusty water. Even if you don't entirely avoid them, the service probably knows how to deal with the issues. http://www.mantylawelldrilling.com/lakeland-mn-well-drilling-services.htm

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  39. Well drilling can be a tough job. There is a lot that you have to pay attention to. I am grateful for the people that pay attention while well drilling. It is an important job to have. http://www.brewsterwelldrilling.com/en/municipal-industrial02.htm

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  40. Those facts and statistics are greatly appreciated. Here is one more fact, The water available on earth is continually cycling itself, it evaporates, falls to earth, into the soil, or oceans, evaporates, and the cycle continues. And one more thing, the earth we stand on acts as a great filter, and distiller of water, removing most impurities from the water we drink.

    Eric | http://www.hendersonpump.com/hydrofracking.html

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  41. Those facts and statistics are greatly appreciated. Here is one more fact, The water available on earth is continually cycling itself, it evaporates, falls to earth, into the soil, or oceans, evaporates, and the cycle continues. And one more thing, the earth we stand on acts as a great filter, and distiller of water, removing most impurities from the water we drink.

    Eric | http://www.hendersonpump.com/hydrofracking.html

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  42. It's really helpful to see what sorts of things you should watch out for if you drill for water on your property. It seems like a lot of people have been drilling lately to have an additional water supply. I didn't realize that there were so many precautions that needed to be taken in order to maintain water purity. it's also interesting that sulfur can corrode the plumbing. http://www.dwjensendrilling.com/en/products_and_services.html

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