Proper well maintenance is as important as a good well design. Most well failures may be attributed to negligence and lack of preventive maintenance. Among the conditions that can damage a well are:
1: Over pumping and/ or improper pumping rates.
2: Failure to periodically check for abnormal drawdown.
3: Failure to maintain pumping equipment.
4: Failure to keep accurate records of yields and drawdown for each well.
A dynamic preventive maintenance program should be set up for each production well. Disregard of a practical PM program will insure low yields through time (chart to the left) and unexpected costly repair work. Over pumping a well can expose the screen, and pump hardware.
Why-Well Field Management?
Presently, about 450 billion gallons of water are used daily in the United States. It is projected that by the year 2000 there will be in excess of 800 billion gallons of water used daily. While our water use continues to increase, the amount available remains about the same.
It is a known fact that over 95% of the world’s fresh water supply consists of ground water, so with the ever increasing demands and competition placed upon our ground water resources, it’s becoming extremely important that ground water supplies be properly developed, managed and maintained to achieve maximum use.
To meet there growing demands, National Water Services, LLC provides a total turnkey “Well Field Management” program to a variety of Clients, and it is coordinated to avoid disruption of manufacturing schedules. Many benefits are derived from such a service:
- Maintaining well yields by periodic inspection of wells.
- Proper acid cleaning or revitalization of wells when needed.
- Consultation services of hydrogeologist and engineers.
- Routine maintenance of pumps and motors.
- Inventory of replacement parts for pumps and motors.
- Routine inspection and maintenance reports to client.
- 24 hour a day emergency service.
Periodic cleaning and inspection will greatly reduce incrustation. National Water offers all of its clients specialized services, inventive ideas and engineering to provide for emergencies and specialized needs.