Dales Water News
New Borehole Drilling Video
Here's some recent footage of a borehole drilling project we worked on along with a few pictures taken from the drilling site. What does the video show? In the clip above our drilling rig has [...]
The Benefits of Having Your Own Private Water Supply
Have you ever thought about the benefits of having your own private water supply? Our handy little graphic gives you an overview of why tapping into borehole water can benefit you as homeowner or your [...]
Borehole Maintenance: Keeping Your Water Supply Running all Year Round
If you rely on a borehole water supply either for domestic or commercial use then keeping it maintained is extremely important. With regular borehole maintenance check-ups you can not only extend the working life of [...]
Legionella Bacteria in Water Supplies
Legionella bacteria was in the news quite frequently last year, see the recent BBC articles here on their website so we'd thought we'd take a quick look at the bacteria itself, why it's dangerous and [...]
Who Can Benefit from a Private Water Supply?
A lot of businesses and homeowners think they have to rely on a mains water company to provide their properties or factories with running water. They don’t. Anyone is entitled to drill a borehole / [...]
What is an Artesian Well?
When researching a borehole for your property or business you might have come across the term Artesian Well, but what does it actually mean and how is it different? Firstly, artesian groundwater is the same [...]
Decommissioning Boreholes
Here at Dales Water we recently worked on the decommissioning of a borehole dating back to the 1960’s that had fallen out of use and was no longer required. It’s always nice to see old [...]
The Importance of Proper Private Water Supply Maintenance
Ensuring that you’re private water supply is well maintained is one of the most important aspects for keeping your water infrastructure running smoothly. There’s no point spending good money on a borehole and pump installation [...]
Nice old boreholes
Sometimes in our job you see some nice old pieces of infrastructure. We recently saw just such an example of an old borehole that we were being asked to decommission properly in accordance with environmental [...]
Boreholes and Confined Spaces
A confined space is a place which is substantially enclosed (though not always entirely), and where serious injury can occur from hazardous substances or conditions within the space or nearby (e.g. lack of oxygen). - [...]