Dales Water News
New borehole drilling video
We have recently completed a large scale borehole drilling project. Every project is different but on this particular job, at an industrial site, we were able to take some video of the borehole being flushed [...]
Dales Water on BBC Radio 5
We were recently contacted by the BBC's Radio 5 live programme 'On The Money' enquiring if the lack of consistent rainfall (drought) over the last two or three years had affected our business, the type [...]
A profile of Director Eric Dalton
One of the founding directors Eric is perhaps one of the area’s, if not the country’s leading authorities on borehole and surface pumping water systems. Having a keen interest in spring water supply Eric also is [...]
Abstraction licences
An abstraction licence in England and Wales is a licence to abstract a controlled water (surface water or groundwater) where you plan to abstract more than 20m3/day (4,400 gallons). Where you plan to abstract less [...]
A stream of boreholes in drought conditions
Drought conditions are now being reported in all but the most northerly and westerly of counties of England the BBC are reporting. Their most recent article on the drought situation, what a drought is and [...]
Typical savings made by borehole water use
The decision to go onto a private water supply, either a spring or borehole is either a financially led, a water pressure led decision or because mains water simply isn’t available. In the former case [...]
Spring and Summer effects on boreholes: what can be done?
During the spring and summer we all know we get less rainfall (we’ll other than when we get typical British Summers!!) Consequently water becomes scarcer and the groundwater table becomes lower. We are all currently [...]
It’s National Groundwater Awareness Week: Borehole construction and the effect on groundwater
It's National Groundwater Awareness Week - Borehole construction and the effect on groundwater This week is the US National Groundwater Awareness Week but we are promoting it here in the UK this week to and [...]
It’s National Groundwater Awareness Week – Groundwater in water scarce areas of the world
It's National Groundwater Awareness Week - Groundwater in water scarce areas of the world This week is the US National Groundwater Awareness Week but we are promoting it here in the UK this week to [...]
Its National Groundwater Awareness Week
Its National Groundwater Awareness Week - how important is the water beneath your feet? It’s very important! This week is the US National Groundwater Awareness Week but we are promoting it here in the UK [...]