Owners of private water wells are being urged to conserve and check the safety of their water. The Georgia Emergency Management Agency warned well-water users today that their underground water sources could go dry. The same groundwater that flows into lakes and rivers also supplies wells. Officials also urged well owners to monitor water quality since extreme drought conditions can affect bacteria and chemical levels in water. State and local water authorities do not test the water of private wells.
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Showing posts with label water well drilling. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Drought is good for water well drillers
Not everyone is suffering in Georgia’s extreme drought. Water well drilling companies are swamped with business.
The search for untapped sources of water to quench lawns is driving-up the call volume to water well drillers. That’s quite the opposite of businesses like landscaping, which have taken a blow in recent months.
When state officials hit north Georgia with a total outdoor watering ban a week-and-a-half ago, water well drillers expected a spike in business. Kandi Bolton is co-owner of Max Bolton Well and Pump Company in Dawsonville. She says calls are up 75-percent in just the last two weeks.
"It is utterly amazing to me the phone calls that come in. It starting kicking I would say the middle of September, but last week was when I really noticed that I could not get off the phone".
Bolton says they would typically handle two work orders a week, but that’s up to at least six now.
She says competing companies in the area are sharing customer calls to help handle the work-load.
The search for untapped sources of water to quench lawns is driving-up the call volume to water well drillers. That’s quite the opposite of businesses like landscaping, which have taken a blow in recent months.
When state officials hit north Georgia with a total outdoor watering ban a week-and-a-half ago, water well drillers expected a spike in business. Kandi Bolton is co-owner of Max Bolton Well and Pump Company in Dawsonville. She says calls are up 75-percent in just the last two weeks.
"It is utterly amazing to me the phone calls that come in. It starting kicking I would say the middle of September, but last week was when I really noticed that I could not get off the phone".
Bolton says they would typically handle two work orders a week, but that’s up to at least six now.
She says competing companies in the area are sharing customer calls to help handle the work-load.
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