Many rural areas and small municipalities throughout the United States depend on a water well as their water source. These areas are on "well water." Unlike cities, towns and more densely populated areas that live on "city water," or a complex series of city plumbing connected to a nearby water treatment plant.
A water well consists of an excavation or underground structure with an electrical submersible pump or mechanical pump for drawing up water. Many water well systems also have a storage tank for storing water pumped from the well to reduce on the constant use of the water pump. And finally, many homes on Well Water have a Water Filtration System for ensuring that their well water is of drinkable quality.
Water Well Drilling
Water Well Contractors, in construction of new rural homes or city development, also perform Water Well Drilling Services. Water Wells are either Dug Water Wells, Driven Water Wells or Drilled Water Wells; although the majority of today's water wells in the United States are Drilled Water Wells - most Water Well Contractors have the tools and experience for all water wells.
Drilled Water Wells are used to service rural and sparsely populated areas; however, some cities are supplied by a Municipal Water Well. Drilled Water Wells usually range in depth of 15 feet to over 500 feet.
Water Well Repair
Water Well Contractors offer Water Well Repair. This can be Water Pump Repair, Water Well Pump Repair, Water Well Storage Tank Repair, Water Well Pipe Repair (or Water Well Casing Repair) and many more Water Well Services. Some Water Well Contractors also perform the electrical work required on a Water Well System.
Additionally, Water Well Contractors may also install, repair and maintain Water Filtration Systems onto Water Well Systems to further ensure the quality of well water. The complexity of a water well system is as high as the need for drinkable well water - further increasing the need of a good, trusted and professional Water Well Contractor.
Water Well Pumps
Water Well Systems contain a Well Water Pump. These well water pumps can be submersible pumps or mechanical pumps. Submersible Water Well Pumps are submersed into the water and pump water to the surface; so they contain a water well pipe (or casing) to route water from the Water well to the home or plumbing system. Once water from the Water Well has been routed, it is often stored in a Water Well Storage Tank for future use. Mechanical Water Well Pumps (or traditional water wells) are less common today in the United States as they consist of hand-drawn water buckets, hand-pumped water pumps and even water-drawn windmills.