New Well Siting

Thousands of water wells are installed every day for water supply, dewatering, and groundwater remediation purposes. The location of these wells is vital for the effectiveness, quality, and cost of long-term operation of the well. Many well location decisions are based more on land ownership or proximity to users or water treatment facilities than on the hydrogeologic factors. While this cannot be avoided in many instances, the cost and operational implications of poor well siting can be significant. Conventional hydrogeologic approaches toward well siting are often based on basic principles of groundwater flow and a single “pumping test”.

Aqua TrueVue automates the collection, analysis, visualization, and reporting process for groundwater data in a Geographic Information System (GIS) platform. The resulting capture zone and yield estimates are based on better science than conventional approaches because data are processed on an ongoing basis. Since groundwater movement is dependent on many variables that cannot be “seen” below the ground, Aqua TrueVue can significantly improve the well siting strategies for any project.