We were contacted by a Surrey based customer who required a water borehole capable of producing 20m3 per day. This water would be pumped into a large storage tank and then a pressure set would boost the water around the garden and into an automatic irrigation system. To ensure that there was the minimum impact on his gardens we used a small footprint rubber tracked rig and accessed the site across a neighbouring field.
The water borehole drill site in Egham, Surrey near London was small and difficult to access, so this small footprint rig provided the perfect answer to this challenging project. The water borehole was drilled to a depth of 70M, and a number of good aquifers were encountered during the drilling. The borehole was flow tested during drilling and will comfortably provide the site with the quantity of water required, without requiring abstraction licenses. A skip was used to remove spoil and keep the site as tidy as possible.
In all the crew were on site for 2 ½ days which limited the disruption caused to the customer and neighbours.
This will significantly reduce the customers water bill, especially during the summer when the irrigation system will need almost 20m3 per day to ensure the garden is correctly watered. The project will provide a return on investment within 3 years