Dorset farm uses borehole to cut water costs

Geologic Borehole and Systems were contacted by a Dorset farmer who is in the process of establishing a £1 million dairy farm project. The finished dairy will deal with a herd of 450 and be one of the largest dairies in Dorset. The farm is currently served by a mixture of mains water and an existing spring fed private supply.

The owner felt that such a large investment needed a private water supply that was cheaper than the mains supply and more reliable than the existing spring system. He was sceptical about a borehole having had another drilling company attempt an installation on the farm in the past which had failed. After a site visit a detailed proposal document was submitted to the customer which outlined every stage of the process and detailed the costs in a transparent and easy to understand manner.

Three weeks after initial contact a rig was on site and a 102 meter borehole was drilled and installed. The completed system will pump water from the borehole to storage tanks which will be sited within the dairy. The water will be treated and pumped into the dairy via a triple booster set pump system providing pressurised water for the dairy. The naturally cold temperature of the borehole water will be used to pass through the dairies plate cooler during milking to keep the milk as cold as possible.

Geologic Boreholes will be dealing with every part of the water project from initial drilling, through submersible pump supply and installation, pipe work and electric cable installation, Booster set supply and install, water treatment and system commissioning.

The entire project will be combined with the existing spring supply to keep abstraction from the borehole below the 20,000 litre daily limit to prevent the need for an abstraction license. The borehole system will see a return on investment within 6 months.

We have also written more case studies on our clients, where we have drilled boreholes for a hotel, kennels and irrigation project.