Green Risks

 The following is from a news release from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): There are three basic styles of modern well construction: Dr...

There are a number of reasons why a well might suddenly stop producing water, but basically they all break down into: Equipment failure, Pip...

A reduction in pressure from the well can have several causes: the well going dry, a leak or blockage in a pipe in or from the well a ...

The most common reason a well stops producing water is a mechanical problem like pump failure, pressure switch failure, loss of power or oth...

This spring in the well water clinic we run each year we found 25 wells out of 114 that had coliform "PRESENT." On a state lev...

I breathed a big sigh of relief when the rains came last week. I live in the northwest corner of Prince William county that is often shiel...

Regularly, I receive questions about people’s wells through my blog. Recently I received the following question: Our well water great then...

If you have a private drinking water well you are responsible for maintaining your well and water system to keep the water flowing to your h...

If your household water is supplied by a well, responsibility for maintaining your water supply falls to you, and there are many potent...

A radionuclide is an atom with an unstable nucleus that emits its excess energy in the form of rays or high speed particles. Radioactivity...

 In Virginia where I volunteer with VAMWON as part of the rural household water quality program run by Virginia Tech, it is estimate...