Traditional Vs Borehole Water Supplies
In the beginning most boreholes were installed to provide water to consumers that used many cubic meters of water per day because their water needs were higher and the available water supply struggled to meet their needs, or the financial investment payback was much sooner than purchasing municipal water. These customers were typically dairy farms and industries such as food producers for irrigation and food processing. These types of consumers must rely on a stable and reliable water suply available to them each day of the year and borehole technology delivers what these customers require.
Traditional Water Supplies
Derived from shallow wells fed by surface water from a spring, burn or river
Pumped or gravity flowed into storage tanks
Water sampling indicates a high percentage of failures (bacteriological and chemical)
High risk of contamination due to seasonal weather pattern changes and because the source and catchment area cannot always be protected from prevailing wet weather causing surface water runoff, indigenous wild animals, livestock and other intensive farming activities
Lack of water during prolonged periods of dry weather with owners having to wait until the weather pattern changes and the water table is replenished
The last period of prolonged dry weather, in 2018, put a strain on the water table and many consumers were forced to act quickly to find an alternative supply, with some supplies never recovering
Borehole Supplies
A viable alternative to traditional shallow water supplies
The preferred option in warmer countries as less affected by seasonal weather changes.
Correctly installed borehole water supplies yield consistently high quality raw water with less contamination and less affected by seasonal weather changes
Ideal for most customers both domestic and industrial (eg food producers, dairy farmers, etc) who depend upon a stable and reliable water supply
We believe borehole water supplies offer consumers a better water supply that continues to yield water even in the driest, most prolonged period of weather
Whilst we appreciate that some traditional shallow water supplies do provide a consistent water quantity and for the most part an acceptable raw water quality, with our years of private water supply experience we believe very strongly that borehole water supplies offer consumers a better water supply that continues to yield water even in the most driest prolonged period of weather.
Call us on 01467 623010 or email us to find out more
Martin Simpson, Managing Director, Deeside Mineral Water
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