Water is something we use every day. Take a moment and think about your daily routine and how much of it requires water. Here is mine:
Obtaining the Right Clearances
A survey suggested that here in America, we use about 90 gallons of water a day. Holy moly! Apparently, most of that is flushing toilets. Luckily water-efficient toilets are on the rise. Other areas of the world that aren't blessed with the abundance of water that America has are already making great leaps in water conservation. However, that doesn't mean that America is off the hook. We have a lot to do to protect our water supplies.
Second, there are a number of point sources of contamination that are building up around the world. A point source is an individual instance of direct contamination to the soil. They can include a damaged and leaking septic or gasoline tank. These tanks are often carrying large amounts of waste or gasoline and can do quite a bit of damage in one area. Another type of point source is a landfill or accidental spill. Left to sit in a pit, the stuff in landfills have a long time to leak their acids and chemicals into the dirt. Even the best preparation can't be stopped forever. On the other end, accidents happen all the time, especially when large companies are transporting, handling, and storing large amounts of chemicals. A simple spill can cause untold amounts of damage. Point sources like these can be dangerous to the environment if they are not properly cared for.
Third and finally, is fracking. Fracking is a process of teasing out natural gas from layers of rock deep in the earth. High powered water is shot down into the rocks to create little fissures and fractures. Those fissures will allow natural gas to escape and be sucked up through high powered machines. Although the wells are cemented to protect against subsurface water contamination, it can't prevent against everything. Even the water used to "frack" can come out contaminated.
After you know the subsurface water flow and have groundwater mapping squared away, you can then move on to drilling the actual well. This process might take a little longer than you expected when you consider all the steps that you have to go through to complete it. As long as you have a plan in place, you should rest easy knowing that you will get it all done in a timely manner. You need to stick to the plan to ensure that you will finish everything when it needs to be finished. The speed and effectiveness with which you complete your project will determine whether you finish under budget or the project as a whole becomes entirely too bloated.
Obtaining the Right Clearances
A survey suggested that here in America, we use about 90 gallons of water a day. Holy moly! Apparently, most of that is flushing toilets. Luckily water-efficient toilets are on the rise. Other areas of the world that aren't blessed with the abundance of water that America has are already making great leaps in water conservation. However, that doesn't mean that America is off the hook. We have a lot to do to protect our water supplies.
Second, there are a number of point sources of contamination that are building up around the world. A point source is an individual instance of direct contamination to the soil. They can include a damaged and leaking septic or gasoline tank. These tanks are often carrying large amounts of waste or gasoline and can do quite a bit of damage in one area. Another type of point source is a landfill or accidental spill. Left to sit in a pit, the stuff in landfills have a long time to leak their acids and chemicals into the dirt. Even the best preparation can't be stopped forever. On the other end, accidents happen all the time, especially when large companies are transporting, handling, and storing large amounts of chemicals. A simple spill can cause untold amounts of damage. Point sources like these can be dangerous to the environment if they are not properly cared for.
Third and finally, is fracking. Fracking is a process of teasing out natural gas from layers of rock deep in the earth. High powered water is shot down into the rocks to create little fissures and fractures. Those fissures will allow natural gas to escape and be sucked up through high powered machines. Although the wells are cemented to protect against subsurface water contamination, it can't prevent against everything. Even the water used to "frack" can come out contaminated.
After you know the subsurface water flow and have groundwater mapping squared away, you can then move on to drilling the actual well. This process might take a little longer than you expected when you consider all the steps that you have to go through to complete it. As long as you have a plan in place, you should rest easy knowing that you will get it all done in a timely manner. You need to stick to the plan to ensure that you will finish everything when it needs to be finished. The speed and effectiveness with which you complete your project will determine whether you finish under budget or the project as a whole becomes entirely too bloated.
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