March 2026

A borehole is not a set-and-forget infrastructure asset. Like any mechanical and civil system exposed to a dynamic natural environment, it requires ongoing attention to remain safe, productive, and efficient. […]

When the drilling rig packs up and leaves a site, it takes with it the only opportunity to directly observe the subsurface. What remains is whatever was recorded during the […]

Groundwater drawn from a well-constructed borehole is generally of good microbiological quality. However, the process of drilling, development, and installation inevitably introduces bacteria, organic material, and surface contamination into the […]

A borehole that underperforms its potential is a frustrating and costly outcome. Whether caused by poor construction, inadequate development, or suboptimal design, low yield can often be improved — sometimes […]

Drilling a borehole creates a hole in the ground — but it does not automatically create a functioning well. Before a borehole can be put into productive use, it must […]

  A borehole is a physical asset, but the water it produces is a legal entitlement — and that entitlement is only as secure as the water rights framework that […]

  Enthusiasm for a borehole project and a willing driller are not sufficient to begin work. In virtually every country in the world, groundwater is a regulated resource, and abstracting […]

  Water development projects — including borehole drilling — do not exist in an environmental vacuum. Extracting groundwater changes subsurface conditions, affects ecosystems, and can have cascading effects on other […]

Knowing that groundwater exists beneath a site is not enough. The critical question is: how much water can be reliably abstracted, and for how long? Yield estimation attempts to answer […]

Before a single metre of ground is drilled, water must first be found on paper. A hydrogeological survey is the systematic study of groundwater occurrence, distribution, movement, and quality within […]