A horizontal collector is a part of a novel shallow well design that might be able to provide safe drinking water to domestic well users in arsenic-prone parts of the Nation.
Study to Test a Novel Shallow Well Design that May Provide Contaminant-Free Water Supply to Domestic Well Users in Arsenic-Prone Parts of the United States Active
By New England Water Science Center
May 21, 2018
The USGS, the University of New Hampshire, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, and the Maine Geological Survey are collaborating on a study of a novel shallow well design that might be able to provide safe drinking water to domestic well users in arsenic-prone parts of the Nation.
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Together, they have installed two new wells and are characterizing arsenic and other drinking water contaminants to better understand the utility of the new design. Real-time water level monitoring is helping to understand the yield characteristics of the wells.
Specifically, this study’s objectives are to:
- Determine whether suitable yields can be obtained from the new design, and
- Characterize the water quality to see if arsenic is reduced or eliminated while providing drinking water without other contaminants
Real-time water level data at well LSW-331: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv/?site_no=431618071293801
Real-time water level data at well CVW-315: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?site_no=431527071312401
Well design: https://patents.google.com/patent/US9689235B1/en
Proof of concept study: https://doi.org/10.1111/gwat.12603
USDA Climate Hub: New USGS Shallow Well Design Resists Drought
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A Novel Shallow Well - Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners
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Slotted collector pipe for shallow dug well
A horizontal collector is a part of a novel shallow well design that might be able to provide safe drinking water to domestic well users in arsenic-prone parts of the Nation.
Novel dug well installation
A novel shallow well design might be able to provide safe drinking water to domestic well users in arsenic-prone parts of the Nation. Casing and collector being lowered into well excavation during the test.
A novel shallow well design might be able to provide safe drinking water to domestic well users in arsenic-prone parts of the Nation. Casing and collector being lowered into well excavation during the test.
Completing a novel dug well installation
Completing a novel dug well installation. A study of a novel shallow well design that might be able to provide safe drinking water to domestic well users in arsenic-prone parts of the Nation.
Completing a novel dug well installation. A study of a novel shallow well design that might be able to provide safe drinking water to domestic well users in arsenic-prone parts of the Nation.
Installed dug well at Maple Syrup farm
Dug well with instrumentation on a testing site of the novel shallow well design that might be able to provide safe drinking water to domestic well users in arsenic-prone parts of the Nation.
Dug well with instrumentation on a testing site of the novel shallow well design that might be able to provide safe drinking water to domestic well users in arsenic-prone parts of the Nation.
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The USGS, the University of New Hampshire, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, and the Maine Geological Survey are collaborating on a study of a novel shallow well design that might be able to provide safe drinking water to domestic well users in arsenic-prone parts of the Nation.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media DetailsA horizontal collector. Together, they have installed two new wells and are characterizing arsenic and other drinking water contaminants to better understand the utility of the new design. Real-time water level monitoring is helping to understand the yield characteristics of the wells.
Specifically, this study’s objectives are to:
- Determine whether suitable yields can be obtained from the new design, and
- Characterize the water quality to see if arsenic is reduced or eliminated while providing drinking water without other contaminants
Real-time water level data at well LSW-331: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv/?site_no=431618071293801
Real-time water level data at well CVW-315: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?site_no=431527071312401
Well design: https://patents.google.com/patent/US9689235B1/en
Proof of concept study: https://doi.org/10.1111/gwat.12603
USDA Climate Hub: New USGS Shallow Well Design Resists Drought
Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media DetailsSchematic of a novel dug well.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media DetailsCasing and collector being lowered into well excavation.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media DetailsDug well with instrumentation. Topic in the media
A Novel Shallow Well - Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners
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Below are multimedia items associated with this project.
Slotted collector pipe for shallow dug wellA horizontal collector is a part of a novel shallow well design that might be able to provide safe drinking water to domestic well users in arsenic-prone parts of the Nation.
A horizontal collector is a part of a novel shallow well design that might be able to provide safe drinking water to domestic well users in arsenic-prone parts of the Nation.
Novel dug well installationA novel shallow well design might be able to provide safe drinking water to domestic well users in arsenic-prone parts of the Nation. Casing and collector being lowered into well excavation during the test.
A novel shallow well design might be able to provide safe drinking water to domestic well users in arsenic-prone parts of the Nation. Casing and collector being lowered into well excavation during the test.
Completing a novel dug well installationCompleting a novel dug well installation. A study of a novel shallow well design that might be able to provide safe drinking water to domestic well users in arsenic-prone parts of the Nation.
Completing a novel dug well installation. A study of a novel shallow well design that might be able to provide safe drinking water to domestic well users in arsenic-prone parts of the Nation.
Installed dug well at Maple Syrup farmDug well with instrumentation on a testing site of the novel shallow well design that might be able to provide safe drinking water to domestic well users in arsenic-prone parts of the Nation.
Dug well with instrumentation on a testing site of the novel shallow well design that might be able to provide safe drinking water to domestic well users in arsenic-prone parts of the Nation.
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