Water boreholes for domestic or commercial require an initial survey to indicate if the presence of ground water is available and the anticipated depths and sizes the borehole will have to be drilled to.
Domestic clients and private properties for use under the Water Act 2003 can exctract up to 20,000 litres of water each day free of charge and do not require drilling consents.
Commercial clients who intend to extract more than 20,000 litres per day will also require an initial survey plus a Section 32 Consent will be required from the local Environment Agency to drill and test pump the borehole. On completion an abstraction license will be required to pump from the borehole.
Teckna Drilling working with leading water hydrologists can commission on your behalf the survey for your water borehole which can take up to 10 days. On receipt of the water borehole survey we can then quote for the installation of your water well, ancillary equipment and any pumping tests required.