Steve's Well Pump Inc.

It is also known as rehabilitation or restoration when measures are taken to fix these issues. The benefit of well rehabilitation is the maximization of water flow. Recovery depends on the cause of poor performance and the degree to which the problem has progressed. Whenever you notice a loss in performance in your well, have a professional water well contractor inspect it, preferably with a downhole camera. Water wells are commonly measured by their "specific capacity," which is defined as the pumping rate minus the drawdown or increased depth to water during pumping (in feet). Well yields that have decreased by 25% or more indicate that rehabilitation is needed. If rehabilitation procedures are delayed, costs can increase significantly and rehabilitation may not be possible in some cases. You must have a reference point to detect declines in well performance. This reference is frequently the original well and pump Albany NY test data, which are usually provided to you by t...