Dales Water News

  • A rush for boreholes this drought year?

    The end of last year and the beginning of this year have been dry and we are expecting temperatures of up to 17 degrees Celsius on Thursday in February! The independent is reporting that 'Crippling droughts' are a possibility and the Daily Express reports

    Posted at February 21, 2012 | By : | Categories : News |

  • Bacteria in water supplies

    We all know that some bacteria makes us ill but that that we also have a symbiotic relationship with other bacteria who look after us and help us function properly. Often the bacteria that occur in water supplies are of the former kind; they are not natural to our bodies and ...

    Posted at February 15, 2012 | By : | Categories : News |

  • A profile of Director Jonathan Dalton

    Having previously worked in the Groundwater and Contaminated Land unit of the Environment Agency dealing with both regulation of contaminated sites and existing borehole / groundwater abstraction licenses. Jonathan (Jonny) moved on to become a Senior Geoenvironmental Scientist at large scale consulting engineers. Jonny ...

    Posted at February 15, 2012 | By : | Categories : News |

  • Average mains water bills to rise 5.7%

    The BBC is reporting that average mains water bills are to go up by 5.7%! See the item here. In our opinion mains water is too expensive to begin with. Minimising leaks and thinking about your water infrastructure is a start to reducing your mains ...

    Posted at February 1, 2012 | By : | Categories : News |

  • Australia day and Australian boreholes

    It's Australia day! We all know Australia is dry – we’ve all seen the films and programmes of arid deserts and Ayres Rock and let’s face it compared to this country any where is dry! Consequently, many boreholes and wells in Australia are significantly deep, much deeper than we ...

    Posted at January 26, 2012 | By : | Categories : News |

  • A profile of Director Nick Dodds

    Having worked for Dales Water Services since 1999 Nick has worked as both a borehole driller and an installer gaining experience on the ‘shop floor’ from day one. In more recent times he became the contracts manager ensuring delivery of borehole drilling contracts ranging from single dwellings to ...

    Posted at January 11, 2012 | By : | Categories : News |

  • Construction Skills Certification Scheme accreditation (Health and Safety)

    Several of our staff.... Joe, Matt, Liam, Martin (and myself) have recently completed the Construction Skills Certification Scheme health and safety test, all passing with flying colours. Well done to all those who passed the test.

    Posted at January 10, 2012 | By : | Categories : News |

  • Groundwater levels

    The Environment Agency is reporting that many areas of the Midlands and the South East are experiencing low levels of groundwater for the time of year, see here for their article. The recent rainfall has helped in replenishing surface water features however; because of the nature groundwater this recent ...

    Posted at January 5, 2012 | By : | Categories : News |

  • A new year and new private water supply projects

    We have now officially returned to work, although we have been on call throughout the Christmas period. We would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year. This is now the time to think about your new private water supply project for the next year, whether this be borehole ...

    Posted at January 4, 2012 | By : | Categories : News |

  • The Hydrologic Cycle and Dales Water Services

    As end users of water we often don’t think about where our water is coming from or how it’s got there – we turn a tap on and water comes out. The hydrologic cycle is the integrated water cycle of how water falls as precipitation travels over land, through soil and rocks, ...

    Posted at December 21, 2011 | By : | Categories : News |
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