Dales Water News

  • Its National Groundwater Awareness Week

    Its National Groundwater Awareness Week - how important is the water beneath your feet? It’s very important! This week is the US National Groundwater Awareness Week but we are promoting it here in the UK this week to ...

    Posted at March 12, 2012 | By : | Categories : News |

  • National Ground Water Awareness Week

    Next week (11th to the 17th of March 2012) is the United States National Ground Water Awareness Week! As far as we are aware we don't have such a week here in the UK but as far as we're concerned we should and we'll be championing groundwater awareness right through next week ...

    Posted at March 7, 2012 | By : | Categories : News |

  • Nice one! A job well done

    We quite frequently get letters from clients thanking us for a job well done, from very simple things such as supplying a Ultra Violet lamp at short notice to very complex sites which have involved an initial borehole prognosis right through to turning the tap on to deliver a new water supply ...

    Posted at March 5, 2012 | By : | Categories : 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 |
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