A borehole is becoming  increasingly popular as a means of having clean cheap and readily available  water.

Excavation means that a well is normally about 4-6” wide drilled to about 50-100m depth.  The well is lined to prevent the walls collapsing and debris from the surface entering the well.  A housing is also provided for the pump and pipe that moves the water to the surface.

Water that is pumped from a borehole is normally totally free from pesticides and industrial contamination, the water will have filtered through the porous rock and into an underground aquifer.

Before a borehole can be excavated permission must be obtained from the Environment Agency (http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/) and a strict procedure has to be adhered to.

Irrigation Services UK Limited would be happy to assist in this matter from the design, installation and planning consent.