PWGC oversaw Frey Well Drilling, Inc. drill test wells using a dual rotary drilling method for the Village of Franklinville’s (the Village) potable water well project. The Dual Rotary 12 drill (DR-12) was selected due to the subsurface soil and sediment of the site. The DR-12 allows for straight drill holes, open-hole versatility control of discharge, and exceptional overburden performance. Unlike conventional drills, dual rotary drills can drill through obstacles which allows for more efficient drilling.
Project Background
The Village owns and operates a public water system serving the Village and adjacent Town of Franklinville water districts. The water system consists of three groundwater wells, one south well, which was installed in 1972, and has a pumping rate of 600 gallons per minute (GPM), and two north wells, which were installed in 1914 and have a pumping rate of 300 GPM and 280 GPM. The three wells were permitted by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation when the south well was installed in the early 1970’s.
The Village is seeking to install a new potable water well (approximate capacity of 350 GPM) to increase overall capacity of the system to meet the needs of a potential new industrial user within the Village. As this will be a new groundwater source, a test well and pumping test will have to be performed to determine if the local aquifer can adequately supply water.
PWGC Services Provided
PWGC has provided, or will provide, the following services to the Village:
- Background Research and Test Well/Pumping Test Scoping
- Test Well/Pumping Test Bid Documents
- Oversight of Test Boring and Test Well Installation
- Oversight of Pumping Test
- Preparation of Pumping Test Data for NYSDEC review
- Permitting Assistance
- Supply Well Design Plans and Specifications
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