With increasing costs and regulatory considerations associated with new water well drilling programs in British Columbia, larger, higher production water wells are being rehabilitated on a more frequent basis. Water wells inspected and cleaned on a regular and periodic basis will offer an increased service life. Kala has an executive corporate relationship with US based water wells rehabilitation chemists and microbiologists to thoroughly analyze every aspect of groundwater and water well quality prior to providing a prescriptive solution to water well management.
Kala is uniquely positioned to assist with water well rehabilitation services. Our service portfolio for this discipline includes:
- Well fleet evaluation via pumping tests
- Down hole camera inspections to 500 ft
- Use of specialized field water quality instrumentation to verify field geochemistry
- Application of specialty consulting laboratory service providers to speciate particular water quality problems and prescribe suitable rehabilitation processes
- Involvement of certified subcontractors such as well drilling firms to effect active and positive rehabilitation efforts for individual water wells
- Chemical handling and application certifications (heavy acids and bases)
- Innovative well repairs to salvage older wells where appropriate