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Oct
03

Breast Cancer Awareness

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img_0630October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and at Granite Drilling Company, we want to take the opportunity to support the family fight against cancer. When someone is battling breast cancer, it means the whole family is fighting, and it can be especially hard on the kids. We want to help those children dealing with parental cancer by donating to Camp Kesem.  Camp Kesem supports children through and beyond a parent’s cancer with fun-filled programs that foster a lasting community. Driven by passionate college student leaders, Camp Kesem operates over 70 free summer camps in 33 states. In 2016, they served over 6,000 children – all funded by generous donations from individuals, foundations, and corporate partners.

Check our our Facebook page to learn more about our donation –  On Facebook, we are asking users to share our donation post with their friends and to like Granite Drilling Company!  After 1,000 likes, we will donate $1,000 to Camp Kesem!

Mike

Sep
06

Protect Your Groundwater Day – September 6, 2016

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Unknown-1Today is Protect your Groundwater Day!  While I recently blogged about the topic of groundwater – 5 Facts About Groundwater, today’s blog will be focused on an educational video demonstrating how ground water becomes utilized – How to Drill a Water Well.   The video displays the step by step processes of well drilling, well construction, and equipment installation needed to provide a safe home water supply.  This video was created by the American Ground Water Trust.  Enjoy the video – 1.9 million views so far!

Mike

Aug
12

Look Up Before you Set Up! – 5 Safety Rules For Water Well Drillers

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UnknownSafety is a concern for any water well drilling business, and at Granite Drilling, it’s a top priority for how we function on every job.  While our machinery is state of the art, it’s still machinery, and it has to be operated by experienced workers.  When you hire Granite Drilling, you can be certain that we adhere by my top 5 safety requirements –

  1. Look Up! – Look up before you set up!  Always ensure that when you raise the drill derrick or pump rig tower, you look up.  Seems obvious; however, many drillers have been killed by hitting power lines because they weren’t looking up to make sure they were clear to activate their machinery.
  2. Wear a hard hat – It happens all the time…a worker is bent over fixing something or connecting piping, and suddenly, he/she stands up and hits his/her head on a large, metal pipe.   Not good!  We always wear hard hats.  My crew is not allowed to work without them.
  3. Ear protection – The drill rig isn’t quiet.  It’s important to wear ear-plugs so that you can have a long career in being able to communicate with others on the job.
  4. Lift objects properly – I encourage my crew to lift objects with the machinery provided (cranes/forklift).  If they can’t use the machinery, then when we lift heavy objects from the ground, we bend our knees.
  5. Situational awareness – We are acutely aware of what is happening on any job, so as to ensure the team and equipment remain safe.

If you have a drilling operation, and you aren’t following these 5 rules, I recommend that you start.  Our employees are critical to our industry, and good ones are hard to find.  Let’s make sure we keep them safe.

Mike

Jul
17

5 Facts About Groundwater

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Basic CMYK

1. Groundwater is rain water/precipitation that soaks into the soil, filling in beds of rock and sand openings.

2. 95% of all the fresh water in the world, excluding polar ice caps, is groundwater.

3. Through natural filtration, groundwater can move into large underground natural storage areas known as aquifers; in the mountainous regions, groundwater is stored within fractured bedrock.

4. Bottled water can come from groundwater.

5. “According to a 2001 independent market survey sponsored by the National Ground Water Association (NGWA), 78% of private water well owners prefer receiving their drinking water from their own well.”

For more information on this topic, check out the article, “Understanding Groundwater” on the Well Owner website.

Thanks,

Mike

Jun
25

5 Reasons To Destruct An Abandoned Well

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images-11.  A small child could fall into the well and become trapped.

2.  An old, unused well becomes a conduit for contamination, and the bacteria could get into the aquifer – impacting your drinking supply.

3.  If the well is open and exposed, small animals and rodents will fall into the hole and become trapped.  Even worse, if they die, they will decompose and contaminate the aquifer.

4.  Liability!  Depending on the county that you reside in, you could be fined for having a well that has not been destructed.

5.  Keeps the drinking water supply safe and clean for future generations to enjoy.

Not sure if your well is considered “abandoned?”   Check out the article from The California Department of Water Resources – providing a description of water well standards.

Thanks,

Mike

 

May
17

Private water well owner guide – Santa Clara County

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IMG_1782Did you recently buy a property with a private well? Or, are you considering drilling a well on your property? If so, where do you start to find out the right information? To help you with your questions, I came across a very informative resource guide through the Santa Clara County Water district – Private Well Owner Guide – Santa Clara County. The resource guide covers your responsibilities as a well owner – water well maintenance, quality protection, treatment, and resources.  We also have a link to the Santa Clara County Water District on our website – Granite Drilling – Water Links.

To Santa Clara County residents, I encourage you to take the time to review the information. Any questions/concerns about your particular situation? Give us a call at 831-751-6300.

Mike

Apr
22

Earth Day – Why you should hire a CARB compliant water well driller

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Unknown-2In the spirit of Earth Day, I’d like to comment about how important it is for the water well drilling industry to support the protection of our environment.

There’s no way around it – to drill a water well, several large machines need to be used, and while our machinery is large, at Granite Drilling Company, our carbon footprint is small. And, it’s small because we made the business decision to comply with the (CARB) California Air and Resource Board’s fleet requirements – reduce diesel particulate matter and oxides of nitrogen emissions from in-use off-road heavy-duty diesel vehicles in California and comply with portable equipment emission standards. Compliance is costly and an administrative burden, but I strongly believe that my fleet needs to have zero negative impact on our environment. However, not all water well drillers are compliant. As a consumer, I strongly encourage you to hire contractors that keep their fleet in compliance.  You can verify compliance via the following link – CA Air & Resources Board fleet compliance.

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Apr
10

Drought Not Over

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drought agricultureAccording to the California Department of Water Resources, “the drought is not over.” The article states that while we’ve had the wettest year since 2012, we still have a long way to go in catching up on years of limited rain.

While many of my clients were hopeful about El Nino, many have realized that they have to take action now to manage the upcoming warmer months – especially larger land owners and developers in Carmel, Hollister, Morgan Hill, Gilroy, and San Martin.  If you haven’t already started the water well permit process, you’ll want to get that going, as some permits can take months for approval.

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Mar
22

Welcome to Granite Drilling!

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IMG_4432Welcome to the newly redesigned Granite Drilling Co. website!

It was important to me to create a website that tells our story – who we are, how we got started, our values, and what we believe in –  producing reliable, water wells – drilled right the first time.

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