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# Granite Drilling Co.

Your drilling partner for over 40 years

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## Posts

- [Blog](https://www.granitedrilling.com/blog/) - Blog about water well drilling
- [Welcome to Granite Drilling!](https://www.granitedrilling.com/welcome-to-granite-drilling/) - Granite Drilling We produce reliable, water wells – drilled right the first time
- [Top 3 Tips for Water Well Flooding](https://www.granitedrilling.com/top-3-tips-for-water-well-flooding/) - 3 Tips for Water Well Flooding
- [Essential Work During COVID-19](https://www.granitedrilling.com/essential-work-during-covid-19/) - “Fortunately, work related to water and wastewater has been deemed critical to national infrastructure (as per a memo issued by the Federal Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency). The National Groundwater Association (NGWA) wants private well owners to know: Services to your water systems, including pump installation, water testing, and water well drilling, are still available during any
- [Homeowner's Checklist](https://www.granitedrilling.com/homeowners-checklist/) - The National Groundwater Association provides a thorough Homeowner Checklist. While all of the items mentioned, in the checklist, are important, the first one is critical – “Always use licensed or certified water well drillers and pump installers when a well is constructed, a pump is installed, or the system is serviced.” Need to verify a license?
- [Happy National Ground Water Awareness Week!](https://www.granitedrilling.com/happy-national-ground-water-awareness-week/) - National Ground Water Awareness Week is an annual, weeklong observance established by the National Ground Water Association to highlight the responsible development, management, and use of water. Established in 1999, #GWAW provides an opportunity for people to learn about the importance of groundwater and how the resource saves lives. In honor of this important week, I’d like
- [Top 5 Water Well Maintenance Practices](https://www.granitedrilling.com/top-5-water-well-maintenance-practices/) - Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving! Today’s topic is on well owner maintenance practices. Regular check-up’s can prolong the life of the well system and protect your investment. A licensed certified water well system professional should perform annual water well inspections on the following – Flow test Visual inspection Water quality test for coliform and
- [Teach Our Kids About Water](https://www.granitedrilling.com/teach-our-kids-about-water/) - Water Well Drilling Kids
- [Top 5 Water Conservation Practices](https://www.granitedrilling.com/top-5-water-conservation-practices/) - In 2017 Jerry Brown announced the drought in California had ended, and in a recent article in the Mercury News, it stated that urban Californians have declined in their conservation efforts since the Governor made this announcement. As a 30 year seasoned, water well driller, I can tell you that California was never out of
- [Top 5 water well drilling questions](https://www.granitedrilling.com/top-5-water-well-drilling-questions/) - Top 5 Water Well Drilling Questions
- [Top 5 Water Wellhead Inspection Tips](https://www.granitedrilling.com/top-5-water-wellhead-inspection-tips/) - 5 Water Wellhead Inspection Tips
- [California Water Plan E-Newsletter](https://www.granitedrilling.com/california-water-plan-e-newsletter/) - California Water Plan E-Newsletter
- [Breast Cancer Awareness](https://www.granitedrilling.com/3134-2/) - October 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
- [Protect Your Groundwater Day - September 6, 2016](https://www.granitedrilling.com/protect-your-groundwater-day-september-6-2016/) - Protect Your Groundwater Day
- [Look Up Before you Set Up! - 5 Safety Rules For Water Well Drillers](https://www.granitedrilling.com/look-up-before-you-set-up-5-safety-rules-for-water-well-drillers/) - Granite drilling 5 safety rules for water well drillers
- [5 Facts About Groundwater](https://www.granitedrilling.com/5-facts-about-groundwater/) - Granite Drilling 5 facts groundwater
- [5 Reasons To Destruct An Abandoned Well](https://www.granitedrilling.com/5-reasons-to-destruct-an-abandoned-well/) - Granite Drilling Top 5 abandoned well
- [Private water well owner guide - Santa Clara County](https://www.granitedrilling.com/private-water-well-owner-guide-santa-clara-county/) - Granite Drilling Guide for Santa Clara County water well owners - water well maintenance, quality protection, treatment, and resources
- [Earth Day - Why you should hire a CARB compliant water well driller](https://www.granitedrilling.com/earth-day-why-you-should-hire-a-carb-compliant-water-driller/) - Granite Drilling (CARB)'s fleet requirements - reduce diesel particulate matter and oxides of nitrogen emissions from in-use off-road heavy-duty diesel vehicles in CA
- [Drought Not Over](https://www.granitedrilling.com/drought-not-over/) - Granite Drilling Water wells - 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.
- [Written Contract](https://www.granitedrilling.com/written-contract/) - Prior to any written contract with a customer, a Water Well Contractor should physically assess your location and work with you to obtain all of the necessary documents (land map, easements) to create a water well drilling plan. From there, the Contractor will create a written contract that includes all of the necessary work and costs
- [What Happens After?](https://www.granitedrilling.com/what-happens-after/) - Your water well has been drilled, now what? There are several steps that need to be taken upon the completion of drilling a water well. You Contractor will need to look at well depth & yield, well cap, disinfection, pump install, well log, and water sampling. All of these stages are critical to ensure you

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.granitedrilling.com/) - Welcome to Granite Drilling - Water well drilling contractor proudly serving Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito, and Santa Clara Counties.
- [Contact](https://www.granitedrilling.com/contact-granite-drilling/) - Granite Drilling contact information
- [Drilling Facts](https://www.granitedrilling.com/resources/drilling-facts/) - Frequently asked questions about water well drilling
- [History](https://www.granitedrilling.com/about-granite-drilling/history/) - Granite Drilling's water well drilling history
- [Core Values](https://www.granitedrilling.com/about-granite-drilling/core-values/) - Granite Drilling's Core Values
- [Services](https://www.granitedrilling.com/granite-drilling-services/services/) - Water well drilling, pump service, well location & design, well destruction, well monitoring
- [Cookie Policy](https://www.granitedrilling.com/cookie-policy/)
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.granitedrilling.com/privacy-policy/) - November 10, 2022 Granite Drilling Co. ("us", "we", or "our") operates the https://www.granitedrilling.com/ website (the "Service"). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data. We use your data to provide and improve the
- [Data Access Request](https://www.granitedrilling.com/data-access-request/) - Enter your email address to request user data export. Please note that an empty report means there is no data.
- [Do Not Sell My Personal Information](https://www.granitedrilling.com/do-not-sell-my-personal-information/) - The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) gives California residents the right to opt out of sharing (PII) Personally Identifiable Information for sale or otherwise. We do not - nor have we ever - sold PII to outside parties and we shall not in the future; however, the CCPA is broadly drawn and they define selling
- [Accessibility Statement](https://www.granitedrilling.com/accessibility-statement/) - Granite Drilling Co. is dedicated to providing a website that is accessible to everyone, regardless of physical or technological ability. We want everyone who visits our website to feel welcome and find the experience rewarding. Granite Drilling Co. has made conscientious efforts to adhere to the WC3 Guidelines and conform with level AA accessibility of
- [Vision/Mission](https://www.granitedrilling.com/about-granite-drilling/vision-mission/) - Granite Drilling's vision/mission
- [Water Links](https://www.granitedrilling.com/resources/water-links/) - Resources for water well drilling
- [Cost](https://www.granitedrilling.com/granite-drilling-services/cost/) - Water well drilling costs
- [Diagram](https://www.granitedrilling.com/resources/diagram/) - Visual of a water well diagram
- [Gallery](https://www.granitedrilling.com/gallery/) - Water well drilling gallery
- [Shortcodes](https://www.granitedrilling.com/shortcodes/)
- [Granite Drilling Services](http://www.granitedrilling.com/granite-drilling-services/services/) - Granite Drilling water well drilling services
- [About Us](http://www.granitedrilling.com/about-granite-drilling/history/) - Granite Drilling's water well drilling history, vision/mission, and core values
- [Resources](http://www.granitedrilling.com/resources/water-links/) - Resources for water well drilling

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