New E & SC Fact Sheet Published by DEP

by Todd Giddings, Ph.D., P.G.

The DEP Bureau of Water Supply and Wastewater Management has published a new two-page fact sheet titled Erosion and Sediment Control Best Management Practices For Water Well Drilling and Aquifer Testing.  During well drilling and during pumping tests, muddy water containing cuttings needs to be controlled to prevent impacts on streams.  

This fact sheet describes the best techniques to provide detention so cuttings will settle out of the flow.  Techniques for residential and other low-capacity wells include constructing a shallow trench and then directing the flow across a flat, vegetated area.  For medium and high-capacity wells with flows that exceed 25 gallons per minute, a sump pit is constructed, and then the settled water is pumped through a filter bag.

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Last modified: July 21, 2008.