Since water wells are such an old piece of history, sometimes they seem to get lost in today’s modern world. Although they might not be the hand-dug holes and simple buckets of old that provided water to herds and herds of camels and cows and other livestock like we...
With all the water wells in Washington State, it only makes sense that some of them have been abandoned. If you find an abandoned well on your property, it is important that you take care of it to avoid flooding and water contamination from devaluing your property....
Before we review the history of water wells, we'll begin with the basics: what is water well? It is a structure or excavation made in the ground by digging or drilling to access underground water, such as an aquifer. People and communities have been using wells to...