HydroSource first meets with the client to assess current and future water needs, understand peak use periods and examine current and anticipated future costs of the client's existing water supply. HSA then can compare those costs with those for the integration, replacement or addition of new groundwater sources and demonstrate the feasibility of moving forward with groundwater. The objective, of course, is to be able to find and develop the desired volume of superior quality water at a substantially lower cost than other water supply alternatives.

The initial action HSA takes in its exploration program is to review existing information available from geologic, hydrologic and soils maps, satellite imagery and aerial photographs, existing well data, engineers reports, etc. Various "layers" of information are digitized, entered into a Geographic Information System (GIS), and analyzed by HSA scientists to estimate Ground Water Recharge and Storage for watershed basins within a project area and to identify potential contamination threats. Analysis of this existing information also helps HSA understand the "big picture" and leads to delineation of those land surface areas having the most favorable characteristics for successful groundwater development.

Additional information taken from Remotely Sensed Data and from on-site Geological Mapping is analyzed by HSA's field scientists and correlated with the existing data to refine the size and shape of the favorable areas for groundwater development. After ranking the favorable areas according to potential for success, more detailed information about the subsurface is gathered from targeted areas by employing state-of-the-art Geophysical Tools and Methods. It is the analysis of this information that leads HSA experts to select the actual "drill where 'x' marks the spot" target site. Wells are then drilled.

Having completed well installations in a wide variety of geologic settings throughout this country and abroad, HSA's professional staff has extensive expertise in Design and Construction of Bedrock and Alluvial Wells. HSA selects the most appropriate drilling method and well design for each particular hydrogeologic environment, thus assuring the successful development of high-yield wells.

HSA conducts aquifer tests on its wells to determine safe pumping rates and pumping schedules and to obtain all necessary permits and regulatory approvals for the new water source. Our final report to the client shows how to get the maximum benefit from the new water supply thus ensuring the client a water source that will function properly and provide water for decades to come. HSA also enjoys a stellar reputation with local, state and federal agency officials, thus ensuring a smooth and expeditious approval process.

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