Borehole Water

Borehole Water Supplies

Water Boreholes | Cumbria | Cheshire | Derbyshire | Lancashire | Northumberland | North Wales | North Yorkshire | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire | Wales
Water Boreholes | Cumbria | Cheshire | Derbyshire | Lancashire | Northumberland | North Wales | North Yorkshire | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire
Water Boreholes | Cumbria | Cheshire | Derbyshire | Lancashire | Northumberland | North Wales | North Yorkshire | West Yorkshire | Yorkshire

What Is A Borehole?

Put simply a borehole is a hole drilled into the ground, down to the water table in order to extract water. It will likely have to pass through several different layers of substrate before it meets the water table, the depth of the water table is variable for each location throughout the country.

Common Issues With Boreholes

Compared to springs, streams, etc, boreholes rarely give users any problems. The most common problems reported are about the water quality, which is easily fixed - click here for more info

Below are a few of the issues that we see

The borehole may run dry or the yield from the borehole may reduce. This may be natural or it may be caused by third party disruption of the land which diverts the incoming water supply to the aquifer.

The quality of water from the borehole may naturally change from time to time.

Pump & equipment failure.

Casing collapse

Mineral deposit build up.

Poor borehole maintenance.

Is Borehole Water Free?

Yes, you can extract up to 20,000 litres a day for free. An extraction licence is required if you draw more than 20,000 litres per day.

Can I Drink Borehole Water?

It is rare that we find a borehole supply that complies with statutory drinking water regulations straight from the ground with no filtration. A new borehole should be run for as long as practically possible in order to flush out any drilling debris and to allow the aquifer to settle. At this point the water should be tested to determine what deviations there are from the prescribed standards. A UKAS accredited laboratory should be used both to determine the condition of the raw water to specify any filtration equipment.

Do JN Environmental Service Borehole Systems Installed By Other Companies?

Yes, we have a large amount of customers with systems that were installed by other companies. Customers often leave their current suppliers for a number of reasons including over inflated prices, lack of knowledge, not able to source parts, unreliability, etc. 

At JN Environmental our fully ex military workforce are on hand for all your borehole water needs. Our warehouse holds an enormous amount of stock so we can get out to jobs quickly and efficiently, unlike smaller work from home traders.

The Main Concerns With Borehole Water Supplies

Hardness and lime scale – install a Water Softener Conditioner which remove limescale and softens the water.

Unpleasant taste and odour – install a Carbon Filter to remove chlorine, colour and bad smells.

Bacteria – install a Ultraviolet Water Disinfection System. The UV filter destroys bacteria providing a bacteria free water supply.

Iron and Manganese – for iron problems we recommend to install an Iron Removal Filter. Our ecomix water conditioners will reduce iron and manganese levels whilst softening the water.

Aggressive or acidic water with a low pH – install a pH correction filter, the signs are the formation of green or blue stains around plug holes and taps due to the acidic water attacking the copper pipework and hot water cylinders.

Turbid Discoloured Water – install a self-back-washing turbidity filter with special media.


We have many types of water filters to treat all types of problems, so please contact us for advice on Private Water Supply Treatment that will treat your specific water treatment requirements.

Common Filtration Equipment Found On A Borehole Water Supply

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