Geoff Nemec

Founder and director of Springhill Water Services – a succesfull business dealing with private water supplies in the UK. Geoff has a Masters in Civil Engineering (University of Leeds) and is a Chartered Water & Environmental Manage and Chartered Environmentalist, qualifications that demonstrate the highest level of professionalism within the water treatment & environmental sectors.

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Buying or selling a rural property with a Spring or Borehole supply We are often asked to carry out site surveys for people buying or selling a rural property.

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Winters Coming! Autumn is the time of year when we should be looking at our Private Water Supplies and carrying out a bit of preventative maintenance.

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A bit o' muck waint' hurt? However peer reviewed research tells us that children under 12 must not drink untreated 'spring' or stream water as they are 6 times more likely to suffer diahorea or vomiting than those drinking town water. If in doubt, fit a UV and pre-filter.

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A bit of muck wont hurt?

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Limestone and Sandstone

Here is a picture recently taken at Fountains Abbey. The right side of the wall is made of Limestone and right hand side is made of Sandstone.

The relevance is, if water passes over the Limestone it will pick up calcium and magnesium, making the water hard. Water passing over the Sandstone is probably going to be soft, acidic and may turn water brown / black.

Not a lot of people know that :)

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Should i get my Spring Water tested?

Should i get my Spring Water tested?

We are often asked about water testing. I have enclosed a typical response in the hope that some people will find it helpful.

“With regard to your spring, if it is a true spring then it may not require filtration. However, true springs are very rare and most springs can best be described as surface derived sources. Even if the water comes from deep underground (which is unlikely) it may be mixed…

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Should i get my spring water tested? We are often asked about water testing. I have enclosed a typical response in the hope that some people will find it helpful.

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T’ watter Man Cometh (Diaries of a Pennine Water Man)

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Six good reasons to filter spring, stream, well or borehole water

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Has anyone died from drinking spring or borehole water in the UK.

Has anyone died from drinking spring or borehole water in the UK.

Shown below is a Question and Answer session conducted in a public health on-line discussion group. I thought this might be of interest to our readers.

Date

25.07.2013

I remember attending a training session presented by David Clapham. In this…

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Do people die from drinking water from private water supplies in the UK?

Shown below is a Question and Answer session conducted in a public health on-line discussion group. I thought this might be of interest to our readers. 

Date

25.07.2013

I remember attending a training session presented by David Clapham. In this…

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Private Water Supplies explained. Part 3. Borehole drilling

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This is the third in a series of short videos looking at private water supplies in the UK. In this video, Geoff Nemec records the crew from National Water Wells drilling a borehole into…

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Springhill Music

A couple of guys at work set up a video studio and recorded the amazing Sarah singing her latest song. Written and performed by Sarah, see what you think

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Chartered member of the Society of the Environment

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Part 3. This Green and Pleasant Land. Drilling a borehole in the UK.

In this video, the team at National Water Wells drill a borehole in the South Pennine hills.

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The search for healthy beverages

Reblogged from The Not Big Anymore, Formerly Fat Guy:

We've gotten the message on the antioxidant value of green tea -- and, apparently, we even picked up the news that coffee and regular tea are now positive products as well.  And we're willing to pay…

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Diary of a Pennine Water Man. Episode 4. Missing link

previous post didn’t have a link, sorry for the confusion.

http://geoffcast.podomatic.com/entry/201…

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