Publications and Manuals

Sustainable Wells, by Stuart A. Smith and Allen E. Comeskey, is a handbook for working well managers and operators, providing a comprehensive, readable, and well-illustrated work with up-to-date information (largely free of product and vendor bias) to help the reader make good decisions to improve and maintain well performance. The text is technical but presented in an understandable manner without talking down to the nonspecialists. Rather than focusing on some certain aspect of well cleaning, or a particular technical approach, it covers the scope of maintenance and rehabilitation, from planning to evaluation testing.

In particular, Sustainable Wells leans heavily on the need for preventive design, maintenance monitoring, and evaluation testing. The goal: prevent and slow well deterioration so that rehabilitation crises can be prevented.

The book is based on the authors’ long hands-on experience serving a well-operating clientele and a world of connection with experts in the field. In addition to water supply wells, it addresses the problems and maintenance issues of monitoring, plume control, and other "environmental" wells. While focused on North American experiences, it is intended to be internationally useful.

Price: 9.95 
Cat. #: 7576
ISBN: 9780849375767
ISBN 10: 0849375762
Publication Date: November 03, 2009
Number of Pages: 334

Downloadable Electronic Edition

This manual, originally developed for AWWA training, is a complete, colorfully illustrated brief reference manual covering what to do to test and maintain well performance. It also has review questions and glossaries to aid the reader in self-assessing comprehension and understanding specialized terminology. This belongs on the bookshelf of anyone running a well-based system.

Print Edition

This manual, originally developed for AWWA training, is a complete, colorfully illustrated brief reference manual covering what to do to test and maintain well performance. It also has review questions and glossaries to aid the reader in self-assessing comprehension and understanding specialized terminology. This belongs on the bookshelf of anyone running a well-based system.

Downloadable Electronic Edition

This manual provides a framework for water quality monitoring for ground water system maintenance purposes, and provides practical, field-tested recommendations on what managers and operators should monitor, and what to do with the information to optimize ground water system service life.

Note: This is the downloadable electronic edition. A print edition is also available.

Print Edition

This manual provides a framework for water quality monitoring for ground water system maintenance purposes, and provides practical, field-tested recommendations on what managers and operators should monitor, and what to do with the information to optimize ground water system service life.

Note: This is the print edition. A downloadable electronic edition is also available.