2012 NGWA Ground Water Summit: Innovate and Integrate

By attending the 2012 McEllhiney Lecture presentation, you will be shown how seemingly more expensive initial water well costs may actually pay for themselves in the early life of the well, in addition to providing ongoing dividends in value and economics for many subsequent years. An example life-cycle economic analysis comparing low-carbon steel vs. stainless steel well screen will be presented. The analysis includes consideration of the actual construction cost of more than 70 municipal wells installed between 1993 and 2010. This analysis was independently performed in 2003, 2008, and 2010, with essentially identical results.