Wellhead Protection & Management
Summit provides a full suite of services that are designed to
protect and manage drinking water supplies. Our experience extends
from siting and designing new wells to automated, long-term management
and control of water systems.
Partnership with NASA
Summit has unique and nationally recognized expertise, which
may best be illustrated by our patent (US005553492A) entitled
"Measuring System for Measuring Real Time Groundwater Data,"
a partnership with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) that has lead to the development of a wellhead protection
service called RealFlow®.
Capabilities
Summit’s wellhead protection and aquifer resource management
services include:
- Delineation of a wellhead protection area
and aquifer resource management zone, including assistance in
completing wellhead protection plans;
- Development of programs designed to protect public
water supplies through technical assistance, control
measures, education, training, and demonstration projects;
- Geographic Information System (GIS) analysis
and data management capabilities;
- Automated wellhead controls to monitor and
adjust flow and provide on-line assessment of aquifer and system
efficiency;
- Down-hole video camera capabilities for evaluating
well performance;
- Groundwater computer modeling and on line,
three dimensional visualization capabilities;
- Siting and designing of new water wells;
- Wireless and remote on-line collection of data
from wellfields, including monitoring wells, pumping wells,
weather stations, and surface water bodies; and
- Long-term technical support of public water
supplies and wellhead protection.
GIS Rendering of Aquifer
Since groundwater is one of our nation’s most vital resources
and represents over 50 percent of the nation’s drinking
water, Summit has established an experienced team with state-of-the-art
equipment that has successfully provided consulting services to
private well owners, municipalities, public water suppliers, and
industries.
