Two thirds of earths surface is water. Yet it is in short supply for much of the inhabitied world. Recent years has seen a sharp increase and renewed interest in drilling water wells for personal use, mainly caused by ever increasing local water utilities prices, changes in local rainfall, or simply ones desire to be self sufficient as possible. So to has the cost of hiring the drilling and installing of a water well.

All are motivators for the renewed interest in doit yourself water well drilling. Answering the call of doit yourself drillers dozens of company's now offer a wide array of small one and two man drill rigs, how to guides.

Missing from most instructions is the detailed and absoulute need to follow good, well installation practice, follow local and state rules to the letter. The novice, ever how talented must understand that a improperly installed, self drilled water well can contaminate water supplies with bacteria or chemicals for hundreds of miles, causing harm or even death not only to themselves but hundreds or even thousands of unsupecting people.

One can save thousands of dollars by drilling their own water well. However please educate yourself completely on the proper installation provided by every state government before you start. Insure and protect your own health and perhaps even mine; do it right the first time because a second chance may not be possible.