Well Drilling
New water wells for homes, farms and new construction, and replacement wells when an old well runs dry, drilled and cased to bedrock by drillers who know the Upstate ground.
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The 2020 Census counted 28,077 of Anderson's 28,106 people as urban, so the city itself is built up. Yet the four Anderson ZIP codes hold more than three times the city's own population. About 4 in 10 Anderson County residents live in rural areas. Well drilling in Anderson, SC happens on that land, where a house past the water mains needs a well.
Core Well Drilling is based in Pacolet, just outside Spartanburg, about 57 miles from Anderson in a straight line. We are licensed and bonded, and our drillers bring more than 40 years of drilling experience. Here we drill new and replacement wells, then handle well pump installation, pressure tanks and water line trenching. Call (864) 768-5688 and we will get back to you.
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Electric City Water, the city's utility, serves the principal urban area of Anderson County. The city counts about 15,800 service connections spread across 31 square miles. It serves about 40,000 residents, employees and visitors a day.
The city's water page says a 13-member agency of local towns and water districts bought the treatment plant. That agency is the Anderson Regional Joint Water System. Sandy Springs Water District's 2022 water report says the system supplies it with surface water from Hartwell Lake.
Past the mains, a house needs its own well. In 2020, 84,862 of the county's 203,718 people were counted rural. Before you buy land out in the county, ask the water provider for that address whether service is available.
In 1895, William C. Whitner brought electric power to Anderson from a hydroelectric plant on the Rocky River. That gave the city its nickname, the Electric City. It was also the first city in the world to run a cotton gin on electricity.
Anderson sits in the northwest corner of South Carolina, on the Piedmont plateau. USGS describes the aquifer here as bedrock under regolith, a cover of loose material. Most of that cover is saprolite, which runs 150 feet thick in places.
A rock well pulls its water from cracks, or fractures, in the bedrock. USGS notes that a well that crosses no fractures makes little or no water. Casing goes down to bedrock, and nobody can see that depth before the rig gets there. So our written estimate quotes a minimum depth and explains how the casing cost can vary.
Anderson County takes in Lake Hartwell, a 55,950-acre U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lake. It has nearly 1,000 miles of shoreline for residential and recreational use. We work the South Carolina side of the lake.
A drilled well on a lake lot still draws from fractures in the rock below. The county and the state well standards set the setbacks, and we confirm them on the site survey.
Away from the water, the county grows cotton, corn, fruits and vegetables, along with a large poultry industry. Livestock and crops pull more water than a house does. We size irrigation and farm wells in gallons per minute, then size the pump to the well's depth and yield.
Our shop is in Pacolet, in Spartanburg County. The rig comes over on I-85, past Greenville, and Anderson sits just off the interstate with five signed exits. That puts the city near the outer edge of the Upstate we work, about 60 miles around Spartanburg.
The truck-mounted drill rig comes over with a 2,000-gallon water tank truck. Our drillers are natives of the Upstate with extensive knowledge of the local geography. Many wells are drilled in a day or two, and the site survey sets the schedule.
When an older well runs dry, SCDES tells homeowners to call a well driller. Sometimes the well still has water and the pump has failed, which is a well pump repair job. When the well itself is spent, a replacement well goes in after the site survey. Depth varies from well to well; our hard-rock job in Inman found water at a little over 520 feet.
Communities and areas we serve around Anderson: Homeland Park, Centerville, Northlake, La France, Sandy Springs, Pendleton, Townville, Craytonville, Starr, Iva, Williamston, Lake Hartwell shoreline.
Anderson ZIP codes served: 29621, 29624, 29625, 29626.
Free estimates throughout Anderson County and the surrounding area.
(864) 768-5688 New water wells for homes, farms and new construction, and replacement wells when an old well runs dry, drilled and cased to bedrock by drillers who know the Upstate ground.
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No water at the house, pressure that keeps dropping, or a pump that never shuts off. We check the system in order and repair or replace the part that failed.
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Core Well Drilling installs the complete pump system on new and existing wells. That covers the submersible pump, the pitless adapter, the pressure tank and switch, and the hookup at the house.
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A well pressure tank holds water under pressure so the pump does not run every time a faucet opens. We install and replace pressure tanks across the Upstate, sized to the pump on your well.
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We trench and lay the water line from the wellhead to the house or the barn. Old lines that leak or sit too shallow get replaced the same way.
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Irrigation and farm wells for sprinkler systems, livestock, ponds and pools around the Upstate. We size the pump to the well and run the line out to the field.
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Guys did an excellent job on drilling our well. Got out here in a timely manner. Super nice guys. Highly recommend these guys!
They were very courteous and professional. In two days I had water to my house. I would recommend them to anyone, you won't regret it. It's a very reliable company, and they stand by their work!
Went above and beyond for me to get what I needed done for my new house! Was walked through the process of everything and what to expect if anything goes wrong and I felt as if I was completely ready for anything. You need help, call these guys!
The gentleman that own Core Well were so nice and helpful in explaining about drilling our Well . I would definitely recommend them if you're in need of getting a well done.
Friendly and professional. Did a great job drilling my well at fair price and in timely manner
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