Well Drilling
New water wells for homes, new construction and failing-well replacements — drilled, cased, developed and connected, start to finish.
HydroWells offers well drilling in Damascus, MD, including new wells for home sites and replacement wells for older houses. Damascus sits where Ridge Road (Route 27), Damascus Road (Route 108) and Woodfield Road (Route 124) meet. Montgomery Planning describes it as a town surrounded by the Agricultural Reserve and known for its rural character. We are based in Poolesville and Dickerson, a short drive from Damascus, and we take calls 24/7. Our crew brings truck-mounted drill rigs for new wells and pump hoist units for pulling and setting pumps. Estimates are free and written after a look at the property.
Drilling is one part of the job, and we service the wells already in the ground too. Our crew handles well pump repair around the clock, and phone triage on no-water calls is free. We also replace pressure tanks and pressure switches and set up constant pressure systems. Our mini excavators trench new water lines from the well to the house. Our water testing runs through a certified lab for closings and county requirements. When a lab result comes back high, we design water treatment and filtration around the report. We service what we install, including the UV units and filter walls in our install photos.
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The 2006 Damascus Master Plan calls Damascus a crossroads community on two early ridgeline roads, Ridge Road and Damascus Road. It traces Parr's Ridge from Mount Airy and Ridgeville to Damascus, Laytonsville and Sandy Spring. The ridge rises about 300 feet above the surrounding Piedmont. Montgomery Planning names the Great Seneca and Magruder Branch stream valleys as key natural features here. Parts of the plan area hold the upper watersheds of Great Seneca Creek and Bennett Creek. The town's public amenities include the 284-acre Damascus Recreational Park. Under the ridge and the valleys alike sits Piedmont fractured rock, the ground our crew drills for water.
Much of the land in the Damascus plan area lies in the Agricultural Reserve, mostly zoned Rural Density Transfer. Past the town core, the plan describes older homes on one and two-acre lots mixed with open land and farms. It names Lewisdale, Browningsville, Purdum and Etchison among the older villages in the rural area. On an older well, a certified lab test comes before any treatment choice. Damascus is part of our well service across Montgomery County.
Every new or replacement well around Damascus starts with permits. Montgomery County's Department of Permitting Services (DPS) requires a well permit before drilling a well for any purpose. A State Drilling Permit is also required, and the licensed well driller files that application directly with DPS. The driller must notify the county one business day before drilling and request an inspection before grouting the well. The county permit stays valid for twelve months, and the driller can request six-month extensions. A Maryland Master Well Driller and a state-licensed pump installer are on our team to handle these steps.
For a new home, the well has to prove itself before move-in. Maryland sets the floor for a new domestic well at 1 gallon per minute for 6 hours. We run the yield test that shows whether a new well clears that floor. The county also requires Certificate of Potability sampling before it issues the Use and Occupancy permit. Replacement wells that supply drinking water need the same sampling, and the county processes their permits as soon as possible. A weak well may not need replacing, since hydrofracking can raise the flow from the hole you already have.
Communities & areas we serve around Damascus: Browningsville, Clagettsville, Lewisdale, Purdum, Etchison, Cedar Grove, Woodfield.
Damascus ZIP codes served: 20872.
Free, no-obligation estimates throughout Montgomery County.
(301) 393-7090 New water wells for homes, new construction and failing-well replacements — drilled, cased, developed and connected, start to finish.
High-pressure water injection that opens up the bedrock fractures feeding your well — often the fix for a low-yield or declining well.
Submersible and jet pumps diagnosed, repaired and replaced — no-water calls, weak pressure, short cycling. Available 24/7.
Pressure tanks, switches and constant-pressure systems — installed, repaired and sized right, so the shower stops surging and the pump stops suffering.
Unused, failed or replaced wells properly sealed to county requirements — protecting your property, the groundwater, and your paperwork.
Complete well system checks — yield, pump performance, tank, wellhead condition and water quality — documented for home sales or your own peace of mind.
A few of the questions we hear most around Damascus. Don't see yours? Call us — we're happy to help.
No water, weak pressure, a well to drill, water that needs testing or treatment? Call or send the form and we will look at the property with you and hand you a free written estimate — and for a house that is dry right now, we answer 24/7.
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