Well Drilling
New water wells for homes, new construction and failing-well replacements — drilled, cased, developed and connected, start to finish.
HydroWells provides well drilling in Olney, MD, for the homes and lots here that still run on private wells. Olney is an unincorporated area in Montgomery County. Its town center sits where Georgia Avenue (MD 97) meets MD 108. The village that became Olney was established in 1800, first known as Mechanicsville or Fair Hill. Water here comes from both public mains and private wells. The county's 2005 Olney Master Plan says water policy allows public water through most of the planning area. Yet some lower-density areas that began on private wells are unlikely to get public water for the foreseeable future. We are based in Poolesville and Dickerson, also in Montgomery County, and we take calls 24/7.
Our well drilling crew runs truck-mounted drill rigs for new construction and replacement wells. We trench the well-to-house water line with mini excavators. No water in the house? Call us 24/7 for well pump repair, and phone triage is free. A truck-mounted hoist reel and a portable hoist lift submersible pumps for repair or replacement. We also install pressure tanks and constant pressure systems. For a home sale, our water testing covers certified lab sampling for closings and FHA or VA loans. A Maryland Master Well Driller and a state-licensed pump installer are on the team. Estimates are free, and we write them after a look at the property.
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The 2005 Olney Master Plan found more than 91 percent of the planning area's homes in Southern Olney. That part holds the Town Center around Georgia Avenue and MD 108, plus the Southeast Quadrant. The plan says public water is generally required where zoning allows moderate to high density. Areas zoned for one, two or five acres per home are considered for it case by case. The 1980 plan let Southeast Quadrant lots be built on community water and septic in the RE-2 zone. Batchellors Forest Road, the quadrant's only through road, was named an Interim Rustic Road in 1996. The quadrant also holds the headwaters of the Northwest Branch.
Some areas inside the public water envelope began on individual wells and still use them, the plan notes. Montgomery County assigns every property a water category. In categories 1 and 3, a property that needs a replacement well is generally required to use public service. A property whose well has an interim permit must connect within one year of public service becoming available. Under Maryland rules, a well permanently disconnected from any water supply system counts as abandoned. It must be sealed by a licensed well driller or under the approving authority's supervision. We handle well abandonment and sealing when a home moves to public water.
Northern Olney covers about two-thirds of the planning area, generally north of the Town of Brookeville and Reddy Branch Park. It holds the Agricultural Reserve west of Georgia Avenue and rural open space east of it. Its rural villages include Sunshine, centered on Georgia Avenue north of Damascus Road, and Unity to the west. Almost all of Northern Olney sits in the Patuxent River watershed, which includes the Hawlings River. Its share of the Patuxent mainstem drains to the Triadelphia Reservoir. The Hawlings River joins the Patuxent downstream of Triadelphia, and their combined water fills the T. Howard Duckett Reservoir. Both reservoirs are part of the drinking water system run by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC).
Because this watershed holds WSSC's reservoirs, county rules make lots in it reserve 70 percent more septic treatment area. A house needing 10,000 square feet elsewhere in the county must set aside 17,000 square feet in this watershed. A septic system may not sit closer than 100 feet to any existing or proposed well. It also has to sit lower than nearby wells. So on a Northern Olney lot, we site the new well around that larger septic area. In most of the county, groundwater is reasonably plentiful if the well goes deep enough. Northern Olney is part of our well drilling across Montgomery County.
Communities & areas we serve around Olney: Northern Olney, Southeast Olney, Batchellors Forest Road, Brookeville, Sandy Spring, Ashton, Sunshine, Unity.
Olney ZIP codes served: 20832.
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 Olney. 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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