| P number: | P001424 |
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| Old photograph number: | Z00005 |
| Caption: | Hardthorn Road site, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway Region. Drilling of a new groundwater production borehole to the north-west of Dumfries. |
| Description: | During the drilling of this borehole, a very large volume of water was encountered. This led to the building of a special drainage ditch to remove the water from the site. The drainage channel led to a sump from where the water, once the drill cuttings had settled, was pumped to a natural watercourse, 400 m away. The site had already been prepared by the West of Scotland Water Authority prior to drilling by the laying of a gravel base across the site. This preparation paid off, as all heavy machinery was able to be manoeuvred easily in spite of the presence of large amounts of water. |
| Date taken: | Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT 1998 |
| Photographer: | Ball, D.F. |
| Copyright statement: | NERC |
| X longitude/easting: | 293650 |
| Y latitude/northing: | 578120 |
| Coordinate reference system, ESPG code: | 27700 (OSGB 1936 / British National Grid) |
| Orientation: | Portrait |
| Size: | 222.31 KB; 646 x 1000 pixels; 55 x 85 mm (print at 300 DPI); 171 x 265 mm (screen at 96 DPI); |
| Average Rating: | Not yet rated |
| Categories: | Unsorted Images |
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