As extreme drought conditions continue, the crisis is moving from the surface to deep underground. For many homeowners who rely on private wells, the lack of rainfall is no longer just a threat to their lawns; it is threatening their access to water.
At Partridge Well Drilling in Jacksonville, the sound of heavy machinery has become the soundtrack of the season. Crews have been working around the clock to keep up with a massive uptick in service requests from residents reporting a sudden drop in water pressure.
“We’ve gotten an uptick in calls, certainly a lot of people are more conscious about the water and the lack of it,” Merritt Partridge, President of Partridge Well Drilling Co., said…