Stella & Rose's Books

Contents

• Dedication
• About This Book
• Contents
• CHAPTER ONE: THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER
• 1.1 The need for water and water divining
• 1.2 Mental preparation and attitude to successful dowsing
• 1.3 What is dowsing and how doles it work?
• CHAPTER TWO: DOWSING TOOLS AND HOW TO USE THEM
• 2.1 The L-rods
• 2.2 The Pendulum
• 2.2.1 Programming a pendulum
• 2.3 The V-Rod
• 2.3.1 Using the small, short V-rods
• 2.3.2 Using the large V-rods
• 2.4 The Double-V Dowsing Rod
• 2.5 The Bobber (or Wand)
• 2.6 The Oasis Rod
• 2.7 Deviceless Dowsing
• 2.8 Map Dowsing
• 2.9 Use of Witnesses and Samples
• 2.9.1 Objects
• 2.9.2 Water samples as witnesses
• 2.9.3 The Mager Rosette
• CHAPTER THREE: GEOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS
• 3.1 The Hydrogeological Cycle
• 3.2 Groundwater
• 3.3 Geology related to groundwater
• 3.4 Water Bearing Properties of Rocks
• 3.4.1 Porosity
• 3.4.2 Permeability
• 3.4.3 General Rule
• 3.4.4 Soil
• 3.4.5 Clay
• 3.4.6 Fine Sand
• 3.4.7 Slate
• 3.4.8 Granite
• 3.5 Water bearing quality of certain rocks
• 3.5.1 Rocks which are porous and permeable, and will absorb water
• 3.5.2 Rocks that will hold water in any fissures, joints, crevices and cavities
• 3.5.3 Rock formations that are unlikely to provide a supply of groundwater
• 3.6 Interpreting Geological Maps
• 3.6.1 Geological structures
• 3.6.2 Horizontal strata
• 3.6.3 Dipping strata
• 3.6.3.1 Dipping Strata Geological Map
• 3.6.3.2 Eroded Anticline and Dipping Strata
• 3.7 Dowsing to locate changes in geological strata below your feet
• 3.8 Flow of water through rocks
• 3.9 Urban development
• 3.10 Where and how to find the published geological strata below your feet
• 3.10.1 Geological Maps
• 3.10.2 Map Details
• 3.10.3 Explanation of geological map extract
• 3.10.4 Details of interest to Water Diviners
• 3.10.5 Internet
• 3.10.6 How to find the Geology of any UK area, via your computer
• 3.10.7 How to find records of Boreholes in any area of UK
• 3.11 Water wells
• 3.11.1 Main types of wells
• 3.11.1.1 Water table wells
• 3.11.1.2 Artesian wells
• 3.11.1.3 Artesian Well Classification
• 3.12 Water from shallow wells
• 3.12.1 Spring Source
• 3.12.2 Hand-Dug Wells
• 3.13 Water from Borehole Wells
• 3.14 Dowsing where to drill a borehole for maximum groundwater
• 3.15 Water Borehole Prognosis
• CHAPTER FOUR: DOWSING FOR GROUNDWATER
• 4.1 Groundwater
• 4.1.1 Primary Water
• 4.1.2 Observation for surface clues to the presence of subsurface water
• 4.1.3 Practical dowsing in the field to gain confidence
• 4.2 Predicting the location of an underground stream
• 4.3 Predicting depth to any water-bearing layers
• 4.3.1 Bishop's Rule Method
• 4.3.1.1 Using the Bishop's Rule
• 4.3.1.2 Simplified version of using the Bishop's Rule
• 4.3.1.3 Some pitfalls to beware of when using the Bishop's Rule
• 4.3.1.4 Following the flow line
• 4.4 Creyk's Rule method
• 4.5 Practical dowsing for Groundwater on a Client's Site
• 4.5.1 Preparation
• 4.5.2 Dowsing Over Dipping Strata
• 4.5.3 Good and Bad Borehole Locations
• 4.6 Depth prediction by the Counting method
• 4.6.1 Predicting the depth to which the borehole should be drilled
• 4.7 Predicting the quantity of water available from your proposed borehole
• 4.8 Predicting the drinking quality of water from your proposed borehole
• 4.9 Predicting the probability of a successful borehole
• 4.10 Recording dowsing predictions and informing the client prior to drilling
• A Record sheet for Water Dowsing Predictions
• Finding a suitable location
• Invoice
• CHAPTER FIVE: THE DRILLING PHASE
• 5.1 Information the driller will require from the dowser
• 5.2 Drilling and Developing the borehole
• 5.3 The Drilling Sequence
• 5.3.1 Initial stage
• 3.5.2 Grouting operation
• 5.3.3 Continuation of drilling
• 5.3.4 Loss of drilling return, by George Applegate
• 5.4 Casing and Screen Installation
• 5.5 Inserting the Filter Pack
• 5.6 Well Development
• 5.7 Final pump installation
• 5.8 Protection of water quality
• 5.9 Records and Samp0les of Strata
• 5.10 Test Pumping
• 5.11 Rotary Drilling Rigs
• 5.12 Principle of rotary drilling
• 5.13 Rotary drill attributes
• 5.14 Mud rotary drilling
• 5.15 Augur Drilling Rigs
• 5.15 Cable Tool Drilling
• 5.7 Drilled Artesian Wells
• 5.18 Action in the event of drilling a dry borehole
• 5.19 Installing the Final Submersible Pump
• CHAPTER SIX: THE WELLHEAD AND WATER TREATMENT
• 6.1 Constructing the Wellhead
• 6.2 Water Quality
• 6.3. Treatment and Control of Groundwater
• 6.4 Tired or Sick Boreholes, by George Applegate
• Appendices
• Appendix 1
• Example of a borehole drilled to a high standard
• A1 Drilling a Borehole for water
• A1.1 The dowsing phase
• A1.2 The drilling phase
• A1.3 The development phase
• A1.4 Comparison of results with dowsing predictions
• A1.5 Extract from the Driller's Borehold Log
• Appendix 2
• Water Filtration: Guidance from a Specialist Water Treatment Company
• Drinking Water Standards
• Appendix 3
• A Water Dowsing Course Reference
• A3.1 The Dowsing Course Aims
• A3.1.1 Level 1, Objectives
• A3.1.2 Level 2, Objectives
• A3.1.3 Level 3, Objectives
• Appendix 4 Conversion Charts relevant to Water Diviners
• Acknowledgements
• About the Author
• Biographical Note