A critical first step.  Without water in significant quantity, there could be no development, and with the rumors that there was no water on this quarter – it was even more critical.  We found it and huge amounts of it.  Drilled one operating well and two monitoring wells to ensure our water use would not deplete other area wells.  Stantec Engineering completed a Q20.  They stated,
“An aquifer test was conducted consisting of 24-hours pumping at 98.2 cubic meters per day (18.0 U.S. gallons per minute) followed by 24-hours of recovery, measuring the time-drawdown effects in
the production well and in two monitoring wells at 49 and 50 m distance in different directions.
The test has shown that the aquifer has a transmissive capacity of 62.6 m2/day. It was observed that the well is completed in a confined aquifer, which is not under the influence of surface water.  The Moell method for estimating long-term sustainable yield shows that the well is theoretically capable of pumping about 64.4 cubic meters per day.”

Eureka – we have enough water for the development!  On to the next steps.