A new ISO International Standard is expected to result in benefits for town planners, contractors, municipal bodies, government departments, farmers and even the average household by reducing the costly infrastructure associated with the construction of water wells. Ground water constitutes a major source of water supply found below the earth's surface. According to the Groundwater Foundation, an American non-profit organization, more than eight million cubic kilometers of fresh water is stored in the earth, and half of that is within a kilometer of the surface. Before water can be extracted from the ground and used as drinking water by consumers, pumping tests are performed to obtain data on the quantity and quality of the ground water. They are also used to determine if exploitation of the ground water is technically and economically viable at the particular location.
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