H & L Drilling Inc

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"August 5th, 2015 On July 6, 2015 I was contacted my Mr. for a well consultation at his property at 2771 West Shore Dr. Helena, MT. I met with Mr. on location July 7th 2015. Mr. was looking at a well site down by his cabin; I told him we would have to build a road down to the site to get the drill rig in. I told Mr. that this site was not 100’ from his drain field. I then suggested to Mr. that we look at a site on the West side of his property behind his garage. I told Mr. that this location was 100 from his drain field but I did not know where the neighbor’s septic system was located. I told Mike to let me know when he made a decision as to what he wanted to do. On the morning of July 20th I was mobilizing my drill rig into a well location for a client close to Mr.. I saw that the pad had been constructed for Mr., I stuck a flag in the well location. When I came back to the shop I called Mr. to ask him to verify the well location. He told me he didn’t need to because the pins were all there. On my second trip out I was mobilizing the support truck into position next to the drill rig. Mr.’ neighbor came over to talk to me. He told me that the well location for Mr. was only 40’ away from his drain field and he had informed Mr. several times where his drain field was. (We have proof of this) I called Mr. when I came back to the office to let him know that his neighbor had informed me that the drill pad was only 40’ from his drain field. Mr. asked me if we could still drill the well in that location, I told him my recommendation would be not to drill the well there. I told Mr. that if we drilled the well there it could cause problems for him and his neighbor both. If the neighbors septic failed the county would probably make Mr. abandon his the well. I also mentioned to Mr. that if we drilled the well there he would have a hard time if he ever wanted to sell the property. I suggested to Mr. that he could go to the county and request a variance to get approval for the close proximity of the well with the neighbor’s septic system so it would be legal. Mr. came to my office on July 21, 2015 and was upset because he thought I should bear some of the responsibility for selecting a viable well location and he wanted me to pay for ½ of his $800 charge for excavation. I told Mr. that his neighbor told me that he told Mr. several times and the excavator that the drill pad was only 40’ from his drain field. Mr. said “when”. Mr. told me that I didn’t do my due diligence in selecting the well location. I told Mr. that it is not my responsibility to know the impediments of his property. He told me he would see me in court. When I meet with a client to select a well location it is the responsibility of the property owner to give me the pertinent information I need to know concerning his property so I can choose a location that is in accordance with the rules. I have no way of knowing what the impediments are for a client’s property. Septic systems are not constructed with components that can be located. like other utilities. The only person or persons who know the location of a septic system is the property owner or possibly the septic installer. I am a licensed professional with the state of Montana as a Water Well Driller and Contractor and have been for the last 30+ years. In the last 30+ years of being a professional in the water well business I have worked with thousands of clients and drilled thousands of wells; this is the first time in my career that I have had a client that willfully and blatantly withheld pertinent information from me concerning their property. The fact still remains that Mr. knew the location of the neighbors drain field and did not pass that information on to me."

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