Find a Driller

Responding to the Devastation Behind Hurricane Helene

The North Carolina Ground Water Association, Water Well Trust, Water Systems Council, Ferguson’s Well & Pump, and a group of local Western North Carolina (WNC) water well drillers announce the creation of the WNC Water Well Fund, a rapid response program designed to help alleviate the immediate water access needs of the residents of Buncombe County and surrounding areas in the wake of Hurricane Helene.

Monetary contributions can be made to the Water Well Trust (WWT), a North Carolina non-profit 501(c)3 organization to be used in addition to federal grants, for various water projects located throughout the affected region. Contributions will support the many well systems needed at an average expense of $25,000 each. To request funding for your water project and notify the WNC Water Well Fund of your water service needs, or to get answers to well-related questions, call the wellcare® Hotline at 888-395-1033.

Project approvals will be prioritized with high-impact locations serving large populations such as community distribution points being classified as Tier 1 – Critical Infrastructure. As the program moves forward, Tier 2 will include Transient/Non-Transient Water Supplies where permanent, stable, entities such as businesses and non-community water systems are addressed. Tier 3 opens the program funding to aid in personal residences and individual use water supplies.

Address Change

Please remember to update your records with the new contact information for the North Carolina Ground Water Association.

Mail To:

NCGWA

PO BOX 1170

POWHATAN, VA 23139

Office: (804) 387-8395 | eMail: [email protected]

Upcoming Events

2025 Scholarship Available – Deadline April 15

Download Application Here

The NORTH CAROLINA GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION is offering scholarships to eligible students who are currently enrolled or who have been accepted into an accredited college or university. Consideration will also be given to those seeking specialized courses of study, if the applicant is employed or otherwise involved in some area of the ground water industry.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

To be eligible for consideration, the student must:

Applicants must be members of, or the children or grandchildren of members in good standing (for not less than three years) of the North Carolina Ground Water Association.
Applicants must have maintained at least a 3.0 grade point average during their last two years in high school, or a minimum of a 2.5 grade point average if they are currently enrolled in a college or university.
Applicants do not need to pursue industry-related degrees; however, applicants who are seeking degrees in water well, ground water, hydrology, geology or environmental related studies will be given special consideration.

TO APPLY

The student must complete a scholarship application and forward it (along with all required information) to the North Carolina Ground Water Association Scholarship Committee. The packet must be mailed to the following address and postmarked on or before April 15.

North Carolina Ground Water Association
Scholarship Committee
Post Office Box 1170
Powhatan, VA 23139
804-387-8395 / [email protected]

The NORTH CAROLINA GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION may award a grant up to $5,000.00. Scholarships can be given to multiple or single recipients or not at all at the discretion of the scholarship committee. The decision of the Scholarship Committee is final. Application on the website – www.ncgwa.org

Legislative Info

2C.0100 rules are located on www.wellcontractors.nc.gov the “Rules” page (formerly “Regulations & Rulemaking”) Chapter 27 (Well Contractor Certification Rule Changes) go to www.wellcontractors.nc.gov

Fast Facts

52% of North Carolina’s population depends upon ground water for its drinking water supply.
2,700,000 North Carolina residents served by privately owned individual wells.
1,492,066 North Carolina residents served by ground water supplied community water systems.
912,113 North Carolina households served by privately owned individual wells.
15,972 public supply wells serving North Carolina.
Groundwater Use In NC
Groundwater Use in the US