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Compiled by Amy White, Associate Editor, WorldWide Drilling Resource ® In 1993, Stig and Anna Maria Andersen moved from Denmark to England’s Salisbury Plain after buying a brewing business on the bank of the River Avon, just a short distance from the World Heritage Site, Stonehenge. For at least a decade, they bought and paid for high quantities of water required to keep the ale flowing. Over the years, the Andersens considered drilling their own well to supply the water so critical to their company’s success. Finally, after giving it much time and thought, the family decided drilling a well on their property was the best choice moving forward. The contractor hired to drill the well called in a 90-year-old water dowser. Using his divining tool, he marked the spot he felt was best. According to the Andersens, he chose the right spot. A 53-foot-deep well was drilled in the family’s garden to pump water from the Salisbury Plain Aquifer, the same aquifer below Stonehenge. Stig said the water was so pure and fresh he wondered about the possibility of bottling it from the source to share with visitors. The Andersens began the process of getting through the necessary red tape to establish a water bottling company in addition to their brewery. This year, they were finally able to start selling the local water, and business has been good with roughly 1200 bottles of Stonehenge Spring Water being sold to tourists at the Visitor Centre every week. Recent research suggests this source of water could have been the reason people in ancient times came to visit Stonehenge. “Beneath the enigmatic stone circle, lies an aquifer with the most pristine water,” said the local brewer. Visitors can now drink Stonehenge Spring Water pumped from a well nearby. )' ) % ) ' # *# $ ' : &4)1*4 *18*4 : : &4)1*4 *18*4 : : &4)1*4 *18*4 : : &4)1*4 *18*4 % ( ) ' ) '%# : &4)1*4 *18*4 : : &4)1*4 *18*4 : : &4)1*4 *18*4 : &4)1*4 *18*4 : &4)1*4 *18*4 ' $ + *#&( $ )% ! &4)1*4 *18*4 : # #4-3/*: ! ! &4)1*4 *18*4 : # #4-3/*: ! ! &4)1*4 *18*4 : 24 : 73/*: ! ! &4)1*4 *18*4 : 73/*: ! ! &4)1*4 *18*4 : -4 4-8* 73/*: ! ! &4)1*4 *18*4 : 73/*: ! ! &4)1*4 *18*4 : 73/*: ! ! &4)1*4 *18*4 : 73/*: ! ! &4)1*4 *18*4 : 73/*: ! ! &4)1*4 *18*4 : # #4-3/*:>> ! ! &4)1*4 *18*4 : #4-3/*:>> > ! ! ;)4&7/-( 4276 703 ? ;)4&7/-( 4276 703 ? ;)4&7/-( 4276 703 ? '%*) *#& * ") * *#&( : &52 73/*: ! ! : -/9*// 73/*: ! ! &4)1*4 *18*4 : #4-3/*: ! ! &4)1*4 *18*4 : 73/*: ! ! &4)1*4 *18*4 : 73/*: ! ! &52 : 73/*: ! ! '#()'%$ $ % $ "% 6, "64**6 = 2(&,216&5 $" < 2745 &;5 & %**. = &: %&665 $" &1&)& 62 21)&; 4-)&; "** 274 %*' &+* 999 &4056421+0&(,-1* (20 0&-/ ))4*55 &0(- &4056421+0&(,-1* (20 53 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® JANUARY 2016