COLLEEN ROBERTS
Well Dowser & Groundwater Consulting
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British Columbia Water Well Dowser
Well Dowser - Water Finder - Water Surveyor - Water Diviner Water Dower Colleen Roberts, a highly regarded Canadian water dowser serving British Columbia and other areas for the past 27 years. With a few thousand successful drilled water wells behind her name she is one of the most sought after water finders in the country. Often traveling through-out the year to help as many people as possible, called on from all over Canada and the USA. Educated in most aspects of groundwater applications Colleen focuses primarily on consulting, water well dowsing and real estate with water well issues through-out the Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island Water Dowsing Services for the Fraser Valley & Vancouver Island Water Dowser Fraser Valley: Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Clearbrook, Harrison Lake, Hope, Ladner, Langley, Maple Ridge, Mission, Pitt Meadows, Richmond, Surrey, Tsawwassen, and White Rock. Water Dowsing on Vancouver Island: Victoria, Sooke, Duncan, Nanaimo, Parksville, Qualicum Beach, Nanoose Bay, Courtenay, Campbell River, Port Hardy, Port Alberni, Tofino, Ucluelet, Langford, Colwood, Sidney, Malahat, Mill Bay, Shawnigan Lake, Cowichan Bay, Cobble Hill, Cowichan Valley, Crofton, Ladysmith, Cedar, Yellow Point, Chemainus, Lantzville, Qualicum Bay, Bower, Cumberland, and Comox. Scroll down for more well dowsing service areas in British Columbia. If you have not selected a well drilling site it's far better to communicate with Colleen prior to drilling a well, she is called with dozens of dry-hole stories a month, in almost every situation dry hole drilling can often be prevented! The Painful "Dry-Hole Syndrome" Drilling is a major expense for most people and everything possible needs to be done to complete a new drilled well successfully... one that is producing adequate water! SIDE-NOTE: Would we board a plane and take off without GPS on board? No... probably not, then why would we consider spending thousands of dollars drilling for water hundreds of feet into the ground with no idea if we have a the odds of hitting water in out favor? Sounds a little crazy... Right?? Well, it really is! You're paying a local well driller by the foot to drill a hole, which may or may not have anything to do with locating water. Consulting with Colleen can not only save you thousands of dollars but not experiencing the "Dry-Hole Syndrome" as she has so appropriately coined it, is priceless! If you have ever experienced it then you know exactly what she is talking about. Read some of our water well testimonials and local well drilling stories. Do you have a water well story (good or not-so-good) that you would like to share with with others? Share your Water Well Story |
Feel free to request a telephone call from Colleen, because of her schedule it’s very helpful if you would provide a little information about your well drilling project.
If your details are limited, no worries she’s still able to help you make an informed decision on whether her water dowsing services will be helpful for your project or not. Colleen travels to many areas assisting property owners with their search for viable water including residential, farming, ranching and other applications. Thank you for your request, you will hear back from Colleen soon. 
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The History of Water Dowsing
Back prior to hydro-geology being a science, individuals who required a source of water relied on water dowsing as the most proven, tried and true known method of locating water.
Many country neighborhoods and communities had at least one well known water "Witcher, Water Diviner or Water Well Dowser," a person who would visit an estate or property, remove a forked branch from a flexible tree, and stroll the property till the branch suddenly indicated a potential location to discover new water source.
What does "Water Witch" Actually Mean?
Many people are not really aware of what the term water "witch" means, it's derived from an old English word (wych), the word actually refers to the bendable stick that was used to locate water!
It's was believed that Water Dowsers in the day were very specially gifted with a unique ability to discover water, implying that water dowsing was not an art that could be learned and only those born with the gift of water dowsing had such an ability.
Colleen has been divining water wells professionally for 25 years on Vancouver Island and the Fraser Valley of British Columbia, she clearly feels that far more people can dowse than realized but very few have the desire and patience to be taught to dowse as it requires practice, focusing of the mind, and a connection to the senses of the body or earth to ever consider water well water dowsing as a profession.
Professional water dowsing is a paid skill and it must be earned over a number of years, it takes a long time to acquire the experience and reputation required.
This common belief that dowsing cannot be learned causes most to not even make the effort to learn the art of water dowsing as they think they were not born with this inherent gift. Modern technology has replaced many of the "old ways" along with the old entrenched believe that water dowsing is a born gift.
It’s rare and has become much more difficult to meet practicing water dowsers as many of the "old timers" have passed-away and few have come along to replace them, rather than one dowser residing in a community they are often in very high demand and a reputable dowser may travel to a number of areas.
Why Use a Water Dowser to Locate Water?
There are many situations now-a-days where the hiring of a dowser is considered to locate water. Working with a dowser is often a wise investment and can improve the chances of locating a good source of water. Well drilling is costly and water is never guaranteed by a well driller as a rule, it’s possible to drill a well and come up dry.
Many people are aware that by dowsing ahead for water source it may easily reduce a good chance of drilling a dry well. By dowsing a drilling site may be better selected, this can also reduce the depth required to drill or improve the completed yield of the water well.
It’s common for a dowser to be called in after the first or second attempt to drill a water well has failed on a property, at that point a property owner will often resort to dowsing to prevent a second or third drilling failure. This really should be sorted out prior to the first drilling attempt!
Dowsing and Real Estate Deals
These days it’s most common for a water dowser to be hired to do an assessment of a property prior to purchase. Land for sale is often without a reliable or permanent water source, there's a risk when purchasing real estate without a proven source of water, an experienced water dowser can often help reduce the concern or may even advise a purchaser to have a water well drilled prior to the completion of sale.
There is a growing trend in new home construction, people are sometimes very specific about where they wish to locate their home on their property. Sometimes homeowners want be be absolutely sure that their new home is not built over an area where there's a lot of energy or underground, of course this is not the most common use of water divining but, it's surprisingly a common request.
More commonly new home construction will require the drilling of a new water well and septic system, a lot of thought and planning should go into locating both the well and septic system prior to construction. It's often good advise to drill the well prior to constructing a new home.
Why is the Demand for Water Well Dowsing Growing?
Many people now research water dowsing on the internet causing a massive well dowsing comeback in North America. Local well drilling costs are high, people want to be sure their money is spent wisely a possible, wanting a productive water well after all is said and done. As land opens for development or existing water wells stop producing the demand for domestic drilled water wells continues.
People may be advised or referred by someone who has had good success with a particular water diviner or dowser, if there's a successful “water dowers” in an area the chances are good that they will be "well known" among the locals.
Water Well Drillers & Well Dowsers
Many local well drillers also recommend water dowsing, it’s in everyone’s best interest to find the best possible source of water when drilling a property. Most drillers are very open to the service of a reputable dowser, they actually rather they not be involved in the responsibility of selecting a well site for drilling.
A local well driller's focus is the drilling of a quality water well, they're also disappointed when a costly dry hole is drilled. Choosing the best water well drilling site is a responsibility that many well drillers do not want, they will often agree that they are in the business of drilling wells not locating water.
Back prior to hydro-geology being a science, individuals who required a source of water relied on water dowsing as the most proven, tried and true known method of locating water.
Many country neighborhoods and communities had at least one well known water "Witcher, Water Diviner or Water Well Dowser," a person who would visit an estate or property, remove a forked branch from a flexible tree, and stroll the property till the branch suddenly indicated a potential location to discover new water source.
What does "Water Witch" Actually Mean?
Many people are not really aware of what the term water "witch" means, it's derived from an old English word (wych), the word actually refers to the bendable stick that was used to locate water!
It's was believed that Water Dowsers in the day were very specially gifted with a unique ability to discover water, implying that water dowsing was not an art that could be learned and only those born with the gift of water dowsing had such an ability.
Colleen has been divining water wells professionally for 25 years on Vancouver Island and the Fraser Valley of British Columbia, she clearly feels that far more people can dowse than realized but very few have the desire and patience to be taught to dowse as it requires practice, focusing of the mind, and a connection to the senses of the body or earth to ever consider water well water dowsing as a profession.
Professional water dowsing is a paid skill and it must be earned over a number of years, it takes a long time to acquire the experience and reputation required.
This common belief that dowsing cannot be learned causes most to not even make the effort to learn the art of water dowsing as they think they were not born with this inherent gift. Modern technology has replaced many of the "old ways" along with the old entrenched believe that water dowsing is a born gift.
It’s rare and has become much more difficult to meet practicing water dowsers as many of the "old timers" have passed-away and few have come along to replace them, rather than one dowser residing in a community they are often in very high demand and a reputable dowser may travel to a number of areas.
Why Use a Water Dowser to Locate Water?
There are many situations now-a-days where the hiring of a dowser is considered to locate water. Working with a dowser is often a wise investment and can improve the chances of locating a good source of water. Well drilling is costly and water is never guaranteed by a well driller as a rule, it’s possible to drill a well and come up dry.
Many people are aware that by dowsing ahead for water source it may easily reduce a good chance of drilling a dry well. By dowsing a drilling site may be better selected, this can also reduce the depth required to drill or improve the completed yield of the water well.
It’s common for a dowser to be called in after the first or second attempt to drill a water well has failed on a property, at that point a property owner will often resort to dowsing to prevent a second or third drilling failure. This really should be sorted out prior to the first drilling attempt!
Dowsing and Real Estate Deals
These days it’s most common for a water dowser to be hired to do an assessment of a property prior to purchase. Land for sale is often without a reliable or permanent water source, there's a risk when purchasing real estate without a proven source of water, an experienced water dowser can often help reduce the concern or may even advise a purchaser to have a water well drilled prior to the completion of sale.
There is a growing trend in new home construction, people are sometimes very specific about where they wish to locate their home on their property. Sometimes homeowners want be be absolutely sure that their new home is not built over an area where there's a lot of energy or underground, of course this is not the most common use of water divining but, it's surprisingly a common request.
More commonly new home construction will require the drilling of a new water well and septic system, a lot of thought and planning should go into locating both the well and septic system prior to construction. It's often good advise to drill the well prior to constructing a new home.
Why is the Demand for Water Well Dowsing Growing?
Many people now research water dowsing on the internet causing a massive well dowsing comeback in North America. Local well drilling costs are high, people want to be sure their money is spent wisely a possible, wanting a productive water well after all is said and done. As land opens for development or existing water wells stop producing the demand for domestic drilled water wells continues.
People may be advised or referred by someone who has had good success with a particular water diviner or dowser, if there's a successful “water dowers” in an area the chances are good that they will be "well known" among the locals.
Water Well Drillers & Well Dowsers
Many local well drillers also recommend water dowsing, it’s in everyone’s best interest to find the best possible source of water when drilling a property. Most drillers are very open to the service of a reputable dowser, they actually rather they not be involved in the responsibility of selecting a well site for drilling.
A local well driller's focus is the drilling of a quality water well, they're also disappointed when a costly dry hole is drilled. Choosing the best water well drilling site is a responsibility that many well drillers do not want, they will often agree that they are in the business of drilling wells not locating water.
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WELLS Database BC for Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Clearbrook, Harrison Lake, Hope, Ladner, Langley, Maple Ridge, Mission, Pitt Meadows, Richmond, Surrey, Tsawwassen, and White Rock and Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
The WELL Database is updated and managed by the British Columbia Ministry of Environment, the water well database is available for public use province wide.
Along with the British Columbia Water Well Regulations, Resources and Local Well Search Tool, you will find provincial land-use requirements, setbacks, Health Link BC, Water Rights Database BC and other local water well information.
Local Well Drilling and BC Health Regulations, Canadian Drinking Water Guidelines and more is available in the official WELLS Database BC Resource Library hosted on our website. Search WELLS Database BC Here
WELLS Database BC for Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Clearbrook, Harrison Lake, Hope, Ladner, Langley, Maple Ridge, Mission, Pitt Meadows, Richmond, Surrey, Tsawwassen, and White Rock and Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
The WELL Database is updated and managed by the British Columbia Ministry of Environment, the water well database is available for public use province wide.
Along with the British Columbia Water Well Regulations, Resources and Local Well Search Tool, you will find provincial land-use requirements, setbacks, Health Link BC, Water Rights Database BC and other local water well information.
Local Well Drilling and BC Health Regulations, Canadian Drinking Water Guidelines and more is available in the official WELLS Database BC Resource Library hosted on our website. Search WELLS Database BC Here
BRITISH COLUMBIA WELL DOWSING SERVICE AREA
Water Dowser Fraser Valley: Abbotsford | Chilliwack | Clearbrook | Harrison Lake | Hope | Ladner | Langley | Maple Ridge | Mission | Pitt Meadows | Richmond | Surrey | Tsawwassen | White Rock | Bowen Island
Water Dowsing Vancouver Island: Victoria | Sooke | Duncan | Nanaimo | Parksville | Qualicum Beach | Nanoose Bay | Courtenay | Campbell River | Port Hardy | Port Alberni | Tofino | Ucluelet | Langford | Colwood | Sidney | Malahat | Mill Bay | Shawnigan Lake | Cowichan Bay | Cobble Hill | Cowichan Valley | Crofton | Ladysmith | Cedar | Yellow Point, Chemainus | Lantzville | Qualicum Bay | Bowser | Cumberland | Comox
Water Dowsing Northern Vancouver Island: Alberni Inlet | Alberni Valley | Bamfield | Long Beach | Port Alberni | Sproat Lake | Tofino | Ucluelet
Water Dowsing Gulf Islands: Pender Islands | Galiano Island | Mayne Island | Saturna Island | Salt Spring Island
Well Dowsing South-Central British Columbia: Ashcroft | Armstrong | Barriere | Black Pines | Cache Creek | Celista | Chase | Clearwater | Enderby | Kelowna | Falkland | Heffley Creek | Little Fort | Logan Lake | Louis Creek | Salmon Arm | Savona | Sicamous | Summerland | Merritt | Monte Lake | McLure | Penticton | Pritchard | Rayleigh | Sorrento | Tappen | Vernon| Vinsulla | Westwold
Water Well Dowsing East Kootenays: Elkford | Fairmont Hot Springs | Sparwood | Fernie | Invermere | Kimberly | Radium Hot Springs | Crowsnest Pass
If your area is not listed here, please contact Colleen, she does visit other areas through-out the year.
Water Dowser Fraser Valley: Abbotsford | Chilliwack | Clearbrook | Harrison Lake | Hope | Ladner | Langley | Maple Ridge | Mission | Pitt Meadows | Richmond | Surrey | Tsawwassen | White Rock | Bowen Island
Water Dowsing Vancouver Island: Victoria | Sooke | Duncan | Nanaimo | Parksville | Qualicum Beach | Nanoose Bay | Courtenay | Campbell River | Port Hardy | Port Alberni | Tofino | Ucluelet | Langford | Colwood | Sidney | Malahat | Mill Bay | Shawnigan Lake | Cowichan Bay | Cobble Hill | Cowichan Valley | Crofton | Ladysmith | Cedar | Yellow Point, Chemainus | Lantzville | Qualicum Bay | Bowser | Cumberland | Comox
Water Dowsing Northern Vancouver Island: Alberni Inlet | Alberni Valley | Bamfield | Long Beach | Port Alberni | Sproat Lake | Tofino | Ucluelet
Water Dowsing Gulf Islands: Pender Islands | Galiano Island | Mayne Island | Saturna Island | Salt Spring Island
Well Dowsing South-Central British Columbia: Ashcroft | Armstrong | Barriere | Black Pines | Cache Creek | Celista | Chase | Clearwater | Enderby | Kelowna | Falkland | Heffley Creek | Little Fort | Logan Lake | Louis Creek | Salmon Arm | Savona | Sicamous | Summerland | Merritt | Monte Lake | McLure | Penticton | Pritchard | Rayleigh | Sorrento | Tappen | Vernon| Vinsulla | Westwold
Water Well Dowsing East Kootenays: Elkford | Fairmont Hot Springs | Sparwood | Fernie | Invermere | Kimberly | Radium Hot Springs | Crowsnest Pass
If your area is not listed here, please contact Colleen, she does visit other areas through-out the year.