Herr Well Drilling, Inc. brings over sixty years of experience building agriculture wells for farms, rural properties, and agricultural operations throughout Waukesha County. As the county seat and the center of one of Wisconsin's most active regional agricultural markets, Waukesha and its surrounding townships generate steady demand for professional agricultural well drilling — and our family-owned company has been meeting that demand since 1964.
Four generations of the Herr and Domres families have drilled agricultural wells in this county. The current team carries forward sixty years of site-specific knowledge about what lies below Waukesha County's farmland.
Our well drilling services in Waukesha cover the full scope of agricultural and rural water system needs. Farm well drilling, irrigation well drilling, agricultural well installation, water wells for irrigation, high-capacity systems for volume-intensive operations, and irrigation system integration. We also handle the domestic and commercial water system needs of agricultural properties. Our crews regularly handle Herr Well Drilling, Inc..
As a licensed well-drilling contractor and well-drilling company operating under Wisconsin DNR standards, we manage every project phase under one roof—site assessment, DNR permitting, drilling, casing, pump and pressure system installation , and water quality testing . The same crew finishes what it starts. Accountability doesn't get handed off.
Water well drilling for agricultural applications requires a different level of engineering than residential work. We treat it that way on every project. Ask us about agriculture wells services as well.
Agricultural well drilling in Waukesha County serves a broad range of operations — row crop farms, livestock operations, dairy facilities, hobby farms, and rural properties with intensive water use. Farm water wells built for these operations need to sustain output through periods of peak demand — irrigation season, livestock peak consumption, and processing operations that can't tolerate pressure loss mid-run. We size and build accordingly.
Irrigation well drilling is a technical discipline. Water wells for irrigation must deliver specified flow rates at the times they're needed most — during dry spells, high-temperature periods, and the critical stages of the growing season when a yield shortfall isn't recoverable. This is usually where people run into problems: a well drilled to residential standards can't sustain agricultural irrigation demand. We build irrigation wells to the actual demand of the system they'll feed. Many homeowners in the area also ask about our directional drilling contractor.
Agricultural well installation includes more than the drilling itself. Irrigation system integration — connecting the well to the pump, pressure controls, distribution lines, and application system — is part of how we approach projects where the well and the surface infrastructure need to function as a unified system. We coordinate the design from the ground up, not as two separate contracts that meet in the middle.
Large Waukesha County operations that need sustained high-volume water supply require a dedicated agricultural well drilling contractor approach — not a scaled-up residential project. Yield testing during development, pump curve analysis, and production documentation are all standard components. We've built these systems in this county for decades and understand the engineering requirements that separate a reliable agricultural water source from one that fails under operational load. Explore our water well development for more details.
Waukesha County has been our operating territory since the company was founded. That's not a positioning statement—it's a fact. John Herr Sr. was drilling here. John Herr Jr. built the business here. Theresa Domres ran it here. And now Nathan, Adam, DJ, and Kendel—the fourth generation—own and operate it from the same home base in Dousman, less than twenty miles from Waukesha.
The accumulated knowledge that comes from sixty years of drilling in one county is not replicable by any other means. We know the aquifer formations that underlie Waukesha County's agricultural land. We know the formations that present contamination risk in certain areas and the depths that reach stable bedrock in others. We know the county's regulatory landscape and the specific DNR permit requirements that apply to agricultural water systems. We also provide well drilling contractor.
When farms in Waukesha search for a drilling contractor near me or a well drilling company near me with agricultural expertise, they should find a company that has been operating in their county since 1964. That's us. Learn more about our well pump replacement services.
The right agricultural well drilling contractor is an investment in the long-term reliability of your operation's water supply. Here's what our approach delivers:
Agricultural water infrastructure is the foundation of a productive operation. It deserves to be built by a contractor who understands that. Ready to move forward? request a free estimate today.
Waukesha sits near the center of our Waukesha County service territory. The agricultural townships that surround the city — Waukesha Township, Brookfield Township, Vernon, Big Bend, Muskego, and communities to the west toward Eagle and Dousman — are all regular stops in our service rotation. To the north we reach Hartland, Pewaukee, and Oconomowoc. To the west, Dousman is in Jefferson County. If you're looking for well drilling services with a continuous six-decade history in this county's agricultural community, we are the answer.
Six decades of agricultural well drilling in Waukesha County. A multi-generational family business with deep roots in this specific region — not a company that expanded here from somewhere else. Our crews regularly handle directional drilling services in Watertown, WI.
If you need agriculture wells, farm well drilling, irrigation well installation, or any agricultural well drilling services in Waukesha—call us directly.
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Herr Well Drilling, Inc. | Dousman, WI | Serving farms and agricultural operations across Waukesha County since 1964. Ask us about Agricultural Well Drilling in Pewaukee as well.
Agricultural wells and residential wells go through the same Wisconsin DNR permitting framework, but agricultural projects often have additional complexity — larger casing diameters, higher capacity requirements, and multiple contamination source setbacks from livestock facilities, fuel storage, and manure management areas. We navigate the agricultural permitting process regularly and handle all coordination on behalf of our clients.
Center-pivot systems typically require between 400 and 800 gallons per minute depending on system size and application rate, though specifications vary significantly by manufacturer and field conditions. We work through the demand calculation with you before designing the well—the flow rate requirement drives the drilling depth, casing diameter, and pump selection.
Yes, and it's often the better approach for operations with both livestock and crop irrigation needs. Separating the two water supplies prevents demand conflicts and allows each system to be sized and engineered for its specific use. We evaluate the parcel and geology to determine whether it can support multiple wells and design accordingly.
Depth varies by parcel and intended use. Many agricultural wells in this county access productive bedrock aquifers between 150 and 350 feet, though some operations require greater depth for the yield required. Shallow sand and gravel formations are sometimes viable for lower-volume applications but carry more contamination and drought risk. We assess each site before making a depth recommendation.
The Wisconsin DNR requires that unused wells be properly abandoned—grouted from the bottom up and sealed to prevent surface water from entering the aquifer through the old casing. On farm properties with multiple older wells, abandonment is often a regulatory requirement before new drilling permits are approved. We handle the full abandonment process and file the required documentation with the DNR.
We handle the full range of well work in Waukesha — drilling, development, pumps, service, and repair.
Outside Waukesha? We provide the same agricultural well drilling service across Southeast Wisconsin.
Need a new well drilled, an existing system repaired, or an honest assessment of your property's water situation? We'll get back to you within 48 hours — free, no-obligation, no sales pressure.
