Quenching Your Thirst Since 1947
William J. Roarke made is debut in the water well drilling industry in the 1930's. While working on a farm, a driller passing through the area had broken down and took a job drilling a water well at the farm. Bill watch intensely and began helping that driller. He took a liking to it immediately and within 6 months was running his own machine. In 1947, Bill started his own company, then called Harriman Water Well Drilling and then became Roarke Well Drilling soon after. William Roarke worked hard to provide quality water to local homes and businesses. Bill kept accurate well logs of every well he drilled. The filing cabinets are overflowing with well logs dating back to the first well he drilled. During some slow times in the 40's and early 50's, Bill went over seas to work as a foreman on drill crews. He was in charge of as many as 10 drill crews at the same time