You have entered the website of the Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific (WERI) at the University of Guam. We are currently six faculty and five staff and our mission is to seek solutions through research, teaching and outreach programs, to issues and problems associated with the location, production, distribution and management of freshwater resources in Guam, the CNMI and the FSM.
The final design of Guam's first deep monitoring well has evolved from an open borehole concept through a three-well system ... to the present one-well system, [which] utilizes an inflatable packer assembly that will permit the accomplishment of several goals:
Although the one-well system is presently under construction, the design process is still continuing. A satisfactory method for emplacing and sealing the casing is still being worked out. Also, the precise location of the alternating perforated and sealed casing intervals must be determined.
