Water quality is something Nick Manosh is passionate about. After all, he is a water well driller and his livelihood depends on reliable water resources. His father, Howard, was a water well driller too and Manosh recently bought Morrisville, Vt.-based NA Manosh Corporation from him. The company is 56 years old and Manosh’s drilling experience stretches back 37 years. “We do all types of drilling for residential, commercial and industrial. We also do construction drilling, anywhere from 2 feet up to 12-foot diameter,” he says.
The water well drilling business has expanded over the years to include foundation drilling and commercial water excavation for clients in Vermont, New York, New Hampshire, Maine and Connecticut. Located approximately 55 miles west of NA Manosh Corporation, Lake Champlain is an important freshwater resource and attraction. Manosh has agreed to donate 1 percent of water well drilling revenue to support the lake. The proceeds will go to Lake Champlain International, an organization dedicated to ensuring that Lake Champlain is swimmable, drinkable and fishable. The initiative kicked off in June and Manosh says he hopes it can continue on as long as the business does. “It’s had its water quality problems and I think it’s a good place for us to invest in because that’s what we believe in. We believe in good water quality,” Manosh says. “So if we can give 1 percent of our profits in the water well drilling side of this operation, I think that’s the least we can do.”