A well was brought to WSU's Department of Geoscience in a combined effort from The Utah Ground Water Association, the United States Geological Survey and Weber State Univeristy in April 1999. The well is a great asset to WSU and its students. Marek Matyjasik, professor of geosciences at WSU, oversees the well on campus and the instruction that takes place there. The geoscience classes that use the well are ground water, water resources, and environmental assessment. The educational well field is located southeast of Promontory Tower.
Surface water is a scarce resource especially in desert environments.
Without ground water, many people would not survive. Dave Dutson, a WSU student, gets all his water from a well. The most advanced wells are drilled. The well on campus was drilled. WSU was the first school in the state to house an educational well.