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JOURNAL

November 2012

A PUBLICATION OF THE NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION

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FEATURED ARTICLES 23 Hip to Be Green By Mike Price

The growing trend of breweries recycling water is smart for business and the environment. 26 WATER WELL JOURNAL Q & A By Jennifer Strawn

Neil Mansuy, vice president of technical services for Subsurface Technologies Inc. 29 Expo in Brief Make sure you don’t miss anything at the industry’s big event in Las Vegas, Nevada. 36 WATER WELL JOURNAL Q & A By Mike Price

Greg Beach, president of Geo-Hydro Supply Ltd.

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Circulation Coordinator Katie Neer kneer@ngwa.org Contributing Writers Ed Butts, PE, CPI; Donald W. Gregory; David T. Hanson; William J. Lynott; Michelle Nichols; Christine Reimer; Al Rickard, CAE; Ron Slee; Lana Straub; Jennifer Strawn; and Alexandra Walsh Editorial, Advertising, & Publishing Offices 601 Dempsey Rd., Westerville, OH 43081 (800) 551-7379 Fax: (614) 898-7786 Selected content from Water Well Journal is indexed on Ground Water On-Line™ at www.NGWA.org/gwonline ©Copyright 2012 by the National Ground Water Association. All rights reserved.

FEATURED COLUMNISTS 40 Safety Matters by Gary Ganson, CIH, CSP Working Safe in Cold Weather Prepare for winter conditions before you travel to the job site.

44 People at Work by Alexandra Walsh Tax Deduction Tips for Small Businesses Keeping track of your business expenses will go a long way to reducing your tax liabilities.

46 Engineering Your Business by Ed Butts, PE, CPI Groundwater Treatment Part 7. Water Well Treatment

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Transferring His Technology ome people call it “paying forward.” Others say they are “passing down” what they know when they provide knowledge they have learned to others who are younger than them. No matter what you call it, it’s an important practice and the water well drilling industry lost a champion of it when John L’Espoir passed away on September 24 after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. John, who was the founder, owner, and president of Enid Drill Systems in Enid, Oklahoma, came to the editorial staff of Water Well Journal late in 2000 with an idea. He wanted to pass on what he had learned about drilling machines in his 40 years in the industry. He wanted to do so with a series of articles that would span more than two years. Trust me, editors don’t get calls like that every day! The idea birthed “Transfer of Technology,” a 30-month series of articles than ran in 2001-2003. The focus of the series was on understanding the operation, function, and maintenance of drilling machines. It remains one of WWJ ’s most popular columns to this day. Note the name of the series— “transfer” of technology. It is by design. John wanted to make sure that everyone knew the columns were to be viewed as educational tools for young professionals just entering the industry. To drive home the point in a more subtle way, John made sure each column had a picture of him with his grandsons, Ethan and Elliott. The caption said the columns were dedicated to the boys as

To read a detailed obituary on L’Espoir, go to page 59. he hoped they were future engineers at his company. From those columns came a book, also titled Transfer of Technology, which was published by NGWA Press in 2003. Always among the most popular items in the NGWA bookstore, more than 1300 copies have been sold since it debuted. It’s an ideal teaching tool with all of John’s information bound in one place. John called me a little more than four years ago, saying he wanted to update the series. New technology was out there and we needed to share it with the industry, he told me. So we did. We reran the series as an “expanded edition” featuring addendums of new information with each of the articles. In a short article introducing the second run of columns, John wrote, “It is my intent to interest our youth in our business.” He concluded by saying, “Let us do everything we can to keep our youngsters within our business.” John certainly did his part. I know there is a young professional installing a water well system somewhere today whose knowledge was broadened because John transferred his technology. Thanks, John.

Thad Plumley is the editor of WWJ and director of publications at the National Ground Water Association. He can be reached at tplumley@ngwa.org and on Twitter @WaterWellJournl.

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he November issue of Water Well Journal focuses on water conservation and green technology. It contains feature stories and a Q & A on the subjects that are certainly gaining in popularity.

Along with those stories, and the monthly columns and departments, the November issue also contains a section titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Expo in Briefâ&#x20AC;? on page 29. The section details some of the happenings that will take place at the Groundwater Expo, the industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest annual event, December 4-7, in Las Vegas, Nevada. It also provides a list of all the companies that are currently slated to pack the Exhibit Hall. Associate Editor Mike Price explores how breweries throughout the United States are recycling water in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hip to Be Greenâ&#x20AC;? on page 23. Beer is more than 90% water, creating a need for breweries to protect their most important ingredient. Brewers typically use a tremendous amount of water to brew and Mike Price clean, but recycling water can help save water and money. The article also shares an interesting fact: It takes 7 to 12 gallons of water to make one gallon of beer. Price speaks with the sustainability coordinator from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. in Chico, California, the second-largest craft brewery in the nation that has been able to reduce water consumption to historic lows in the brewing industry. Another company dedicated to conserving water is Great Lakes Brew-

ing Co. in Cleveland, Ohio, which established a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Zero Waste Initiative.â&#x20AC;? In the accompanying sidebar article, a variety of resources are provided by the National Ground Water Association and Wellowner.org to help you be more water conscious, including the Water Use Calculator. Freelance writer Jennifer Strawn spent time with Neil Mansuy, the vice president of technical services for Subsurface Technologies Inc. in Rock Tavern, New York, for this monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Water Well Journal Q &A on page 26. Mansuy oversees the technical operations for the company, which, in addition to national well rehabilitation and well cleaning services, licenses technologies to companies worldwide. Mansuy, who is presenting an educational session at the Expo titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Water Well Rehabilitation and Maintenanceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Green Approach to Asset Management and Iron Bacteria Controlâ&#x20AC;? said he thinks there is a more proactive approach to wellfield maintenance today. He adds, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The well is becoming recognized as one of the most important, if not the most important, parts of a system. The industry is moving toward asset management and the well is finally receiving some attention.â&#x20AC;? Price also spoke with Greg Beach, president of Geo-Hydro Supply Ltd., a geothermal supply company established in 2004 that sells throughout the United States and is located in Sugarcreek, Ohio, in the Water Well Journal Q & A on page 36. Beach has worked in the geothermal field in different roles for nearly 20 years. Before becoming president, Beach

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With winter upon us the monthly installment of Safety Matters covers an important topic with “Working Safe in Cold Weather” on page 40. Columnist Gary Ganson, CIH, CSP, points out that with a temperature of just 50°F, hyperthermia can set in and have a serious impact on your safety and your equipment. Ganson shares what happens to the body and then several good tips to ensure you are safe when working outdoors. Among those are wearing proper clothing and planning ahead. Gary Ganson, CIH, CSP Ganson also reminds people to be conscious that cold temperatures can affect the metal compounds and makeup of equipment with breakages occurring in frigid air, making maintenance checks a priority this time of year.

The People at Work column by Alexandra Walsh also covers a critical topic with “Tax Deduction Tips for Small Businesses” on page 44. Walsh points out that keeping track of business expenses can go a long way to reducing tax liabilities. She then compares personal expenses to business expenses, provides a list of 15 potential business expenses that could help you reduce your tax liability, as well as listing some often overlooked business expenses.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Critical Needsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Report Urges Building a Groundwater Monitoring Network The National Ground Water Association applauds a new report that urges building the National Ground Water Monitoring Network to help ensure Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s critical need for sufficient water supplies. Critical Needs for the Twenty-first Century: The Role of Geosciences was released the week of September 17 by the American Geosciences Institute. Providing sufficient supplies of water is one of eight critical needs identified in the report. Within that need the report specifically recommends, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Monitoring of surface and subsurface water quantity and quality with a focus on enhancing the National Streamflow Information Program and building the National Groundwater [sic] Monitoring Network.â&#x20AC;? NGWA has been a long-time advocate of the National Ground Water Monitoring Network.

In the United States, 78% of community water systems, nearly all of rural Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s private household water wells, and 42% of agricultural irrigation water are supplied by groundwater. While the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s people, food supply, economy, and ecosystems depend on groundwater, no systematic nationwide monitoring network is in place to measure what is currently available and how groundwater levels and quality may be changing over time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As with any valuable natural resource, our groundwater reserves must be monitored to assist in planning and minimizing potential impacts from shortages or supply disruptions,â&#x20AC;? says NGWA Government Affairs Director Chris Reimer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just as one cannot effectively oversee the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economy without key data, one cannot adequately address the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s food, energy, economic, and drinking water security without understanding the extent, availability, and sustainability of the critical commodityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;groundwater.â&#x20AC;?

Congress has authorized a national groundwater monitoring network, and proponents are seeking federal funding to build it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the face of current and anticipated water supply shortages, public and private sector water professionals have put out the call over the years for increased groundwater monitoring and the dissemination of the resulting data to the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and the need to take action continues to this day,â&#x20AC;? Reimer says.

Housing Starts Rose in August The U.S. Commerce Department reported on September 19 that housing starts rose 2.3% in August. Starts rose to an annual rate of 750,000 units, from a revised 733,000 in July, which were originally reported at 746,000. The August level was lower than economistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; median forecast of a 767,000 rate, Bloomberg reported.

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NEWS/from page 12 Single-family home starts rose 5.5% to a 535,000 rate, the fastest since April 2010. Work on multifamily units, which are often more volatile, dropped 4.9% to an annual rate of 215,000. Starts rose 21% in the Midwest and 3.7% in the South. Home builders have become increasingly bullish—a confidence index from the National Association of Home Builders reached its highest level since June 2006. Even after recent gains, housing starts lag well behind the peak set in May 2005, when the pace of building hit more than 2 million homes.

Pentair Announces Pro Dealer Rewards Program Could your business or family use $1500 right around the holiday season? That’s the question Pentair is asking water systems and sewage/sump/effluent dealers through a new promotion called the “Pentair Pro Dealer Rewards Program.”

The new Pentair Pro Dealer Rewards Program, launched on September 1, offers dealers who purchase select Pentair products an opportunity to earn up to $1000 in Best Buy or Cabela’s gift cards, or $1500 in Pentair product discounts. According to Susan O’Grady, Pentair market manager, “We wanted to give dealers the option of improving their profitability by choosing discounts on Pentair products. But, in recognition of the upcoming holiday season, we realize they may also want to make family purchases at two of the most popular retailers. The choice is theirs.” Added O’Grady, “To help dealers of all sizes earn a reward, we established three reward levels (silver, gold, or platinum) earned by hitting one of three purchase amounts on our most popular water system and SSE product lines. We truly believe that every one of our dealers has an opportunity to earn something during this promotion.” To earn discounts or gift cards, dealers can purchase select product under the following Pentair brands: Sta-Rite, Berkeley, Aermotor, Myers, Pentek, and

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New York Senator Says GPS Devices Causing Trucks to Hit Low Overpasses Transport Topics reports faulty GPS directions are causing hundreds of trucks to hit low overpasses in New York, according to Senator Charles Schumer (D-New York). About 200 bridge accidents per year have occurred in New York since 2005, Schumer wrote in a September letter sent to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. Schumer is calling on the U.S. Department of Transportation to investigate the cause of the problem and for national standards to be issued for GPS devices in trucks. The accidents have resulted in $4.1 million in repairs on the Long Island Expressway in recent years, according to the New York State Department of Transportation.

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Dissolved Methane Found in Some New York Groundwater A recent study that looked at groundwater samples from more than 200 wells across the state of New York found levels of naturally occurring methane high enough to warrant monitoring or other actions in 9% of the water samples tested, according to U.S. Geological Survey research. While 91% of samples tested found no dissolved methane, or levels below the threshold that would require monitoring, 7% of these wells tested at levels above 10 milligrams per liter, the level at which well owners should contact local health departments for information on monitoring or remediation. An additional 2% tested at levels above 28 milligrams per liter, a level that requires removal of any potential ignition source and venting the gas away from confined spaces so as to avoid possible explosive conditions. The findings are based on randomly selected water wells that draw their water from either bedrock or unconsolidated aquifers. The samples were collected and analyzed by the USGS from 1999â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2011 across the state of New York as part of several groundwater-quality studies. Methane is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas that can be flammable or even explosive. It can trigger an explosion in enclosed or confined spaces containing oxygen, coupled with an ignition source such as an open flame or electrical spark. Methane can also displace air in structures and act as an asphyxiate at high concentrations, replacing oxygen in the circulatory system. The burning of methane can also produce toxic gases. Methane comes from several different sources, and can be naturally released to the land surface in its gaseous state or from drinking water wells as dissolved methane across most of New York and surrounding states. Because of this, methane may be present in drinking water wells, in the water produced from these wells, and may accumulate in the associated water supply system. These findings provide background information on the presence of dissolved methane in New Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s groundwater as more research on dissolved methane in well water is planned across Twitter @WaterWellJournl

the state, allowing residents to understand more about the quality of their drinking water. With ongoing unconventional gas development in Pennsylvania and surrounding states and possible unconventional gas development in New York, knowing the current quality of groundwater is important to establish baseline water quality conditions for individual and public water supply wells. NGWA developed a Best Suggested Practice titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reducing Problematic Concentrations of Stray Gases in Residential Well Systems.â&#x20AC;? NGWAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best suggested practices are designed to aid

groundwater professionals at industry job sites. They are not standards, but practices that have been demonstrated to show superior results. They are prepared by a consensus of groundwater professionals. This BSP and others can be found in NGWAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Online Bookstore at www.NGWA.org. The 2012 NGWA Groundwater Expo will offer a workshop titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Using NGWA Best Suggested Practices to Address Water Quality Issuesâ&#x20AC;? from 1:30-2:30 p.m. on December 4.

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NGWA Announces 2012 Award Winners The National Ground Water Association recognizes excellence in the groundwater industry by annually awarding those individuals and companies that have made significant contributions to the industry at the 2012 Groundwater Expo. These awards represent the highest quality in standards and business practices. Award recipients are recognized for their contributions through service, innovation, research, safety, and projects of scientific and technological importance affecting the growth and wellbeing of the industry. All awards will be presented during the Keynote and Awards Ceremony on December 5, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., in Room N109-114.

NGWA Awards of Excellence • Ross L. Oliver Award Thomas Downey, CWD/PI, Downey Drilling Inc., Lexington, Nebraska, is this year’s recipient of the Ross L. Oliver Award. Established in Oliver’s honor by his family, this award is presented to a member who has made outstanding Thomas Downey, contributions to the CWD/PI groundwater industry. • M. King Hubbert Award Brian Berkowitz, Ph.D., Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, is this year’s recipient of the M. King Hubbert Award, presented to a person who has made major science or engineering contributions to the knowledge of groundwater through research, technical papers, teaching, and practical applications. • Robert Storm Award John W. Henrich, MGWC, CVCLD, Bergerson-Caswell Inc., Maple Plain, Minnesota, is the recipient of this year’s Robert Storm Interdivisional Cooperation Award. This award is presented to a person or team who through their activities or written works contribute to promoting collaboration, enhancing cooperation, and fostering community among all groundwater professionals and to advancing the mutual interests of all those interested in communicating 16/ November 2012 Water Well Journal

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the importance of the Earth’s water resources. • Life Member Award The Life Member Award is presented to retired NGWA members or members of retirement age who have contributed a special service in the furtherance of the groundwater industry or to NGWA. The following will receive the 2012 Life Member Award: 䡩 William Alley, Ph.D., U.S. Geological Survey, San Diego, California 䡩 Leroy Goodson, Texas Ground Water Association, Austin, Texas 䡩 Beverly Herzog, CGWP, Illinois State Geological Survey, Champaign, Illinois 䡩 Randy Lyne, Preferred Pump & Equipment LP, Fort Worth, Texas 䡩 Thomas Reilly, Ph.D., U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia 䡩 Jose Joel Carrillo Rivera, Ph.D., University of Mexico, Colonia Napoles, Mexico • Honorary Member Award Jane Wittke, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments, Cincinnati, Ohio, will receive the 2012 Honorary Member Award. The award is presented to persons of eminence from outside the groundwater industry who have contributed a special service to the industry or to NGWA. • Technology Award Ray Roussy, P. Eng., Sonic Drill Corp. and Sonic Drilling Ltd., Surrey, British Columbia, will receive the 2012 Technology Award. The award is presented to a person who has made major contributions to the groundwater industry in the development of ideas, tools, and equipment; techniques of well construction; exemplary service to coworkers through the industry in sharing these developments; or performing services for the protection of the groundwater resource and the consuming public.

Jim Wright, National Exploration, Wells and Pumps, Shawnee, Kansas, is this year’s recipient of the Individual Safety Advocate Award. This award recognizes a person who has made significant contributions to promoting, improving, maintaining, and enhancing safety in daily working operations. • Special Recognition Award Water Replenishment District of Southern California, Lakewood, California, and Stephen Baker, Operation Unite Water Alliance, Nevada City, California, will receive the 2012 Special Recognition Award. The award is presented to an individual or organization that demonstrates dedication, service, and commitment to the groundwater industry and community through involvement and achievement on a local or regional level. • Standard Bearer Award Scott Fowler, CWD/PI, Dahlman Pump & Well Drilling Inc., Burlington, Washington, will receive the 2012 Standard Bearer Award. The award is presented to outstanding volunteers involved in the legislative process on behalf of NGWA and its initiatives. • Groundwater Protector Award Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minnesota) received the 2012 Groundwater Protector Award. The award recognizes outstanding public service in conjunction with groundwater conservation, protection, and use. (The Groundwater Protector Award was presented earlier at the 2012 NGWA Washington Fly-in.)

Outstanding Groundwater Project Awards • Groundwater Protection Award Mesa Water District will receive the Outstanding Groundwater Project Award–Protection for its innovations and advancements in the CWTF Technology Replacement and Expansion Project. This award demonstrates a unique and innovative solution in protecting groundwater from overdraft and contamination. • Groundwater Remediation Award ARCADIS will receive the Outstanding Groundwater Project Award– waterwelljournal.com

Remediation for its innovations and advancements in the Advanced Water Treatment Research Program for Hexavalent Chromium in Drinking Water. This award demonstrates excellence in restoring contaminated groundwater or overdrafted groundwater resources.

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Divisional Awards • John Hem Excellence in Science and Engineering Award Paul Hsieh, Ph.D., U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California, will receive the 2012 John Hem Excellence in Science and Engineering Award. This award is presented by the Scientists and Engineers Division of NGWA in recognition of significant, recent (within five years) scientific or engineering contributions to the understanding of groundwater. The award is presented annually for significant contributions from either a single Paul Hsieh, Ph.D. publication or a body of works. • Keith E. Anderson Award John Jansen, Ph.D., PG, PGP, Cardno ENTRIX, West Bend, Wisconsin, will receive the 2012 Keith E. Anderson Award. This award is presented by the Scientists and Engineers Division of NGWA in recognition of outstanding contributions to the Association. • Manufacturer Special Recognition Award George Simas, Flexcon Industries, Randolph, Massachusetts, will receive the 2012 Manufacturer Special Recognition Award. This award is given annually by the Manufacturers Division of NGWA to honor an individual’s accomplishments in the groundwater manufacturing industry including, but not limited to, industry improvements, special educational contributions, and patents and technology. • Supplier of the Year Award Greg Esborg, Preferred Pump & Equipment LP, Tacoma, Washington, will receive the 2012 Supplier of the Year Award. This award is presented by the Suppliers Division of NGWA in recognition of outstanding contributions to the Association. To read about the 2012 honorees, visit www.NGWA.org. To learn more about the Expo, visit groundwaterexpo.com. Twitter @WaterWellJournl

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Protect Your Groundwater Day Sweeps the Nation More than 200 Web and social media sites across the United States publicized NGWA’s September 11 Protect Your Groundwater Day—ranging from associations, news media, and federal, state, and local governmental agencies to private businesses, educational organizations, and health concerns. “This is what we know from the Web, but based on past experience it’s likely much more groundwater awareness took place that we don’t yet know about,” says NGWA Public Awareness Director Cliff Treyens. Protect Your Groundwater Day is gaining attention in just its third year. Noteworthy examples of Protect Your Groundwater Day initiatives include:

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conduit that feeds groundwater directly. Efforts by other state agencies including the Arizona Geological Survey, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Delaware Geological Survey, Delaware Office of Drinking Water, Delaware Water Resources Center, Illinois EPA, Indiana Department of Health, Kentucky Geological Survey, Kentucky Division of Water, Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection, Maine CDC, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, New Mexico Department of Health, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, Oregon Health Authority, Ohio Department of Health, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Missouri Department of Agriculture, and Washington Department of Health. Outreach by private businesses including Brown & Caldwell and Franklin Electric (Twitter), Crews Environmental, and MudPuppy (Facebook). News releases and articles by the American Association of State Geologists, the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators, the American Farm Bureau Federation,

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the National Association of Conservation Districts, and the National Environmental Health Association. “We can safely say that thousands if not millions of people heard about groundwater protection this week. Our goal is to widen our reach and increase the number of people educated each year,” Treyens says. More promotional partners have yet to be approached. Any organization that wishes to promote National Groundwater Awareness Week in March 2013 or Protect Your Groundwater Day in September 2013 should contact Treyens at (800) 551-7379, ext. 554, or e-mail ctreyens@ngwa.org. To learn more about Protect Your Groundwater Day, visit www.NGWA.org and scroll under “Media Center.”

Diversify Your Professional Experience, Become a CVCLD Advances in ground source heat pump technology have emphasized the need for a voluntary certification designation for ground source heat pump drillers. That's why NGWA is proud to offer its newest designation, the Certified Vertical Closed Loop Driller (CVCLD). This new designation reflects an individual who has proven knowledge, skills, and experience in the construction of a closed loop well system for ground source heat pump applications. By becoming a CVCLD, you will increase your professional expertise and your company’s marketability over your competition. Exams for the CVCLD designation can be scheduled by calling PSI LaserGrade at (800) 211-2754 or (360) 8969111 outside the United States. The 75-question exam encompasses the skills and competencies reflected on the Geothermal Vertical Closed Loop Drilling Operations DACUM. For more information about the CVCLD certification, visit NGWA’s Web site at www.NGWA.org, scroll to the “Professional Resources” tab and click on “Certification and exams.”

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“I was very satisfied with this year’s . . . Expo. The classes which I attended were full of valuable information . . . . My only disappointment was that I couldn’t attend every class . . . .” — Bill Himes, Himes Drilling Co.

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800 551.7379 s 614 898.7791 From exhibits and education to activities and awards, you’ll not want to miss a minute of this year’s stellar groundwater industry event!

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Discover the tried-and-true, as well as all that’s new. Learn from industry experts during 70-plus hours of educational offerings ranging from air rotary drilling and understanding well problems to reducing losses and CDL driver qualifications. Explore the latest in products and services from hundreds of exhibitors. Connect with old friends, make new ones, and forge partnerships across all sectors of the industry. Plus have some fun at activities such as the Attendee Welcome Party and Nashville Kickoff Reception.

“Expo is the premiere groundwater event for education and new equipment technology.” —Andy Cano, California Department of Toxic Substance Control

“The seminars that I attended were . . . excellent and well worth the time . . . . The exhibition hall was awesome . . . . What a wonderful opportunity to connect with drillers not only from around the United States but also from other countries.” — Mike Wahlfield, Wahlfield Drilling Co.

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Still Time to Secure Booth Space at 2012 NGWA Groundwater Expo The 2012 NGWA Groundwater Expo online booth selection database is up and running for industry manufacturers and suppliers at groundwaterexpo.com. Nearly 90% of the initial floor space was sold, so the floor plan was amended to accommodate even more industry manufacturers and suppliers. With the online process, you can request your booth space, complete the exhibit application, and pay for the space with a credit card. The Expo gives you the opportunity to gain direct access to thousands of groundwater professionals. You can meet a year’s worth of contacts in just two days and showcase your products at the most prestigious show within the groundwater industry. Attendees at the Expo are there to inspect and compare products and equipment vital to their livelihood. Click on the “Exhibitor” tab to request your booth space and complete the exhibit application. If you have questions, contact NGWA Director of Advertising and Exhibit Sales Vickie Wiles at vwiles @ngwa.org, or call (800) 551-7379, ext. 593. If outside the United States, call (614) 898-7791.

Mark Your Calendars for NGWA 2013 NGWA Washington Fly-in Join your fellow colleagues in advocating groundwater issues and building relationships with congressional leaders at the 2013 NGWA Washington Fly-in, which will take place February 25-26 at the Washington Court Hotel in Washington, D.C. The NGWA Washington Fly-in puts groundwater professionals in touch with the men and women who set the nation’s groundwater policy. NGWA will set up your congressional meetings, provide you with briefings on the hot topics of the day, and give you tips for maximizing your visit. The one missing piece is you bringing your knowledge of groundwater and your business to Washington and joining NGWA as it welcomes a new Congress. Learn more about the 2013 NGWA Washington Fly-in at www.NGWA.org/ Flyin.

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The upgraded discussion group:

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still receive discussion posts in your e-mail inbox Allows you to control how and when you receive messages from the groups Uses your NGWA.org Web site login to access your groups Has an enhanced member directory to allow member-to-member networking Updates your profile, adds your photo, imports your LinkedIn profile for others to view Allows you to post documents, videos, and links.

Please make sure your NGWA membership is up to date so you can have access to the discussion group. You can log on to the site by going to http://community.ngwa.org and signing in with your NGWA.org user name and password. To become a member, visit www.NGWA.org.

NGWA’s First Phone App for iPhone Provides Valuable Information A glossary of groundwater and water well terms is available from NGWA as an iPhone application downloadable online in the App Store at www.apple .com/iphone/apps-for-iphone. The application for Apple’s iPhone is $4.99 and educational institutions can receive a discounted rate for multiple purchases. The glossary is based on NGWA’s Lexicon of Groundwater and Water Well System Terms. NGWA’s Lexicon was selected by a task force of industry professionals and contains terms with the most relevancy to the various groundwater professions and to the use, protection, remediation, and management of groundwater. The glossary is also available as a downloadable PDF file from NGWA. To learn more or to purchase this product, visit the NGWA Online Bookstore at www.NGWA.org, or call (800) 551-7379 or (614) 898-7791.

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The growing trend of breweries recycling water is smart for business and the environment. By Mike Price

Photo courtesy Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. ustainability is a hot buzzword these days with companies wanting to go green. Turns out some of the most promising advancements in sustainable business practices are taking place in the brewing industry. It makes sense. Beer is more than 90% water, creating a need for breweries to protect their most important ingredient. Since brewers typically use a tremendous amount of water to brew and clean, recycling can help save water and money. It takes 7 to 12 gallons of water to make one gallon of beer. “We’ve been working on installing processes and technologies for 32 years, but we’re just starting to get recognized for our efforts,” says Cheri Chastain, sustainability coordinator for Sierra Ne-

Mike Price is the associate editor of Water Well Journal. In addition to his WWJ responsibilities, Price produces NGWA’s newsletters and contributes to the Association’s quarterly scientific publication. He can be reached at mprice@ngwa.org.

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“I think brewing inherently has this water conservation mind-set simply because it is the largest ingredient in beer.” vada Brewing Co. in Chico, California. “We’ve been doing this since before it was kind of the hip thing to do. It’s just how (founder) Ken (Grossman) wants to run his business, which I admire and respect.” Sierra Nevada, the second-largest craft brewery in the United States and sixth-largest brewing company overall, was established by Grossman, now the CEO and owner, with fellow homebrewer Paul Camusi in 1980. The brewery operates entirely on groundwater. Sierra Nevada was named “Green Business of the Year” in 2010 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its sustainable practices. The brewery received California’s top environmental award for sustainable practices

of waste reduction recycling in 2005. The brewery also has won the prestigious Waste Reduction Awards Program award from California multiple times. Part of the brewery’s mission statement aligns with its goal of becoming 100% environmentally self-sustaining: “In every aspect of the brewery, we strive to be as environmentally responsible as possible. From recycling and composting, to water treatment, biofuel production, and water conservation we work hard to minimize our impact on the environment.” Chastain’s background is in recycling, having worked nearly 10 years in the industry running a program that taught children about recycling and composting. She is in her sixth year at Sierra Nevada and meets with Grossman monthly to discuss sustainable practices. “Water is the main ingredient in beer,” she says, “so it absolutely behooves us if we want to have a sustainable source of the main ingredient for our product to engage in water conser-

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It takes 7 to 12 gallons of water to make one gallon of beer. Photo courtesy Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

HIP/from page 23 vation, even just awareness of where our water comes from and how it gets to us and how we use it. “I think brewing inherently has this water conservation mind-set simply because it is the largest ingredient in beer.”

Conserving While Expanding Sierra Nevada announced back in January that it will add a new production facility in western North Carolina, which will be operational by early 2014. A water well will supply brewing water and the rest of the plant’s needs will come from the local municipality. As reported by The Times-News in Hendersonville, North Carolina, the well will generate about 160 gallons of water per minute, which is approximately 50 gallons a minute more than Sierra Nevada needs to brew beer. Stan Cooper, who will co-manage the Mills River plant, explained the conditions of the water well to The TimesNews in July. “It’s an old aquifer—the (well) driller calls it a glacier aquifer,” Cooper says. “He hit a vein that has big cobblestones in it, and to find these aquifer cobblestones underground is pretty rare, but when you hit one it’s pretty phenomenal.” The well is about 500 feet from where the main building of the facility 24/ November 2012 Water Well Journal

NGWA Provides Water Use Resources The National Ground Water Association’s Online Bookstore offers a variety of resources on water use at www.NGWA.org. A recent addition to the NGWA® Bookstore is The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water by New York Times bestselling author Charles Fishman. Focusing on society’s relationship with water, his message is cautionary, but optimistic—there is still no reason for a global water crisis as there is more than enough water . . . it just has to be used smartly. Fishman is the keynote speaker for the 2013 NGWA Summit—The National and International Conference on Groundwater taking place April 28–May 2 in San Antonio, Texas. More information can be found at groundwatersummit.org. ____________ NGWA’s Wellowner.org Web site informs consumers about groundwater and water wells. If a customer wants to calculate their water use, the Water Use Calculator is available at Wellowner.org. Using this calculator, weekly water use can be determined. Once the total weekly use is determined, you can multiply the number by 52 and divide by 12 yields to get an average monthly usage in gallons. Dividing the average monthly cost by the average monthly usage will yield an average cost per gallon. “It would seem that if a contractor has a customer who was interested in what the water costs, this would be a logical step to enter into a maintenance contract,” says NGWA President John Pitz, CPI. “The Water Use Calculator could be a tool to broach the subject with a customer.” will stand and is lined with stainless steel. “We have probably one of the only stainless steel-cased wells in western North Carolina, or North Carolina,” brewery co-manager Brian Grossman told The Times-News. “It’s encased down to 75 feet.” Grossman says Sierra Nevada anticipates it will produce about 1 gallon of beer for every 2½ to 3 gallons of water it brings in during brewing. Other breweries generally operate on a 10- or 12to-1 ratio. Sierra Nevada began the search for a new location several years ago. The list of criteria was long and included quantifiable factors such as ease of shipping and water quality as well as quality of life issues for its employees. Due to the more seasonal weather in North Carolina compared to California, the new production facility will be using a rainwater recovery system. “We haven’t worked out yet how we’re going to use rainwater,” Chastain says. “But I anticipate it being a mix

between irrigation and a system that recovers and feeds rainwater for toilets and bathrooms. We will be recovering all the rainwater and then there are multiple water recovery loops that are being built in.” Meanwhile, at Sierra Nevada’s brewing facility in Chico, California, Chastain highlights two recent conservation efforts. The first includes recovering the rinser water from the bottle shop and using it to cool the vacuum pumps that dispense beer into the bottles. That recovery loop saves millions of gallons of water annually. The second includes switching the lubricant that Sierra Nevada uses on all the packaging lines from water-based to a silicone-based lubricant, eliminating annually about 2 million gallons of water a year.

Price of Water Everything from energy to biofuel programs are being ushered in by sustainable-minded business owners. waterwelljournal.com

However, water is low on the list of priorities for a variety of reasons, namely weighing the cost-benefits of initiating such a program. “Water is a really tough nut to sell people on savings because, quite frankly, we don’t pay enough for water,” Chastain admits. “Nobody in the United States pays enough for water for the value of it. Because water is so cheap across this country, it’s really hard to get water-specific projects pushed through. “Most people end up doing these projects because it’s the right thing to do and all of these various environmental reasons, but from a financial perspective, most projects just don’t make capital sense. This is really unfortunate.” Chastain is trying to enlist the staff at the University of California, Davis, just south of its Chico brewery, to take on water and energy projects for Sierra Nevada. She wants to show how much energy it takes per gallon or barrel of beer, but has been unsuccessful thus far. “I think certainly the things that save people money they go ahead and do whether or not they care about sustainability,” adds Saul Kliorys, environmental programs manager for Great Lakes Brewing Co. in Cleveland, Ohio. Great Lakes Brewing has instituted a “Zero Waste Initiative” aimed at using the by-products generated from the brewing process. The hope is that all of the brewery’s resources will be used in a closed loop, adhering to the saying “Take, Make, Remake.” The delivery trucks run on vegetable oil, its packaging is recyclable, and it only uses water from the Great Lakes region. Like Sierra Nevada, Great Lakes Brewing recycles its rinser water and uses it to cool the vacuum pumps that dispense beer into the bottles. The brewery tracks its water usage and broadcasts it on a flat-screen television within the production facility. “I think the good thing that we do is we check back with our staff,” Kliorys says. “It’s not just one person looking at the metric and not knowing what to do with it. We share it broadly with our staff so they can have input on why our water use trend is rising or falling and have some input about that and maybe even have some ideas on how to reduce it.

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“It just keeps it in everyone’s front of mind so they’re thinking about it at least five minutes out of the day. We kind of try to make that more of a public initiative.” Sierra Nevada is nearly 100% solarpowered, incorporating a system of solar grids with the capability of producing 1.4 megawatts of AC power. The brewing company hopes the surplus of energy created by its system will eventually be made available to neighboring businesses that rely on an overloaded power grid.

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Chastain sees the correlation between the cost of energy and water use as the next logical step in a sustainable business practice for Sierra Nevada. “I haven’t been able to put good numbers to it yet, so it’s been hard to actually convince people, but it seems to make sense,” she says. “Most people are like, ‘Yeah, you’re right, there are a lot of pumps and motors that go into moving all of that water around, so it would make sense.’ But it’s a really hard thing to calculate, it turns out.” WWJ

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Neil Mansuy, Subsurface Technologies Inc. ater Well Journal regularly interviews groundwater professionals throughout the year. Since this month’s issue focuses on water conservation and green technology, we thought it would be good to speak with Neil Mansuy, vice president of technical services for Subsurface Technologies Inc. in Rock Tavern, New York. He has 33 years of experience in well rehabilitation. At Subsurface Technologies, Mansuy oversees the technical operations for the company, which, in addition to national well rehabilitation and well cleaning services, licenses technologies to companies Neil Mansuy worldwide. Water Well Journal: What is the state of the water well rehabilitation industry today? Neil Mansuy: The state of the water well rehabilitation industry is quite strong today. There are increasing demands for more water at a lower cost. Budgets are tighter, which has created more interest in maintaining existing water wells with less new source development. There is also a closer evaluation of the cost of water produced. Therefore, the efficiency of wells is more closely evaluated than in the past. Water quality is also a driving force behind what I term “keeping a well clean.” The way I often describe it is using the same glass to drink water, but never washing the glass and expecting

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the same quality of water. Today, consumers and contractors are more educated, so we’re testing for an increasing number of parameters. WWJ: Why do you think more residential water well owners are more educated today when it comes to water quality? What are the questions you hear most from well owners? Mansuy: Even though regulatory requirements don’t require residential well owners to test their water as frequently as municipal well owners, I do think residential water well owners have better access to information and are more educated than they have been in the past. The questions well owners most often ask are: • Is my water safe to drink? • What cost-effective methods can a homeowner use to rehabilitate or clean my well? • How can I improve the odor or color of my water? Water produced from private wells is generally good quality, but it is very important that homeowners be aware of the impact from septic influences, agricultural runoff, and contaminants that exist in and around a home. One issue that residential well owners have become more aware of is the occurrence of total coliforms. When a homeowner’s water quality test is present for total coliforms, they automatically assume that their well is contaminated. I tell a well owner that total coliforms are not uncommon in subsurface aquifers and most often do not suggest contamination if fecal coliforms are negative. Residential well owners may test positive for total coliforms because they are not as diligent as municipal well owners in cleaning their wells. I have been saying for many years that if we in the water well industry are going to be able to satisfy the Total Coliform Rule

(and the expected Revised Total Coliform Rule) we will need to be more diligent in keeping wells clean. WWJ: Are you asked about green approaches to water well rehabilitation more today than in the past? Mansuy: Almost everyone today is more sensitive towards the environment and the environmental impact. With that in mind, there is more interest in chemical and physical approaches to cleaning wells that have as little impact on the environment as possible. It is becoming more difficult to handle, haul, and dispose of the chemicals used in chemical rehabilitation of wells. It’s very important to select rehabilitation approaches that effectively remove plugging deposits just because they’re environmentally friendly. WWJ: Subsurface Technologies has treated more than 8000 wells around the world. What are some of the most memorable jobs you have been a part of? Mansuy: Rehabilitation of larger wells are always interesting. Examples of jobs that stick out in my mind are:

• Wells in Nevada that have 2000 feet • • •

of 20-inch screen Wells deeper than 3000 feet on the south rim of the Grand Canyon Some of the Class V injection wells in the Floridan Aquifer The flowing wells in the Edwards Aquifer that flow many thousands of gallons per minute. In order to do any type of well and pump work you have to stop flow.

We have also successfully rehabilitated concrete irrigation wells in the Ogalalla Aquifer and wells constructed with redwood, including relief wells on dams and levees and wooden wells in Paris, France. WWJ: What do you think is the No. 1 problem that leads to reduced well efficiency? waterwelljournal.com

Mansuy: There are a combination of factors that lead to loss of capacity, specific capacity, and loss of well efficiency. If you would ask people in the water well industry and well system owners what the most common problem experienced on wells is, most people would be quick to answer “iron bacteria.” As a groundwater microbiologist, I had the same thought process in the early years of my career. But now I believe there has been too much focus on the iron bacteria. The water well industry chooses approaches targeted at the bacteria. A case in point is the widespread use of shock chlorination as a rehabilitation approach. This approach is not often effective because it doesn’t remove the plugging deposits. In fact, we’ve found approximately 80 to 90 percent of a deposit is composed of mineral scale. During rehabilitation of wells, it’s more important to focus on the dissolution and removal of the mineral encrustation and removal of the bacterial byproducts. The actual killing or disinfection is secondary in a successful rehabilitation approach. Formation damage is also a factor in loss of well efficiency that I believe is not often recognized. During the operation of wells there is migration and shifting of finer components of the aquifer (silt, clay, fine sand). This ultimately leads to loss of transmitting capacity of the aquifer around a well. There is invasion of the filter pack and also the infiltration of fines into the pore space in the near zones around a well. Mineral encrustation is the most significant factor leading to loss of well efficiency and well plugging. Therefore the concentration of dissolved minerals including iron, manganese, calcium, magnesium, silica, hardness, alkalinity, and pH are the most important parameters determining if minerals will come out of solution (biotically or abiotically) if the environment for oxidation and precipitation are created during operation of a well. There are other factors (organic concentrations, enhanced oxygen from cascading water) that can influence the environment of an aquifer and a well that influence the biotic or abiotic oxidation of dissolved minerals.

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WWJ: What general advice do you give well system owners so their systems can run optimally? Mansuy: Maintenance, maintenance, maintenance! Historically, we wait too long before we do anything on a well. I used to recommend that we undertake rehabilitation and maintenance before we lose 15 to 20 percent of the original specific capacity, but I soon realized that specific capacity wasn’t a good indicator. You can have many years of deposits building up on the surfaces within a water well environment and, more importantly, the mineralization or hardening of those deposits before it starts to impact the specific capacity of the well. I recommend performing maintenance cleaning on a time-based frequency. Removal of biological slime and the associated minerals at the early stages when they are soft and not very extensive allows the well and the immediate zone around a well to be kept clean. WWJ: What industry trends do you see in the field of well rehabilitation? Mansuy: There is a more proactive approach to well and wellfield maintenance. The well is becoming recognized as one of the most important, if not the most important, parts of a system. The industry is moving toward asset management and the well is finally receiving some attention. WWJ: You are presenting an educational session at the Groundwater Expo titled “Water Well Rehabilitation and Maintenance—Green Approach to Asset Management and Iron Bacteria Control.” Can you tell us a little bit about what attendees will learn at your session? Mansuy: Attendees will get a better understanding of bacteria in wells and aquifers, resulting in loss of capacity and water quality. They will understand the

importance of flow dynamics or well hydraulics and how it relates to water quality changes as well as the importance of well hydraulics in well rehabilitation and maintenance. WWJ: Your session also explains how a loss of well efficiency can lead to higher pumping and energy costs. Do most well system owners realize this or is there a learning curve that has to happen? Mansuy: I think there is a realization of increased energy cost. Energy costs are not the same across the United States, so there is regional variation on this realization. Another factor that is significant in determining if this is an issue or not is the size of the water well system and also the depth from which water is being pumped. Well system owners that have very high energy costs recognize the value in lowering pumping costs from better well efficiency. Even with a greater awareness, there is still a disconnect. People don’t necessarily understand that spending money on well rehabilitation can save money down the line. WWJ: Lastly, what do you think are the critical issues facing those working in the water well industry today? Mansuy: I think one of the most significant issues facing the water well industry is over-extraction of groundwater. There are some very high profile examples of the over-extraction (water mining) leading to subsidence and shortage of water for irrigation, consumption, etc. Another issue that most people are aware of is contamination of aquifers, although we are much better stewards of groundwater than we were decades ago. The other issue that faces all of us in the groundwater industry is better water at lower cost. So as professionals, we must continue to provide cost-effective approaches and solutions. WWJ Neil Mansuy will present his session “Water Well Rehabilitation and Maintenance—Green Approach to Asset Management and Iron Bacteria Control” from 12:15–1:15 p.m. on December 4 at the 2012 NGWA Groundwater Expo. Visit groundwaterexpo.com for more information. Water Well Journal November 2012 27/

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Expo in Brief MGWC Certification Exam Testing Tuesday, December 4 1–5 p.m.

To reserve a seat for this exam, eligible individuals ABILITY EXPERIENCE KNOWLEDGE must complete and submit an application for CERTIFIED reception at NGWA headquarters on or before November 4. For more information on this certification and how to apply, contact NGWA’s Kathy Butcher at (800) 5517379 or (614) 898-7791, ext. 526, or e-mail kbutcher@ngwa.org. (Please note that four hours are allocated for this combination essay and multiple-choice exam; please plan accordingly as you must complete the exam within this time period.) national ground water association

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he National Ground Water Association’s Groundwater Expo will take place December 4-7 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In attendance will be groundwater professionals from all sectors of the industry— water well contractors, scientists and engineers, manufacturers, and suppliers—from all around the world. There will be educational opportunities, networking events, and an exhibit hall packed with the latest wares from the industry’s manufacturers and suppliers. Here is a quick glance at just some of the Expo happenings. Register today if you have not already done so. Go to groundwater expo.com or call NGWA at (800) 511-7379.

Attendee Welcome Party Tuesday, December 4 6–7:30 p.m., LVH Scheduled to take place at the Las Vegas Hotel and Casino adjacent

to the convention center, the Attendee Welcome Party has become an annual tradition and a favorite event where you can unwind, as well as meet up with old friends and make new ones. (There is no charge to attend this event, but an Expo registration badge will be required for admission.)

First-Time Expo Attendees and New NGWA Members Meet-and-Greet Tuesday, December 4 4–5 p.m. If you’re new to the Expo or to NGWA, a volunteer, or simply want to get connected with fellow groundwater industry professionals, attend this welcome and orientation session to discover how to make the most of both your Expo experience and your NGWA membership!

NGWA Divisional Membership Meetings Wednesday, December 5 7:30–8:30 a.m. All four divisional membership meetings—contractors, manufacturers, suppliers, scientists/engineers—will take place at this time. Please check the online program once posted for room locations for each meeting.

Keynote Address and Awards Ceremony Franklin Electric is the official sponsor of the Attendee Welcome Party.

Wednesday, December 5 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Come hear Tommy “Two Gloves” Gainey, former A.O. Smith Corp.

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EXPO IN BRIEF/from page 29 employee-turned-pro golfer, as he recounts his story of making his dream come true. He will share his journey from small town beginnings in Bishopville, South Carolina, to making it to the PGA Tour and the importance of staying true to your form. It’s said one needs talent and luck to become a professional golfer, but when it came to making his dream a reality, Gainey preferred the tried and true method that “anything in life worth having is worth working for.” He left his job wrapping insulation around hot water heater tanks at A.O. Smith to pursue his boyhood dream of becoming a professional golfer. After years of chasing his goal on the Nationwide Tour, Gainey finally earned his PGA Tour card in December 2008, with A.O. Smith electing to sponsor him in 2009. In spite of his successes—on and off the links—Gainey’s work ethic, commitment to family, and desire to give back to fans is both honest and refreshing. It’s something not typically seen in today’s ego-driven, look-at-me sports world. Gainey will be joined by his friend and one of golf’s most entertaining personalities, Golf Channel analyst and former PGA Tour professional, Charlie Rymer. Rymer is host of the Golf Channel show “Morning Drive” and is very familiar with Gainey’s personal story.

NGWA Awards Ceremony Honor the industry’s best and brightest during the 2012 NGWA Awards of Excellence and Outstanding Groundwater Project Awards presentations.

Laibe Corp. is the official sponsor of the Keynote Address and Awards Ceremony.

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Exhibit Hall hours: Wednesday, December 5 12–6 p.m. ● Thursday, December 6 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Before you head to the hall, make sure to grab a program and have a bag for all of your take-home materials. You can get both at the on-site registration area. Baroid Industrial Drilling Products is the official sponsor of the on-site registration area. ●

Xylem is the official sponsor of the on-site Expo program and official sponsor of the Cyber Café.

series with his talk, “Keeping the Pump Primed: Aquifer Sustainability.” Learn how several different definitions of “sustainability” apply to the management of an aquifer, and how these different definitions may affect your business as well as how regulatory practices are evolving, and why they must balance local economic and political realties with environmental needs to be accepted and successful.

The McEllhiney Lecture Series is underwritten by Franklin Electric Co. Inc.

NGWREF Fundraising Auction Wednesday, December 5 6–7:30 p.m.

2012 Darcy Lecture Farewell Presentation Wednesday, December 5 1:30–3 p.m. Listen to S. Majid Hassanizadeh, Ph.D., a professor of hydrogeology on the faculty of geosciences at Utrecht University, give his presentation— “Transport of Viruses in Partially Saturated Soil and Groundwater”—for the final time as the Darcy Lecturer. In the talk, Hassanizadeh will present the results of several laboratory and field experiments involving viruses affecting bacteria, which were carried out under a variety of conditions under steady-state flow settings.

2013 McEllhiney Lecture Kickoff Presentation Wednesday, December 5 3:30–5 p.m. John Jansen, Ph.D., PG, a principal and senior hydrogeologist for Cardno ENTRIX, will kick off his 2013 lecture

You can make a difference! Proceeds from this annual auction help to support the National Ground Water Research and Educational Foundation, a charitable organization focused on conducting educational, research, and other activities related to a broader public understanding of groundwater. The auction begins immediately following the close of the Exhibit Hall on Wednesday.

MGWCs Breakfast Thursday, December 6 7:15–8:15 a.m. The Master Groundwater Contractors Breakfast is the perfect way for all MGWCs to visit with old friends and greet the newest entrants to the ranks of the green jackets. (This is open only to MGWCs and their spouses. Ticket required. The per person cost on or before October 29 is $35; the cost thereafter is $55.) waterwelljournal.com

Delegates Meeting Thursday, December 6 8:30–10 a.m. Taking place at a new time this year before the opening of the Exhibit Hall on Thursday, come meet this year’s board candidates and, if you’ve been chosen as a delegate, make certain your vote gets counted. A complimentary continental breakfast will be available. Please note that you must register onsite at the Delegates Registration Desk and pick up the appropriate credentials at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting. Delegate registration hours are: ● Tuesday, December 4 11:30 a.m.–4 p.m. ● Wednesday, December 5 12–5 p.m. ● Thursday, December 6 6:30–8:15 a.m.

lobby of the convention center, the showcase is open throughout the conference. It features information and details about the newest items in the industry. MudPuppy International is the official sponsor of the New Products Showcase.

WILO is the official sponsor of the NGWA on-site bookstore.

Complimentary Shuttle Transportation For your added convenience, complimentary shuttle service between the conference hotel and the convention center will be available during Expo hours. Jet-Lube is the official sponsor of the Groundwater Expo shuttle service.

NGWA Bookstore

Check Out Expo Web Site for Updates to Programs The NGWA Bookstore is where you can get the latest educational books, DVDs, and information products from the groundwater industry. The bookstore will open during all show hours and is located in the lobby of the convention center.

The Web site of the National Ground Water Association has a page exclusively for information about the 2012 Groundwater Expo. Go to groundwaterexpo.com to find out about updates or the latest happenings of the industry’s largest event.

WellGuard Willis Programs, administrators of the WellGuard property and casualty insurance program, is the official sponsor of the Delegates Meeting.

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2013 Nashville Kickoff Reception Thursday, December 6 2–4 p.m. Taking place in the Exhibit Hall, be sure not to miss this kickoff to next year’s Expo, which is taking place in Nashville, Tennessee. Enjoy live music and food—and the opportunity to win an all-expense-paid* trip to the 2013 Expo! (*Good toward airfare, hotel, and Expo registration fee for one person. Value capped at $1000.)

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2012 Groundwater Expo Exhibitors ere is a listing of the companies that will be in the Exhibit Hall December 5-6 at the 2012 Groundwater Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. The list is as of October 4, 2012.

101 Pipe & Casing Inc. A.O. Smith Water Systems A.Y. McDonald Mfg. Co. Aardvark Packers LLC Accessoires GeoRocFor Inc. Acker Drill Co. Action Machining Inc. Advance E & I Systems Inc. Allegheny Instruments Inc. Alloy Machine Works Alstra Industries LLC Alturnamats Inc. Amarillo Gear Co. America West Drilling Supply American Granby Inc. American Ground Water Trust American Manufacturing Co. American West Windmill & Solar Co.

American-Marsh Pumps Ametek US Gauge Amiad Filtration Systems Amistco Separation Products Inc. AMS Inc. Amtrol Inc. Analytical Technology Inc. Anderson Metals Co. Inc. Applied Research Associates Inc. Vertek Division Aqua Management Inc. Aries/CCV Engineering & Manufacturing Armored Textiles Inc. Armstrong Machine Co. Inc. Atlas Copco CMT USA Baker Water Systemsâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; Campbell/Monitor/Monoflex Barnes Pipe and Steel Supply Baroid Industrial Drilling Products Baski Inc. Bay Geophysical Inc. Bear Industrial Supply & Manufacturing Bestma USA Inc. Better Water Industries Inc.

Bigfoot Manufacturing Co. Bit Brokers International Bitco Inc. Black Dog Industries LLC Boart Longyear Co. Boshart Industries Inc. C & H Inc. C.R.I. Pumps (Pvt) Ltd. Campbell Scientific Centennial Plastics Center Rock Inc. Centerline Manufacturing Co. Central Mine Equipment Co. Century CertainTeed Corp. CETCO Drilling Products Charger Water Treatment Products LLC ChemGrout Inc. ClimateMaster Inc. Cotey Chemical Corp. Covess Cresline Plastic Pipe Co. Inc. CSI Water Treatment Systems Custom Pipe and Coupling Inc.

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Danfoss VLT Drives Delta Screen & Filtration Design Water Technologies Diedrich Drill Inc. Drill King International LP Drill Pipe Inc. Drilling World Dwyer Instruments Inc. Dynamic Supply Ltd. Dynotek LLC East West Machinery Exporting Eastern Drillers Mfg. Co. Inc. ECT Manufacturing Inc. Emco Wheaton Retail Corp. Enoscientific Ensign Energy Services Inc. Environmental Manufacturing Inc. Environmental Service Products LLC ESP Environmental Service Products Inc. First Corp International Inc. Fleetwood Continental Inc. Flexcon Industries Flint & Walling Inc. Flomatic Corp. Flow Center Products Inc.

Flow Sleeve Flowserve Pump Division Foremost Industries LP Forestry Suppliers Inc. Franklin Electric GEFCO GenPro Energy Solutions Corp. Geo Air Industries.com Geo-Loop Inc. GeoPro Inc. Geoprobe Systems Geotech Environmental Equipment Inc. Geothermal Exchange Organization Geothermal Supply Co. Getec Inc. Gicon Pumps & Equipment Givens International Sales Global Water Instrumentation Goulds Water Technology, a Xylem brand GP Fiberglass Groundswell Technologies Inc. Group Transportation Services Inc. Grundfos Gus Pech Mfg. Co. Inc.

H2Optimal Inc. Hach Hydromet Hague Quality Water International Halco Rock Tools Hanna Instruments USA Harwil Corp. Healing Hands International Heron Instruments Inc. Higgins Rig Co. Hitachi America Ltd. Hoeptner Perfected Products Hose Solutions Inc. Hydro Resources–Rocky Mountain Inc. Hydroflo Pumps USA Inc. Ideal Clamp Products Inc. IGSHPA Indar Maquinas Hidraulicas S.L. Industrial Test Systems Inc. Inflatable Packers International In-Situ Inc. Instrumentation Northwest Inc. International Pipe ISCO Industries Isolux Technologies

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EXHIBITORS/from page 33 Janice Evert Opals Jet-Lube Inc. Johnson Screens K&K Supply Inc. Kalas Keller America Inc. KEMTRON Technologies Inc. King Oil Tools kwik-ZIP L.B. Foster Co. Laibe Corp. Lakos Separators & Filtration Systems LaMotte Laval Underground Surveys Liberty Process Equipment Inc. Liberty Pumps Lifewater Drilling Technology Lindsay/Watertronics Maass Midwest Mfg. Inc. MARL Technologies Inc. Maxidrill International Maxum Resources LLC Measurement Specialties Inc.

Medi-Rub Corp. Merrill Manufacturing Co. M-I Swaco Mid-America Pump & Supply Midsun Speciality Products Inc. Mills Machine Co. Milspec Industries Mincon Inc. Mitchell Lewis & Staver Mitsubishi Materials USA Mobile Drill International Morris Industries Inc. Motor Controls Inc. Mount Sopris Instruments Mud Technology International Inc. Mudpuppy International Mudslayer Manufacturing Murphys Water Well Bits Myron L Co. National Driller National Ground Water Association National Oilwell Varco National Pump Co. NBB Controls Inc. Nelsen Corp. Netafim USA NGWA Publications

Nidec/US Motors Noland Co. Drilling Equipment North Houston Machine Inc. Northwest Flattanks Norwesco Inc. Novatek/WaterGroup Numa Oakmont Capital Services Oil Center Research Inc. Orenco Controls Paige Electric Co. Florida Palmer Bit Co. Pentair Phase Technologies LLC Premier Silica LLC Process Measurement & Controls Inc. Proheat/Teleflex Pullmaster Winch Corp. Pulsafeeder Inc. Pulstar Manufacturing Inc. QSP Packers LLC Quick Tanks Inc. Rauch Manufacturing Ravensgate Corp.

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Snyder Industries Inc. Solar Power and Pump Co. Solinst Canada Ltd. Sonic Drill Corp. Southwire Sper Scientific Stairs Industrial Co. Ltd. Stenner Pump Co. Sterling Water Treatment Stratex/Hyduke Machining Solutions Sumoto Srl Superlon Plastics Co. Inc. TAM International Inc. TECO-Westinghouse Motor Co. Tekmark Industries Tesla The WindEngine 702 Titan Industries Triple O Systems Inc. Unimin Corp. Unitra Inc. USABlueBook Vansan Makina Varem SPA Victory Steel Products Corp.

Water Quality Association Water-Right Inc. WaterSoft Inc. WDB Inc. Webtrol Pumps Weldco-Beales Manufacturing Well Pumps S.A. WellGuard Insurance Program WellJet WellMagic Well-Vu Cameras Western Rubber & Manufacturing WILO USA LLC Winger Machine & Tool Wolf Pumps Woodford Manufacturing Co. WorldWide Drilling Resource Wyo-Ben Inc. Yaskawa America Inc. YSI Inc., a Xylem brand Xylem Zilmet USA Zonge International

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WATER WELL JOURNAL Q & A

Greg Beach Geo-Hydro Supply Ltd. ater Well Journal regularly interviews groundwater professionals throughout the year. With geothermal considered green technology that has grown in popularity, we thought it would be a good idea to catch up with Greg Beach, president of GeoHydro Supply Ltd., a geothermal supply company established in 2004 that sells throughout the United States and is located in Sugarcreek, Ohio. Beach has worked in the geothermal field in different roles for nearly 20 years. Before becoming president, Beach installed geothermal loop systems for a vertical loop installation crew in the mid- to late Greg Beach is president of Geo-Hydro 1990s. Supply Ltd., a geoGeo-Hydro Sup- thermal supply ply saw substantial company established growth prior to the in 2004. housing collapse in 2008, which affected not only the water well industry but the geothermal one as well. Beach feels the residential side of geothermal may remain flat for the next couple of years to allow the economy to recover and the housing market to get back on track. “Today there is a huge movement in schools to put geothermal systems in. Everybody is consolidating their old building and building a new school, and most every school in Ohio looks at geothermal as a possibility,” he says.

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Geo-Hydro Supply provides geothermal loop piping supplies, fittings, tools, and pump systems for loop contractors, plumbing, heating, and mechanical contractors.

“The commercial geothermal market is actually showing great potential for additional growth, and we’ve positioned ourselves to also be a supplier to the large residential and light commercial geothermal installer.”

Water Well Journal: What are some of the big advancements you’ve seen in the geothermal supply industry over the last few years and what do you see for the future? Greg Beach: Lots of new product innovations. Geo-Hydro Supply is being introduced to new variable speed pumps on circulators, alternative manifold designs, new and improved fittings, and flow center designs. As for the future, I believe system efficiencies will continue to be a great focus. Manufacturers, designers, and installers are asking, “How can we make our products and installations more efficient while remaining cost competitive?”

WWJ: Can you tell us how the geothermal supply industry has changed over the last five years with regard to more drillers entering the geothermal market? Greg: With an influx of new drillers, more and more drilling supply companies have seen the need to offer a geothermal product line. However, installing geothermal loops requires a whole new set of skills and knowledge, so education, training, customer, and technical support are keys to a successful geothermal supply house. WWJ: Since it’s a relatively new market, what type of advice can you give contractors who are considering entering the geothermal industry and is there one single obstacle that stands out among the rest?

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only efficient if the â&#x20AC;&#x153;heartâ&#x20AC;? of the system is moving its life-giving energy to and from the earth properly. The heart of a geo system is the loop. Finding top-quality and experienced installers is one of the greatest challenges for new contractors.

NGWA Provides Resources to Succeed in Geothermal Market The third edition of the NGWAÂŽ Guidelines for the Construction of Vertical Closed Loop Heat Pump Systems was put together by an NGWA volunteer work group to provide updated information on the original Guidelines that was published by NGWA in 1997 and then updated again in 2009. The guidelines are written for loop well contractors, loop well design consultants, government officials, educators, students, and consumers. It is a stand-alone document that does not supersede regulations or standards, and provides details on issues related to the construction of vertical closed loop ground source heat pump systems and offers insights to practical resolutions of the issues.

NGWAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Geothermal Cost Calculator will show you the true cost of doing business, and help you set the profit level your business needs to succeed. Designed to be as detailed as you want, the calculator enables you to plug in costs to all of the categories that contribute to your overall cost of geothermal loop installations. You can also plug in different scenarios to see what is needed to achieve the profits you want for your company. It is designed as an easy-to-use Excel workbook and comes complete with a userâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guide written by contractors for contractors. Both of these resources can be found in the NGWA Online Bookstore at www.NGWA.org.

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reducing your overall monthly expenditures. A geothermal system can literally reduce your home’s overall energy consumption costs by almost 50 percent annually. From an emotional perspective, a geothermal system provides freedom from your ever-fluctuating gas, propane, or heating oil bill and creates an environmental comfort in your home like no other system on the planet. WWJ: What is the most important lesson you’ve learned about how to treat your customers? Greg: I’m not ashamed to say that my greatest business and leadership lessons have come from regular reading and studying of the Bible. While I’ve not always been good at this, I’ve learned to stop and ask myself, “If I were this customer, what would I want Geo-Hydro Supply to do for me?” WWJ: This slow economy has affected everyone in the groundwater industry. What kind of advice would you give someone to survive these tough times? Greg: Surviving a slow economy requires all of us to dig deep and examine areas of our businesses where we really

“The heart of a geo system is the loop. Finding top-quality and experienced installers is one of the greatest challenges for new contractors.” don’t want to look. A clue that you’re getting close is whether or not it’s difficult to verbalize the problem out loud. If you begin to stutter, you’re likely on to something. WWJ: Lastly, what do you think are the critical issues facing the geothermal industry today? Greg: We at Geo-Hydro Supply feel that the greatest challenge we all face today is our country’s weak economy. Without economic improvement, homeowners will continue to hold tight to their wallets and spend little money on improvements like geothermal systems. Secondly, it’s essential for the housing market to begin a rebound in both sales and new housing starts. But again, this hinges on a stronger economy. WWJ

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By Gary Ganson, CIH, CSP

Working Safe in Cold Weather Prepare for winter conditions before you travel to the job site.

old weather is more than just low temperatures and snow. The insidious nature of dropping temperatures means some of the worse cold weather-related incidents occur when the temperature is above freezing. This is when you need to start taking proper precautions. When the temperature drops, even to just 50°F, hyperthermia can set in and can have a serious impact on your safety and your equipment.

Proper Clothing Is Critical When temperatures start to drop, your body tries to compensate for losing warmth. The body is trying to preserve heat and pull it away from the skin. Blood starts to pool in your internal core to protect your muscles, organs, and brain. As the blood pulls away from toes and fingers to protect the core, your extremities are vulnerable to heat loss. So even at low temperatures, it is critically important to wear proper protective clothing or get out of the colder temperature so you can maintain warmth in your extremities. Wind and moisture in the air also affect temperature drops as well as heat loss from your body. If you are sweating, you need to take precautions. People are tempted to strip off clothing, but it is better to wear clothing that absorbs or removes the sweat from your body rather than stripping down. If wind can permeate the wet clothing, your body will start to cool at an accelerated rate. Gary Ganson, a certified industrial hygienist and certified safety professional, is a senior consultant for Terracon in Lenexa, Kansas.

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When the temperature drops, even to just 50°F, hyperthermia can set in and can have a serious impact on your safety. It’s the same effect as when sweat evaporates on a hot day and cools the body. As the temperature starts to get lower, even a one-degree difference from 33° to 32° can cause rain to turn to freezing rain or snow. When the temperature drops to where moisture can freeze, make sure you have on the right clothing. Light jacket, gloves, long-sleeved shirt, and remember to cover your head, as that is where you lose most of your heat. Choose a hardhat with liner that covers the ears and neck. Liners have different thermal capacities, so match it with the temperatures. Even a stocking cap or baseball hat preserves heat loss. If the temperature is in the single digits, it’s important to layer properly. Using wicking-type clothing pulls perspiration away from the body. The science and technology that has gone into good clothing for cold temperatures is amazing. Today’s clothing provides a level of comfort that allows you to work in extreme cold without the risk of hypothermia or frostbite. If the forecast changes for the better, you can always remove layers of clothing. But if it changes for the worst, you can’t layer on clothing you didn’t bring. Thermal clothing with good wicking material is great for layering.

Wear longer socks that come up the calves, and long underwear, and a good jacket that protects from the wind. Make sure you have good thick waterproof gloves and you may even need to layer gloves. Waterproof footwear is appropriate for all conditions. Leather shoes are good for dry conditions, but you might also need safety boots, proper sock thickness, or boot liners. While I don’t necessarily push them, pocket warmers, instant heat bags, and battery-powered thermal socks with heat grids are not bad tools for warding off the cold and are available through safety supply companies.

Added Precautions in Cold Weather Refrain from alcoholic beverages and the urban myth of its warming effect when working in the cold. Also, be cautious about drinking too much the night before as alcohol may still be in your blood system the next day. Hot liquids are okay, but studies show it is actually more beneficial to drink cooler liquids when you’re cold. Temperature sensors in the tongue tell the brain to warm up the body when you drink cool liquids and warmer liquids tell the brain to cool down the body. You also need additional fuel when burning many calories trying to maintain an internal temperature, so don’t forget to eat well. Check your fingers and toes to see if they are turning pale or starting to feel numb. The first sign of frostbite is fingers and toes turning white because blood is being pulled away from them to

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Plan Ahead to Play It Safe If you’re going to a job site that’s elevated, a flat area, or in some other area subject to extreme temperatures, cold rain, or snow—or the temperature has been dropping throughout the day— it can be critical to do some planning ahead of time. Think about what you could come across at the job site and what extra clothing you might need to take along with you. Focus on what activities you’ll be doing, where you’re going, what equipment you’re taking, and the risks involved in getting to the work site when driving through the cold in winter conditions. Consider whether you should postpone operations for the day and reschedule them when conditions improve. If weather puts you, your coworkers, or your equipment at risk, is it worth it to

proceed or can it be done another day? Don’t ever put job completion before job safety. Vehicle safety measures should be considered during this planning stage. Anticipating the weather and paying close attention to driving conditions is important when driving heavy equipment in colder temperatures, as road conditions can change at any time. If you’re drilling off the road and conditions get mushy, you could find yourself working on unstable surfaces. You may think the ground is frozen when it may not be frozen enough to pull heavy equipment. Motorized vehicles need to be winterized and equipped with ice scrapers, anti-freeze, snow chains, and windshield cleaner. Check the tires and make sure the vehicle you are driving is appropriate for the conditions and has frontwheel-drive or all-wheel-drive rather than rear-wheel-drive.

Equipment Gets Cold Too A lot of metal compounds and plastics have good temperature ranges, but cold can alter physical properties. Tools and equipment can become more brittle.

The biggest hazard is breakage and things flying through the air. Drill shafts, augers, cables, hand tools can all be affected. They can fail in the frigid air and become airborne missiles. Make sure equipment is in good condition. Maintenance in the winter goes without saying to prevent failure in temperature extremes. Exposure to cold can lead to serious illness and injuries, but we can protect ourselves by preparing and remembering conditions in winter can change rapidly once temperatures drop to zero. WWJ

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Tax Deduction Tips for Small Businesses Keeping track of your business expenses will go a long way to reducing your tax liabilities.

very business incurs expenses. Business expenses are the cost of carrying on a trade or business. These expenses are usually deductible if the business is operated to make a profit. For incorporated businesses, being able to deduct expenses will reduce their business taxes. For sole proprietors, being able to deduct expenses has an even bigger impact. Business expenses will reduce both the regular income tax and the self-employment tax. The bottom line? Keeping track of all your business expenses will go a long way to reducing your tax liabilities.

What Can I Deduct? To be deductible, a business expense must be both ordinary and necessary. An ordinary expense is one that is common and accepted in your trade or business. A necessary expense is one that is helpful and appropriate for your trade or business. An expense doesn’t have to be indispensable for it to be considered necessary. It is important to separate business expenses from the expenses used to figure the cost of goods sold, capital expenses, and personal expenses.

Capital Expenses You must capitalize, rather than deduct, some costs. These costs are a part of your investment in your business and are called capital expenses. Capital expenses are considered assets in your Alexandra Walsh is the vice president of Association Vision, a Washington, D.C.–area communications company. She has extensive experience in management positions with a range of organizations.

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business. There are, in general, three types of costs you capitalize: (1) business start-up costs, (2) business assets, (3) improvements.

• Rent expense: Rent is any amount

Personal vs. Business Expenses Generally, you cannot deduct personal, living, or family expenses. However, if you have an expense for something that is used partly for business and partly for personal purposes, divide the total cost between the business and personal parts. You can deduct the business part. For example, if you borrow money and use 70% of it for business and the other 30% for a family vacation, you can deduct 70% of the interest as a business expense. The remaining 30% is personal interest and is not deductible. If you use part of your home for business, you may be able to deduct expenses for the business use of your home. These expenses may include mortgage interest, insurance, utilities, repairs, and depreciation. If you use your car in your business, you can deduct car expenses. If you use your car for both business and personal purposes, then you must divide your expenses based on actual mileage.

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deduct the pay you give your employees for the services they perform for your business. Retirement plans: Retirement plans are savings plans that offer you tax advantages to set aside money for your own and your employees’ retirement.

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you pay for the use of property you do not own. In general, you can deduct rent as an expense only if the rent is for property you use in your trade or business. If you have or will receive equity in or title to the property, the rent is not deductible. Interest: Business interest expense is an amount charged for the use of money you borrowed for business activities. Taxes: You can deduct various federal, state, local, and foreign taxes directly attributable to your trade or business as business expenses. Insurance: Generally, you can deduct the ordinary and necessary cost of insurance as a business expense if it is for your trade, business, or profession. Business-related education: You can deduct seminars, classes, educational tapes or CDs, books and magazines, convention and trade show fees, and association dues. Books and legal and professional fees: Business books, including those that help you do without legal and tax professionals, are fully deductible as a cost of doing business. Fees you pay to lawyers, tax professionals, or consultants generally can all be deducted in the year incurred. Business entertaining: If you pick up the tab for entertaining present or prospective customers, you may deduct 50% of the cost if it is directly related to the business and business is discussed at the event (a catered meeting at your office) or is associated with the business and the enterwaterwelljournal.com

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tainment takes place immediately before or after a business discussion. Travel: When you travel for business, you can deduct many expenses including the costs of plane fare, operating your car, taxis, lodging, meals, shipping business materials, cleaning clothes, telephone calls, faxes, and tips. New equipment: Some small businesses can write off the full cost of some assets in the year they buy them, rather than capitalizing them, deducting their cost over a number of years. Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code allows you to deduct up to $125,000 ($139,000 adjusted for inflation) of the cost of new equipment or other assets in 2012. Moving expenses: If you move because of your business or job, you may be able to deduct certain moving costs that would otherwise be nondeductible personal living expenses. Software: As a general rule, software bought for business use must be depreciated over a 36-month period, but there are some important exceptions. Computer software placed in

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service from January 1, 2003 to December 31, 2010 is eligible for a Section 179 deduction, which means 100% of the cost of software can be deducted in the year purchased. Starting in 2011, you could no longer use Section 179 to deduct off-theshelf software. Charitable contributions: If your business is a partnership, a limited liability company, or an S corporation (a corporation that has chosen to be taxed like a partnership), your business can make a charitable contribution and pass the deduction through to you, to claim on your individual tax return. If you own a regular (C) corporation, the corporation can deduct the charitable contributions. Advertising and promotion: The cost of ordinary advertising of your goods or services—business cards, yellow page ads, and so on—is deductible as a current expense.

Overlooked Business Expenses Here are some additional routine deductions small business owners may miss.

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business skills Bank service charges Casual labor and tips Casualty and theft losses Coffee and beverage service Commissions Consultant fees Credit bureau fees Office supplies Online computer services related to business Parking and meters Petty cash funds Postage Taxi and bus fare Telephone calls away from the business.

These are not all inclusive of the types of business expenses you can deduct. For additional information, refer to IRS Publication 535, Business Expenses at www.irs.gov/publications/ p535/index.html. WWJ

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By Ed Butts, PE, CPI

Groundwater Treatment Part 7. Water Well Treatment

hroughout this series on groundwater treatment we have been discussing:

• Basics of water chemistry • Cations and anions • Water disinfection principles and procedures

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contaminants (the EPA list) Various types of corrosion and incrustation processes.

It is my sincere hope we have provided an adequate volume of information as to the basics associated with groundwater treatment, and most importantly, where to find the detailed information you might need to treat a specific water quality problem. In this month’s next to last column on this topic, we will outline some tracking methods used to identify when to conduct a rehabilitation procedure on a water well and to treat slime and bacteria-related problems in well screens and wellbores. The series will conclude next month with an overview of the various types of groundwater conditions as well as some of the more common methods used to treat those conditions.

Introduction on Water Well Treatment

In order to protect the investment of the well, it is vital that effective rehabilitation procedures are implemented before a “state of no return.”

• aquifer, the actions imparted from corrosion or incrustation, or sometimes a combination of both, can slowly but methodically impact the performance and efficiency of a water well. Problems with water wells come in various forms and types and can range from minor and easily correctable up to a major loss of yield in which there is no practical way to recover the loss of flow. Given that a well is often exposed to different types of operational, pumping, and hydraulic variations over its service life, it is not uncommon for a well to experience a decline in yield over a sustained period of operation. (Note that I do not define the actual period of time!) Disregarding the possible losses caused by the well pump itself (usually from wear factors of the impellers, wear rings, bowl assembly, or a combination of several), a decline in well performance can be potentially caused from one or more of the following:

• Decline of the static water level (loss

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of potentiometric head) or regional aquifer overdraft Corrosive actions upon the well screen, perforations, or casing, usually resulting in increased sand pumping (electrochemical causes) Blockage of a well screen, perforations, and/or gravel pack due to sand,

gravel, or silt (physical or mechanical causes) Deposits of incrustation, biofouling, or microorganisms on the openings of the well screen, perforations, or within the gravel pack immediately adjacent to the well (chemical or biochemical causes) Loss of the well due to a full or partial collapse of the well screen, perforations, liner, or well casing.

In order to protect the investment of the well as a usable hydraulic structure, it is vital that effective rehabilitation procedures are implemented well before the well reaches a “state of no return.” Although many of the procedures used to treat individual water quality problems can also be used to handle water well plugging and slime formations, I believe there is no single “catchall” method that can be recommended, implemented, or used to reopen a well screen or a set of perforations in order to fully reestablish a well’s yield. Actually, the initial set of procedures used to identify and treat plugging of a well screen or perforations doesn’t include any chemical treatment, or work in the well at all, for that matter. The beginning criteria that should be used to identify the optimum time to initiate treatment of a well is more of an accounting process that should include routine and careful tracking of the well’s performance and critical operational data points as well as identifying the problems related to the well pump as opposed to those causing issues with the well itself. Although some of these data points can vary slightly from well to

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well and aquifer to aquifer, there are a few established well data tracking points that should apply to every type of well and aquifer.

Water Well Tracking Data

As a precursor for knowing when to rehabilitate an individual water well, it is critical that accurate and routine records the well’s performance and pumping data be maintained. These readings should be collected as an element of the initial construction of the well in order to provide a reliable set of “baseline” data and taken at no more than one-year intervals thereafter. To obtain enough information that is accurate and reliable enough to use as a determiner for deciding upon rehabilitation intervals, it is vital that the data be observed and collected using established industry protocol and with consistent units each time (feet for feet, gpm for gpm, etc.). Contrary to many opinions and beliefs, tracking of the well’s yield alone does not provide enough of a reliable or accurate indicator for determining when to rehabilitate a well. Changes can be caused by modifications in the well pump performance due to simple wear, increasing or decreasing changes to the system head, or even pump speed issues (for pumps on variable speed drives or those driven by engines). In addition to tracking of the well’s yield or flow rate, one of the most critical parameters is the well’s specific capacity, which is a specific discharge rate (flow rate) divided by the drawdown of the well, measured from a stable static water level to a stable pumping water level, at that same rate of discharge. For example, a well with an initial static water level (SWL) of 50 feet and a discharge rate of 1000 gallons per minute (gpm) from a pumping water level (PWL) of 100 feet would have a specific capacity of: 1000 gpm (well flow rate)

100 ft (PWL) – 50 ft (SWL) = 50 ft (drawdown) = 20 gpm/ft of drawdown (specific capacity)

The specific capacity of a well is usually regarded as an important characteristic and a well operating variable as it is one of the few data points in which the well’s actual capability of passing water can be evaluated in a simple and easy to determine measurement. In order to maintain the most accurate and meaningful data for tracking of a well’s performance, it is important to determine the specific capacity of the well at the same discharge rate and water level measuring point each time the measurements are taken. This simply means a flow rate of 1000 gpm used for the initial specific capacity measurement should be the same flow rate observed during subsequent measurements, even if the static and pumping water levels are markedly different during each observation. For optimum accuracy, the measurements should be observed at roughly the same time of year during each observation (typically within 30 days, plus or minus 10 days). A decline in specific capacity of more than 20% to 30% should be seen as an indicator well rehabilitation should be considered in the very near future and, at a minimum, additional investigation and confirmation of the readings should be conducted. 48/ November 2012 Water Well Journal

In order to gain the maximum level of confidence, the specific capacities of the well at up to four separate readings (25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% of the design or pumping well yields) are often kept. Progressive losses in a well’s specific capacity are usually an indication the water entering the well is being impeded by additional restrictions from the previous observation, resulting in higher head losses in the well screen, perforations, gravel pack, or within the available pore openings for consolidated or rock formations (fissures, fractures, or areas/zones of broken rock). A sudden decrease or loss in specific capacity is often an indicator the primary water bearing zone that contributes to the well has been severely compromised and requires immediate attention. This is particularly true for consolidated or rock wells. Although the specific capacity is one of the most important readings, additional observations of well performance and statistics should be taken, including water quality testing, at least once each year. The following tests are recommended for a typical water well operating in a high classification of service (municipal, commercial, or industrial).

Physical Measurements

These tests should be taken no less than once a year.

1. Static water level (measurement observed after minimum of eight hours of recovery) 2. Specific capacity at 100% rated well yield (gpm/drawdown) 3. Well yield and pumping water level at 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% of rated well capacity 4. Sand quantity (measurements are often taken through visual observation, but for those wells in which an accurate reading is desired, a Rossum Sand Tester is a good choice).

Groundwater Quality Measurements

Last month, I recommended and provided a comprehensive list of water quality tests to conduct as part of a full-scale monitoring and rehabilitation program. Recognizing the cost of performing so many tests can become cost-prohibitive, I have pared the list down to a bare minimum of water quality tests that should be performed on a yearly basis to track a well’s condition.

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pH Iron Manganese Calcium hardness (as CaCO3) Gases: ◦ Dissolved oxygen (helps to determine the rate of corrosion) ◦ Hydrogen sulfide ◦ Carbon dioxide Chlorides and sodium (with elevated levels, often indicators of saltwater intrusion) Alkalinity (as CaCO3) Biofouling agents (examples: iron or sulfate-reducing bacteria).

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ENGINEERING/from page 48 The Warning Signs Just as with any progressive “disease,” I firmly believe there are some specific indications a water well may either already be in trouble or rapidly getting there. The following indicators can help in reading the “warning signs.” #1. The well is pumping air. This is a fairly obvious warning sign and is quite often a signal the condition is too far gone for effective treatment anyway. The key for understanding the significance of entrained air is verification whether or not the air is actually coming from the well itself or from the pump; if the air is being created from cascading water (water falling into the well from above the pump inlet); pump cavitation; or is caused by breaking suction at the pump inlet. Is the air entrained or dissolved into the flow stream or spurting from the discharge pipe in huge gulps? Regardless of the source, any air in the pumping stream is not good and the source must be identified and corrected immediately. #2. The well is pumping sand. Just as is the case with air, sand—particularly if sand has previously not been present from the well pumpage—is considered a bad thing. Not only does sand rapidly erode and wear down pumps, but it can also plug or fill up wells or create erosion and enlargement of the well screen slots or perforations, especially in wells with high entrance velocities. In any event, the source and amount of sand must be identified and corrected.

#3. The power bill has skyrocketed. This situation most often occurs as the well pump wears and requires more power to deliver the same volume of water than previously. But situations of an increased well lift, due to plugging of the well screen or perforations, can also result in higher power bills, particularly if the well pump is still operating efficiently. It should be noted that this situation can apply to VFD pumps or engine-driven pumps as well. #4. The pump does not perform as it once did. This is somewhat of a “catch-all” category, particularly since the direct cause of this situation can be anything from a worn-out pump to a broken riser pipe to a plugged well. The bottom line is that this condition is simply “not right” and must be identified and corrected as soon as possible.

Water Well Rehabilitation Procedures As I previously indicated, I don’t believe there is any specific or perfect procedure for rehabilitating a water well, although many well-intentioned individuals in the business would argue that assertion with me. I do believe, however, there are some basics to performing an effective rehabilitation of a water well and some guidelines that can be followed to gain the highest odds of success. Without my trying to step on the toes of anybody with a greater record of success in well rehabilitation than I have, the following listing comprises my basic set of recommendations. #1. Track your data. As previously stated, monitoring and tracking of a well’s performance, particularly the specific capacity, not only pro-

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Ross L. Oliver — Tom Downey, CWD/PI M. King Hubbert — Brian Berkowitz, Ph.D. Robert Storm — John “Jack” W. Henrich, MGWC, CVCLD Life Members — William “Bill” M. Alley, Ph.D., Leroy Goodson, Beverly L. Herzog, CGWP, Randy Lyne, Thomas E. Reilly, Ph.D., and Jose Joel Carrillo Revera, Ph.D. s Honorary Member — Jane Wittke s Technology — Ray Roussy, PE s Individual Safety Advocate — Jim Wright s Special Recognition — Stephen Baker and Water Replenishment District of Southern California s Groundwater Protector — U.S. Representative Betty McCollum (D-Minnesota) s Standard Bearer — Scott Fowler, CWD/PI

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vides critical and needed operational data, but can offer an excellent and early warning signal that something is just not right and needs attention. It is important to catch and correct the decline of a water well before it is allowed to drop off any more than necessary, especially since it is virtually impossible to fully recover a well’s original state if permitted to drop off more than approximately 30% to 40%. #2. Clean the screen. This simply refers to the ultimate benefit gained from employing mechanical brushing and agitation (and sometimes jetting) of the well casing and the well’s inlet openings, before investing the time and effort in applying chemical treatments. My experience has been clear and indisputable in this regard and is based on numerous examples of success. We now know that the more work and effort initially used to remove loose scale and precipitate will result in less chemical demand, a higher well yield recovery percentage, and an overall safer procedure. In some cases, we were able to regain all of the well’s lost yield by making use of mechanical methods for rehabilitation alone. #3. Know your well. This is no more than some basic advice to fully understand the type and nature of the aquifer as well as the components, construction, and chemical type and concentration (iron, manganese, etc.) of the well in question. In order to do the best job possible on restoring the well’s performance, it is vital for the rehabilitator to consider all aspects of the aquifer and well.

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For example, using an acid to remove corrosion scale may result in an increasing loss of the corroded surfaces, rapidly leading to enlargement of the openings and sand pumping. Fully understanding the chemistry of the well water, the metallurgy of the well casing and well screens, and the type and hydrogeological characteristics of the aquifer are only a few of the many things to consider that must be applied during the rehabilitation of a water well. #4. When in doubt, get help. I don’t know how many times I’ve expressed and passed on this advice in one of my past columns, but I also don’t know how many times I have been reticent in taking my own advice. Although I honestly think I am better at heeding this advice today than in my earlier and more stubborn younger years, I still occasionally have trouble recognizing there are individuals and firms with much more experience and knowledge in evaluating and correcting well problems than I have. However, I am now not as afraid to seek out this superior ability and talent when I need to. Each one of us needs to understand our own limitations of knowledge and experience and seek out and use those who’ve already “been there, done that” even if they are a competitor. After all, isn’t it to our ultimate benefit and reputation to do just that? This wraps up this month’s contribution to groundwater treatment. Until next month, work safe and smart. WWJ

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By Ron Slee

Elections, Thanksgiving, and Small Business Life really is about making a difference and enjoying the season.

ith the election now history, we have a clearer understanding about what direction the American people want their government to take. (As I write this I do not know the answer.) So take heart from whatever the result and enjoy your Thanksgiving with the intent of the season. Give thanks and enjoy this wonderful family time of year. There is also another rather momentous event happening this month— the starting pistol for the shopping season. With this backdrop, I want to talk about the core of our economy and thank each and every small business in America for their creativity, energy, perspicacity, grit, intellect, and every other personal attribute—including luck—that has allowed them to make a difference in the U.S. economy. The core underlying each small business is customer satisfaction and making a difference in each customer’s life be it either commercially or personally.

The Mittlestand As we look around the world and see the difficult economic circumstances ex-

Ron Slee is the founder of R.J. Slee & Associates in Rancho Mirage, California, a consulting firm that specializes in dealership operations. He also operates Quest Learning Centers, which provides training services specializing in product support, and Insight (M&R) Institute, which operates “Dealer Twenty” Groups. He can be reached at ron@rjslee.com.

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Small business is what I want to suggest we give thanks to when we sit down to our turkey or ham and eat too much.

perienced in different parts of the world, we need to be thankful for all we have and reflect on what is necessary to have continued success in what we do. In Germany, the success of its economy has for a long time been caused by the Mittlestand. This is the small and medium businesses that make up about 60% of the jobs in Germany. It is a similar picture in the United States, as shown in Table 1. Small business is what I want to suggest we give thanks to when we sit down to our turkey or ham meal and eat too much. In the United States, as in Germany, it is small business that accounts for a strong percentage of the jobs. Nearly three quarters of all firms in the U.S. have no payroll as these are self-employed people operating unincorporated businesses. These people rely on their skills and abilities to make a living. This is a really small business, an owner/operator. Then there are various categories of businesses according to the number of employees over and above the number with no payroll (see Table 1).

The membership of the National Ground Water Association, based on 2007 statistics, was in excess of 14,000. The majority of the members are small businesses, so this fits nicely into the demographic I am discussing. The small business companies start with an idea that the individual might have something different or better for customers than what is out there at the moment. They then put their money and moxie to work. Many businesses fail— most in the first year. Business failure statistics show about 96% of small businesses (1–99 employees) that enter the marketplace survive for one full year, 85% survive for three years, and 70% survive for five years (Key Small Business Statistics, January 2009, Industry Canada). The Canadian statistics mirror the statistics in the United States. Micro-enterprises (businesses with 1–4 employees) have a slightly lower business failure rate than other small businesses. After five years in business, 70.4% of micro-enterprises survived compared with 66.9% of other small businesses (same source as above). So what puts all of the smaller businesses in a position to succeed? As discussed in a previous column, it is not what you do but why you do it. There is a much clearer view of why we do what it is we do in a smaller business than in larger businesses.

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ployees as well. Developing and maintaining the relationship that leads to a satisfied customer is a given in a small business. It is not necessarily true with a large company and it is significantly more difficult to get every individual to approach the customer with the same excitement and skill. Remember, the culture of a company is not what we want it to be; it is what it is. That is a hard pill to swallow for many business leaders. They would like to have every employee bend over back-

systems and controls as it is about making something happen. “What would you like? Let me see how I can make that happen.” Isn’t that a refreshing thought? In our “oh so busy” world we get busy being busy—sometimes in a most dysfunctional way. In a small business we don’t have time for that nonsense, there is just too much to do. There is an old adage: “If you want something done, you should ask a busy person.”

wards for every customer, but it just doesn’t happen. So why does it happen in a smaller business? I would submit to you it’s because almost everything that is done in a small business is personal. The small business owner and his or her employees work to satisfy the customer, to make a difference. That is why you do what you do. You want to make a difference. Simple as that. This isn’t as much about rules and regulations, policies and procedures,

So it is that at this special time of year—after the flurry of political activity which thankfully has abated—it is time to give thanks. Thanks to all of our customers, our employees, and our suppliers. And thanks too to your family who puts up with all the things you bring home from work each afternoon or evening and weekend. I wish you and all of your associates, friends, and family the most wonderful Thanksgiving possible. After the last few years, you deserve it. WWJ

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By Michelle Nichols

Softening Them Up Here are seven novel tactics to help you sway prospective customers who think your prices are too high.

fter our RV broke down for the fourth time in the first two days of a family vacation a few years ago, my husband and I dragged ourselves into another repair shop. The repair clerk began his spiel about how much the problem would cost to fix— a lot!—and how long it would take— not quick! Hoping for some mercy, we then recounted the highlights of what we had already been through. His answer made me laugh: “Oh, then you’re already softened up.” Wow! I’d found a new tactic to overcome price objection. Humor. Since most of us have customers who tell us “Your price is too high,” this is an important topic. Our repairman’s response worked because it was funny, real, and put his pricing into perspective relative to our recent repair-buying experiences. Here are seven more strategies from my files that other businesses have used to support higher prices and some questions to consider in developing your own tactics. The benefit of being better at overcoming price objection is that you can increase your sales results without any extra selling effort.

1. Try Your Luck I read in Glamour magazine about Alan Perry, a jeweler in Wilmington, Michelle Nichols is a professional sales speaker, trainer, and consultant based in Reno, Nevada. Her Savvy Selling Success Pack is available through NGWA. She can be reached at (775) 303-8201 or at michelle.nichols@savvyselling.com.

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The benefit of being better at overcoming price objection is that you can increase your sales results without any extra selling effort. North Carolina, who offers a moneyback guarantee on diamond rings if it rains at least an inch on the couple’s wedding day and the rings are purchased at least 100 days before the wedding. This has a lottery aspect to it, but you can’t argue with results—Perry reports sales have quadrupled since he started the program. Is there an attention-grabbing money-back guarantee or prize you could offer? Perhaps a year of pump maintenance supplies, or a free pump checkup, or $1000 cash if it rains on the customer’s next birthday.

2. The Gilded Edge Here’s an example of a great strategy I found in the Los Angeles Times. Twelve years ago, Los Angeles gas station owner Paul Moghadan spent an extra $5000 remodeling the station’s unisex bathroom with a chandelier, art, floral arrangements, an Italian slate floor, and gold-plated water fixtures. Moghadan has customers who make a special stop to use his facilities—but first, they have to buy some gasoline. The sign on the bathroom door reads: “Restroom for gas customers only.” What benefit could you offer your paying customers that’s unique and out-

rageous? Perhaps a glitzy annual party for all your customers who spent $1000 with you in the prior year.

3. Print It Up Pricetag Pro sells software to retailers to produce very descriptive, standardized product information tags. This helps customers compare various offerings easily and keeps the sales momentum rolling. Without this information, salespeople often have to leave the sales floor and go look up the data—or, worse yet, call the customer back later. When I met the president of Pricetag Pro, Mike Kneeland, he told me customers are far less likely to negotiate prices when they see the professionally printed price tags rather than handwritten ones. How could you offer more printed information so your customers don’t shop elsewhere? Professionally printed, formally designed price sheets have more price authority than a price jotted down. Remember to present the information in a way that is easy to understand and doesn’t overwhelm your customers.

4. Increase the Options Paccar Inc. makes Kenworth and Peterbilt big-rig trucks, which cost up to 10% more than their rivals. But because of their thousands of options and tremendous focus on quality, they are the leader in their industry. Herbert Schmidt of Contract Freighters, a customer for 20 years, says when he factors in reliability, trade-in value, and the plush interiors that attract better drivers, the premium price is worth it.

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On a significantly smaller scale, most retailers will sell a small bag of traditional M&Mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s candy for less than a buck. However, if you want four 8-ounce bags of custom-printed M&Mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in one or two colors, the candy company sells them online for $38. How can you offer better quality and customization in areas where your customer would be willing to compensate you? Perhaps you could offer custom colors, more choices of languages in product manuals, special training, or personalized products. You might also implement a quality program.

5. Trim It Down Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve discovered that if your customer canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford your price, find a way to sell them fewer benefits for less money. The easy sales path, of course, is to sell them the same package for less money. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy for you today but makes it harder for you tomorrow, because you erode your profit margins and your brand. How can you scale back what you offer so more people can afford to buy from you, but you maintain your profit margins? Perhaps a starter-size installation, a shorter warranty period, or you unbundle follow-up visits.

6. Five Easy Payments Installment programs are very effective in many industries, from late-night TV ads to Wal-Mart. They might work for you too. After all, often when a customer is buying a well, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re also buying a house or making other large expenditures and they might be cash strapped right now, or they might only be

able to afford your base model at this time. How can you help them get started buying from you now, or help them buy the setup they really want by offering some sort of installment plan? Note: I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t recommend â&#x20AC;&#x153;no payments for a year,â&#x20AC;? but paying over time builds commitment and desire in your customers.

7. Educate Your Buyer In another Associated Press story, I learned that Cargill, the large U.S. meat-packing company, found its younger customers frequently didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how to cook the tougher, less popular cuts of beef. Since it needs to sell all the parts of the cow, the outfit put instruction labels on packages and offered online advice and promotions. How can you help your customers use all of your products more easily and happily? Maybe a quarterly newsletter on whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new in water and pumpsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;with perhaps some recipes, car care tips, or nearby travel ideas thrown in for fun. I hope these strategies and questions have given you some great ideas on how you might overcome your customersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; price objections. Happy selling! WWJ

Attend Expo Workshops by WWJ Columnist Savvy Selling author Michelle Nichols will lead a presentation at the NGWA Groundwater Expo. Her session is titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sell More by Overcoming the Price Objection.â&#x20AC;? It will take place from 8:409:50 a.m. on December 5 and is free to all Expo attendees.

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EVENTS

November 2–6/ 2012 Irrigation Show and Education Conference/ Orlando, Florida. Web: www.irrigation.org/ irrigationshow November 4–7/ 2012 GSA Annual Meeting—Geosciences: Investing in the Future/ Charlotte, North Carolina. Web: www.geosociety.org/meetings/2012 November 8/ 2012 Ohio Water Well Association Annual Convention and Trade Show/ Columbus, Ohio. PH: (888) 294-0084 November 11–14/ North Carolina AWWA-WEA 92nd Annual Conference/ Raleigh, North Carolina. Web: www .ncsafewater.org/events_education/ conferences/ac2012 November 14–15/ American Water Summit 2012: Business Models for the Future/ Chicago, Illinois. Web: www.americanwatersummit.com November 14–15/ 41st Annual Water Management Association of Ohio Conference/ Columbus, Ohio. Web: www.wmao.org November 14–15/ American Water Summit 2012: Business Models for the Future/ Chicago, Illinois. Web: www.americanwatersummit.com November 25–29/ 2012 Florida Section AWWA Fall Conference/ Orlando, Florida. Web: http://fsawwa.org/index.cfm December 4–7/ 2012 NGWA Groundwater Expo and Annual Meeting/ Las Vegas, Nevada. PH: (800) 551-7379, Fax: (614) 898-7786, E-mail: customer service@ngwa.org, Web: www.NGWA.org December 7/ Drilling Fundamentals for Hydrogeologists short course/ Las Vegas, Nevada. PH: (800) 551-7379, Fax: (614) 898-7786, E-mail: customerservice @ngwa.org, Web: www.NGWA.org December 7/ Geohazards and the Role of Groundwater and Surface Water short course/ Las Vegas, Nevada. PH: (800) 551-7379, Fax: (614) 898-7786, E-mail: customerservice@ngwa.org, Web: www .NGWA.org December 7/ NGWA Geothermal Forum: Business Success Through Excellent Performance short course/ Las Vegas, Nevada. PH: (800) 551-7379, Fax: (614) 898-7786, E-mail:customerservice@ngwa .org, Web: www.NGWA.org

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2013 January 8/ Louisiana Ground Water Association Convention and Trade Show/ Marksville, Louisiana. PH: (225) 2290666, E-mail: jwalton022@aol.com January 10–11/ 2013 Utah Ground Water Association Conference and Expo/ Mesquite, Nevada. Web: www.utah groundwater.org/index.php?p=1_11 January 10–12/ 2013 Colorado Water Well Contractors Association Annual Conference/ Denver, Colorado. Web: www.cwwca.org January 12/ New Mexico Ground Water Association Winter CEU Classes/General Membership Meeting/ Albuquerque, New Mexico. Web: www.nmgwa.org January 15–16/ Empire State Water Well Drillers Association Annual Meeting/ Rome, New York. Web: www.nywell driller.org/news.asp January 16–17/ 2013 Wisconsin Water Well Association Ground Water Conference/ Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. Web: www.wisconsinwaterwell.com/convention .html January 17–18/ Oklahoma Ground Water Association Annual Meeting and Trade Show/ Norman, Oklahoma. Web: www.okgroundwater.org/default.asp January 22–25/ Texas Ground Water Association 2013 Annual Convention/ San Marcos, Texas. Web: www.tgwa.org/ meetings/2013/annual January 23–25/ Wyoming Water Well Association Convention/ Casper, Wyoming. Web: www.wywaterwell.org/ convention January 25–26/ North Carolina Ground Water Association Convention and Trade Show/ Greensboro, North Carolina. Web: www.ncgwa.org/calendar.shtml January 27–28/ 91st Annual Minnesota Water Well Association Trade Show and Convention/ Alexandria, Minnesota. Web: www.mwwa.org/news1.html January 30/ Symposium on Continuous Soil Gas Measurements: Worst Case Risk Parameters/ Jacksonville, Florida. Web: www.astm.org/index.shtml January 30–31/ Idaho Ground Water Association 2013 Annual Convention and Trade Show/ Boise, Idaho. Web: www.igwa.info/upcoming_events.html

January 31–February 1/ Iowa Water Well Association 84th Annual Convention and Trade Show/ Coralville, Iowa. Web: www.iwwa.org/calendar.htm February 1/ South Carolina Ground Water Association Winter Meeting and Trade Show/ Columbia, South Carolina. Web: www.scgwa.org/pages/home February 6–8/ Nebraska Water Industries Annual Short Course/Convention and Trade Show/ Kearney, Nebraska. PH: (402) 476-0162 February 7–8/ Maryland-Delaware Water Well Association Convention/ Baltimore, Maryland. Web: www.mdwwa.org/ newsandevents.html February 7–8/ Mountain States Ground Water Association Expo/ Laughlin, Nevada. Web: www.mountainstatesground water.com February 11–13/ Ball State University Geothermal Conclave: Ground-Source Geothermal Resources/ Muncie, Indiana. Web: http://cms.bsu.edu/Academics/ CentersandInstitutes/COTE/Sustainability/ Conclave.aspx February 14–15/ Illinois Association of Groundwater Professionals Expo and Annual Meeting/ East Peoria, Illinois. Web: http://iagp.org/?page_id=27 February 18–20/ Missouri Water Well Association Annual Convention/ Lake Ozark, Missouri. PH: (314) 974-6992, E-mail: mwwa.mowaterwellassociation @yahoo.com February 20–22/ Virginia Water Well Association Conference and Trade Show/ Richmond, Virginia. E-mail: tinaroyall @aol.com February 25–26/ 16th Annual Groundwater Industry Legislative Conference: NGWA Washington Fly-in/ Washington, D.C. PH: (800) 551-7379, Fax: (614) 8987786, E-mail: customerservice@ngwa.org, Web: www.NGWA.org February 28–March 3/ Tennessee Water Well Association Annual Meeting and Trade Show/ Gatlinburg, Tennessee. PH: (865) 761-4363 *Dates shown in red are National Ground Water Association events.

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NEWSMAKERS NGWA CERTIFICATION Jeﬀrey W. Williams, MGWC, CVCLD, vice president of Spafford & Sons Water Wells in Jericho, Vermont, earned the Master Groundwater Contractor certification from NGWA in October. It’s the highest certification offered by NGWA in the Voluntary Certification Program and recognizes those who have proven exceptional knowledge and dedication in water well construction and pump installation. Williams Jeffrey W. Williams, has been employed in MGWC, CVCLD the groundwater industry for more than 32 years. Williams has been an officer of the Vermont Ground Water Association for 27 years, serving in all capacities; he is currently serving as treasurer and educational director. Williams has served on the NGWA Safety, Affiliate States, and Rural Water subcommittees. He is currently serving as chairperson for the Government Affairs Committee, a member of the Geothermal Subcommittee, and completing his first three-year term as a Contractors Division and NGWA Board Director. PROMOTIONS Heron Instruments Inc. announced the appointment of Terri Kernaghan as its new distributor services coordinator. Kernaghan brings 10 years of experience within the company and a clear insight into the needs of her customers to her new role. She will focus on strength- Terri Kernaghan ening relationships with the existing distributor base while helping new companies promote Heron Instruments products. Wilo USA LLC announced that Joe Melton will assume the role of director of engineering. Melton has been with Wilo since 2005 Joe Melton 58/ November 2012 Water Well Journal

and has previously held the positions of southeastern regional sales manager and national sales manager for Wilo’s Water Management Segment. Lakos Separator and Filtration Solutions appointed Randy Delenikos as its new vice president of the Waterworks Division. This move comes in preparation for a new line of municipal waterworks separators from Lakos. The company has appointed Delenikos to lead a dedicated effort to further Randy Delenikos develop the marketing potential for filtration in this evolving industry. Delenikos, who has worked in the filtration industry for more than 35 years, has held a number of prominent positions at Lakos, including vice president of marketing and vice president of the Groundwater and Industrial Divisions. Ray Shelor has accepted the position of product line manager for down-the-hole equipment at Atlas Copco Construction Mining Technique USA. Ray Shelor Shelor had been the product line manager for top hammer equipment for the past six years. In his new role of managing the complete DTH equipment line, Shelor will continue to serve the oil and gas markets, as well as the mining and aggregate industries. ON THE MOVE

Control Works Inc., a custom control panel supplier founded in 1983, moved into new sales and engineering offices located in Milford, Ohio. Phone and fax numbers will remain the same along

with the company’s commitment to providing customers with superior control solutions and responsive service. The move was planned to provide staff with additional sales and engineering space. BUSINESS GROWTH Atlas Copco’s Master Driller Program, created to speed up training of drill rig operators during an industrywide shortage of skilled drillers, is now available in the United States after demonstrating success in other countries. The program is based on progressive instruction in a classroom that includes simulated drilling in an actual drill rig cab. The program is designed to train both new drillers and experienced operators on new rigs during fleet upgrades as well as enhances current driller skills to increase a company’s overall efficiency. Mueller Co., a division of Mueller Water Products Inc., a North American manufacturer and marketer of products and services that are used in the transmission, distribution, and measurement of water, has expanded its research and development capabilities with the creation of the Mueller Co. Technology Center. The MTC centralizes the company’s research and development efforts for its core products and is dedicated to developing next-generation technologies for water infrastructure. The MTC is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. CERTIFICATION Grundfos North America has received a significant drinking water safety listing for all pumping systems in its standard product range. The listing, NSF/ANSI Standard 61 Annex G, means all components and materials used in Grundfos’ pumping systems achieve health standards for drinking water safety. The NSF listing covers dozens of pumps and pumping systems designed for boosting water pressure in commercial buildings and water transfer in municipal applications. The company’s investment into certifications positions Grundfos as one of the only global pump manufacturers to achieve this NSF listing across its entire product range. waterwelljournal.com

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WaterCare announced the launch of its newly redesigned Web site at www.watercare.com. Product lines are grouped into residential and commercial categories and offer treatment solutions to water problems such as hardness, high levels of iron and manganese, low pH, and sulfur. It features information on WaterCare’s full line of treatment systems including water conditioners, filters, cartridges, and reverse osmosis drinking water systems. Ergodyne, makers of Tenacious Work Gear and safety supplies, launched its new Web site at www.ergodyne.com featuring a new look and interactive tools that allow Ergodyne to more closely connect with and to better serve its customers. ITT Goulds Pumps has launched a newly designed Web site, www.goulds pumps.com, with a fresh look and new tools that make it easier for customers to find the products and information they need to help them on the job. A new, searchable product information section makes it easier to find pictures and thumbnail descriptions of ITT Goulds Pumps products, with links to product literature and other details. ANNIVERSARY Located near Duluth, Minnesota, Flatwater Fleet is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. Flatwater Fleet increases drill site productivity with its RTT-Rig Tender and WFT-Well Frac product lines. Flatwater Fleet was founded in 1977 by Les Evjen. He owned and managed operations until 2000 when current coowner Dave Cekalla joined the company. Since 2004, the company has been co-owned by current President Scott Deasy and Vice President Dave Cekalla. The company’s line of drill site support tenders, well rehabilitation units, and other equipment provide the industry

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Former Water Well Journal columnist John L’Espoir passed away on September 24 after battling cancer in recent years. L’Espoir was the founder, owner, and president of Enid Drill Systems in Enid, Oklahoma. Enid Drill Systems was a company he started in 1992 after working for the George E. Failing Co. for several years. He was always passionate about his work and looking for better ways to do things. His specialty was to take a problem and come up with a creative, custom solution. He thrived with coming up with better ways to run drilling machines. L’Espoir also wanted to ensure these ideas were passed on to new generations in the drilling industry. This led to the “Transfer of Technology” series of articles that he authored in 30 consecutive issues of WWJ from 2001 to 2003. The series covered topics such as mud pumps/flow, centrifugal pumps, mast designs, and hydraulic systems to electric systems, drilling systems, rig repairs, old machinery, and safety. A revamped and updated version of the with the tools to make drilling operations faster and more profitable than ever before. Flatwater has exported its drill site support tenders and well rehabilitation units to more than 60 countries, resulting in a positive global impact on drilling efficiency. The company has the experience, knowledge, and flexibility to work with drillers around the world whether the requirement is water wells, minerals and mining, soil testing, pollution control, or drilling that is shallow or

series was later published in 30 issues in 2008-2011. A book consisting of the original 30 columns, also titled Transfer of Technology, was published by NGWA Press in 2003 and remains a popular seller in the NGWA Bookstore. L’Espoir was born in Heerlen, Holland, earned a degree in engineering from HTS College in Heerlen, and served in the Dutch Army before coming to the United States. He was a longtime member of the National Ground Water Association and won the 2003 NGWA Technology Award, which is given to someone who has made a major contribution to the groundwater industry in the development of ideas, tools, and equipment or techniques of well construction. He is survived by his wife Sally; daughter Melissa Atwood and her husband Steve; two grandsons, Ethan and Elliott; sisters Martha, Chert, and Thea and families. Joe Samples, 86, of Joe Samples Well Drilling Inc. in White Pine, Tennessee, passed away in September. He started drilling water wells for his father several years before he started Joe Samples Well Drilling in 1954. He was drafted to serve aboard the naval vessel, USS Dickens, in World War II. Joe Samples Well Drilling celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2004. One of Samples’ grandsons, Brian Lane, CPI, is operations manager of Joe Samples Well Drilling and is a member of the National Ground Water Association Board of Directors.

deep, slim hole or large diameter, mud, air, or auger. The company recently completed an expansion that has more than doubled its production capacity and added additional office space at its facility near Duluth. Do you have any news about your company or someone at your firm? If so, send all the necessary information to: Mike Price, Water Well Journal, 601 Dempsey Rd., Westerville, OH 43081.E-mail: mprice@ngwa.org. Deadline is 15th of two months preceding publication (November 15 for January issue).

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Solinst Provides Bladder Pumps for Representative Sampling

Available in 316 stainless steel or PVC, Solinst bladder pumps allow

representative groundwater samples in all types of applications. Ensuring no air/water contact during operation, they provide high integrity VOC sampling, meeting the guidelines of regulators worldwide. Both the 1.66-inch and 1inch-diameter pumps are excellent for regular flow or low-flow sampling, with rates from 2 liters/minute (0.5 gpm) to 100 milliliters/minute (0.03 gpm) or less, using a Solinst Model 464 Control Unit.

Bladder pumps are effective at any angle, to depths of 500 feet below grade for stainless steel versions, and 100 feet for PVC. Pumps are rugged and long lasting. Teflon bladders are durable and ideal for dedication. Disposable polyethylene bladders are also available for short-term applications and help avoid cross contamination. Portable pumps come with tubing on a freestanding reel, while dedicated versions come with tubing and well caps ideal for long-term monitoring. Circle card no. 60

The new benchmark for robustness, reliability and versatility www.indarpump.com

For more than 70 years Indar has been presenting great solutions to its customers. Not only in terms of design, manufacturing and services for submersible equipment, but also by offering different construction choices. A wide range of product options, makes Indar submersible units some of the most versatile, robust and reliable products in the worldwide market.

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SJE-Rhombus, a provider of quality control solutions for water and wastewater applications, introduces a new, easy-to use data logging control panel. The EZ Series In-Site CL control panel is designed to quickly connect to a laptop computer for system programming, monitoring, and reporting. The control panel is designed to control one or two 120/208/240V single phase pumps in water and sewage installations. It features a Modbus Port located on the inside door to quickly connect to a Windows-based PC to download system events which have occurred, including pump run times, pump cycles, alarm conditions, HOA settings, power outages, and service calls. The In-Site software (included) automatically formulates system data, up to 4000 events, creating easy-to-read reports so system conditions can be monitored and corrected. Circle card no. 61

Merrill Introduces New Stainless Steel Hydrant Elbows Merrill Manufacturing introduces two new stainless steel hydrant elbows. The SSHE125 is 1¼-inch insert by 1¼inch MIP and the SSHE1000 is 1 inch insert by 1 inch MIP. Each connect plastic pipe to male iron pipe. Each hydrant

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Atlas Copco Updates ROC Manager Drilling Software

and is equipped with a 230 hp Cummins diesel engine in both open cab and closed cab options. Ground pressure when fully loaded is only 4.9 psi. The

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unit has rollover protective structure and falling object protective structure components. Terramac's front and rear bolton attachments can accommodate a variety of needs in the drilling and general construction industries. Original equipment manufacturers as well as contractors can have their own machinesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;drills, cranes, water tanks, and moreâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;mounted on the Terramac RT9 crawler carriers. The Terramac RT9 is now available for sale or rent. Circle card no. 64

Atlas Copco announced the availability of ROC Manager 3.0 planning and administration software, replacing ROC Manager 2.0 for SmartROC drill rigs. In addition to creating drill plans, the new software will also produce production and fleet management reports, including the ability to create reports to compare all SmartROC drill rigs in a fleet. Data provided by ROC Manager 3.0 includes drilled versus planned holes; accumulated hours for engine, percussion, and drilled meters; average penetration rate; meters per engine hour; percussion time by engine time; and operator access to the latest production planning. The software is composed of four primary integrated functions: (1) creating work orders and drill plans; (2) presentation and analysis of log files; (3) monitoring of work performed by rigs; (4) a report generator. The drill plan created in the office by ROC Manager 3.0 may be transferred to the rig by a USB device or wirelessly via Rig Remote Access. Log files may be transmitted from the rig to the office in the same manner.

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Laser-Marked Water Level Meter from Solinst Gives Consistent Measurements

tanks, and cascading water, with almost zero displacement.

The Solinst Model 101 P7 water level meter features a submersible probe and durable PVDF flat tape. The flat tape has accurate laser markings every 1/100 feet or each millimeter. The thick dog bone design reduces adherence to the side of well casing. The tape also has increased tensile strength and electrical efficiency with the use of six strands of copper-coated stainless steel and 13 strands of stainless steel in each conductor. The P7 Probe is engineered to allow submersion to 1000 feet, making it ideal for depth to water, as well as total well depth measurements. The sensor at the tip of the probe provides consistent measurements in wells, boreholes,

Sonic Drilling Technology Is Ideal for Sensitive Projects

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cause more harm or be impossible to complete. Sonic Drill Corp. rigs are in use on six continents and in every application imaginable. While there are unlimited applications for this technology, the top three uses for a sonic drill rig are geothermal installations, environmental investigations, and mineral exploration. Circle card no. 66

Horiba Announces Water Quality Instrumentation Due to its non-intrusive abilities, sonic drilling technology has often been used for sensitive projects such as dam remediation, nuclear site investigations, and hazardous waste site reclamation. Because vibrations from the drill bit are not transmitted far beyond the drill, penetrations can occur into very sensitive areas such as critical ecosystems, unstable terrain, or vulnerable situations where traditional drilling would either

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FEATURED Horiba’s instruments deliver quick, accurate measurements in the lab or in the field. They efficiently measure the level of oil in water or soil for environmental applications, check for residual oil on semiconductor parts which have been cleaned, and measure oil on any industrial surface. Measurement of multiple water electrochemistry parameters and turbidity using Horiba’s U-50 Series instruments also simplifies the acquisition of field data using one instrument. Circle card no. 67

McElroy Unveils TracStar 500 Series 3

hydraulic clamping. With the heater now included as an attached part of the machine, users no longer have to manually place the heater in the carriage during the fusion process. The economy engine setting saves fuel by throttling down when idle. The addition of hydraulic clamping helps reduce operator fatigue and saves time by clamping pipe into jaws of the carriage with the push of a lever. The TracStar 500 Series 3 is capable of fusing thermoplastic pipes from 6inch IPS to 20-inch outer diameter in size. The fusion carriage can be removed and lowered into a ditch for fusions in tight spaces.

failure. The unique Model 80DI VFD valve is designed to minimize flow losses and hydraulic shocks in the pumping system. It features a standard epoxy coating (NSF-approved powder) ductile iron body to support deep set pumps. An exclusive stainless steel guided poppet system ensures the valve automatically adjusts noiselessly from high to very low flow rates. The radiuses of the valve seat allow a self-cleaning “one point swiping action” by the radius-edged custom molded rubber seal disc. All internal parts are made from corrosionresistant materials and have a high strength durable design.

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Flomatic Offers Patent-Pending Submersible Pump Check Valve

McElroy introduced the first selfcontained, self-propelled, all-terrain fusion machine 15 years ago in the TracStar 500. Now, McElroy is releasing the third generation of the machine. The new McElroy TracStar 500 Series 3 features major additions over previous models, including an indexer-mounted heater and facer, economy engine throttle setting, and

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Flomatic Corp. introduces a new, special patent-pending submersible pump check valve for use with variablefrequency drive control submersible pumps. Standard check valves will “chatter” and be noisy when a VFD goes to low flow, causing premature wear and eventual

If you have a product that you would like considered, send a release to Mike Price, Water Well Journal, 601 Dempsey Rd., Westerville, OH 43081. E-mail: mprice@ngwa.org.

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Palmer Bit Company has been recognized worldwide for providing the highest quality bits to the drilling industry for over 50 years. We manufacture bits for drilling everything from clays to limestone. With our experience we can help lower your bit cost, with the proper bit selection for your drilling conditions. We are available 24/7 to assist you with any questions you may have. Call 800-421-2487 Satisfaction Guaranteed www.palmerbit.com MC/VISA accepted

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60 Down Hole Inspection Waterwell Camera Inspection Systems • Portable, Truck or Trailer mounted. • Retrofit compatible with Laval and most geophysical logging winches. • Full repair service and spare parts for CCV, Boretech, Wellcam and Laval cameras and controllers. • Forward and 360 degree side wall viewing color cameras. • Depths to 5,000 feet.

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EQUIPMENT WANTED: Electric motors wanted. Vertical hollow shaft pump motors. 20 to 500 hp good or bad, will pick up. PH: (800) 541-1562.

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1 – 16 Elevators All steel with safety latch. SEMCO of Lamar 800-541-1562 Fax 719-336-2402

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S4,000 Pump Hoist, 8,000# cap., 35 telescoping mast, 30 gal. oil tank, hydro pump, 5T safety hook, hydro controls and variable speed engine control . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,245 S6,000 Pump Hoist, 16,000# 3L cap., 35 telescoping mast, 30 gal. oil tank, hydro pump, 5T safety hook, hydro controls and variable speed engine control . . . . . $16,445

S8,000 Pump Hoist, 22,000# 3L cap., 36 telescoping mast, 30 gal. oil tank, hydro pump, 7T safety hook, hydro controls and variable speed engine control . . . . . $20,845

S10,000 Pump Hoist, 30,000# 3L cap., 40 telescoping mast, 30 gal. oil tank, hydro pump, 9T safety hook, hydro controls and variable speed engine control . . . . . $28,545

S12,000 Pump Hoist, 48,000# 4L cap., 44 telescoping mast, 6000# tail out line, 72 gal. oil tank, hydro pump, 11T safety hook, hydro controls and variable speed engine control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,945

S15,000 Pump Hoist, 60,000# 4L cap, 48 telescoping mast, 6000# tail out line, 72 gal. oil tank, hydro pump, 13T safety hook, hydro controls and variable speed engine control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40,645

S20,000 Pump Hoist, 80,000# 4L cap, 40 telescoping mast, 6000# tail out line, 72 gal. oil tank, hydro pump, 13T safety hook, hydro controls and variable speed engine control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $53,845

S25,000 Pump Hoist, 100,000# 4L cap, 40 telescoping mast, 6000# tail out line, 100 gal. oil tank, hydro pump, 15T safety hook, hydro control and variable speed engine control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $61,545

S30,000 Pump Hoist, 120,000# 4L cap, 40 telescoping mast, 6000# tail out line, 100 gal. oil tank, hydro pump, 15T safety hook, hydro control and variable speed engine control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $76,945

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S30,000, 84 , 56 , BC outriggers, HD cathead, 2 spd., sandreel, AB for sandreel, AB reg., aux., oil cooler, light kit, power arm, PT hookup, 22 bed, toolboxes, 2012 Freightliner 108SD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $259,918

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M33 Jessen/Monitor, 1-PR, SB, 1995 Ford F-350, gas, 5 spd., 4 2 . . . . . . . . . $17,900

M34 Jessen/Monitor, RC, PR, SB w/1992 GMC Top Kick, 3116 Cat, 5 spd. . . $19,500

5T Smeal, PR, bed, toolboxes, 2004 Ford F650, Cummins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,950

Walker-Neer 20T rated, double cathead, sandreel, 3rd leg, 1976 Chevy . . . . $19,500 S6,000 SEMCO, 44 , oil cooler, RC, 2 spd., SR, PR, light kit, toolbox package, bed, 2004 Dodge Crew Cab 3500, auto. . . . . . $35,950

S12,000 SEMCO, 48 derrick, HS PTO, oil cooler, sandreel, BO cylinder, 2 spd., aux., PR, PT hookup w/air, light kit, 20 bed, toolboxes, red and white, 2008 International 4300, DT466, red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $82,855

S12,000 SEMCO, 44 , HS PTO, oil cooler, SR, BO, 2 spd., aux., PR, BC outriggers, light kit, 16 bed, toolbox, 2006 International 4300, auto., yellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . $87,039

S12,000 SEMCO, 44 , AS PTO, sandreel, BO cylinder, oil cooler, 2 spd., aux. pipe racks, BC outriggers, light kit, 16 bed, boxes, 2007 Freightliner M2, C-7 Cat, 6 spd., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $80,871

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S12,000 SEMCO, 48 , HS PTO, oil cooler, sandreel, BO cylinder, 2 spd., PT hookup w/ air, aux., pipe racks, light kit, 2008 International 4300, DT466 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $81,755

S15,000 SEMCO, 48 , AS PTO, sandreel, BO cylinder, aux., 2 spd., oil cooler, light kit, PT hookup, 2006 International 4300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $87,312

S25,000 SEMCO, 50 , AS PTO, HD cat head, 2 spd, sandreel, aux., oil cooler, power arm, PT hookup w/air, light kit, 18 bed, boxes, 2008 Freightliner, Cummins, 6 spd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $131,135

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135 Rigs Enid Drill Systems Inc www.eniddrill.com 580-234-5971 Fax 580-234-5980

4510 E Market, Enid, OK 73701 USA

New rigs—custom designs

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New and used equipment needs

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FOR SALE: 2000 T25 DRILTECH, serial no. 732476, CAT C15, 526 HP, 1000 CFM air, 10,000 hours. 420 4½ drill rod, 3½ regular. Mounted on Sterling 9501, powered by CAT C12 400 HP, Miller Bobcat 225 AMP welder, Meyers Fracturing Pump. $195,000. Call (603) 942-5581.

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Ground Water Monitoring Instrumentation Geokon, Inc. manufactures high quality hydrological instrumentation suitable for a variety of ground water monitoring applications.

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Geokon instruments utilize vibrating wire technology providing measurable advantages and proven long-term stability. The World Leader in Vibrating Wire Technology

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Dales Water Services Ltd., which is located near Ripon, North Yorkshire, England, provided a water supply for the Cricket Club located in Ripon to ensure that the playing surface is always in top condition.

Dales Water Services Ltd. sponsors and is involved in a number of local sports teams in the Ripon area. The company was established in 1979.

After the drilling took place, approximately 10,000 gallons of water per hour was obtained. All photos courtesy of Jonathan Dalton of Dales Water Services Ltd.

“Closing Time” is the page of Water Well Journal that showcases—you! It will always feature a few pictures of people at work at job sites around the world. Please send in photos and brief descriptions and you just

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