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FEATURED ARTICLES 17 Well Inspection Contracts By Gary Hix, RG, CWD/PI
Are you certifying results? Do your customers understand the results? 21 There’s No Such Thing as a Small Oil Spill By Lana Straub
Make sure your business is set when it comes to SPCC rules. 25 Murphy’s Law By Jennifer Strawn
Flexcon Industries engineer Lucas Murphy designs and races off-road vehicles.
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FEATURED COLUMNISTS 28 Safety Matters by Gary Ganson, CIH, CSP Ergomonics Safety There’s no OSHA standard in sight, but it’s still an essential best practice.
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A Lesson in Customer Service e couldn’t help but stare at the waitress who slowly came out of the kitchen at the busy restaurant. She had a tray absolutely packed with glasses filled to the top with a variety of drinks, but what caught our eyes was the Styrofoam to-go box. It was tucked beneath her chin and chest. Seriously. It, along with all of the glasses on her tray, made for a slow walk around the dining area. But the waitress went from table to table and told customers which drinks to take off her tray. When the last one was finally snagged, she picked up her chin, dropped the to-go box onto the tray, and took it to another table and handed it to a customer. I half-expected her to hold up her hand like a magician and shout, “Wa-la!” Honestly, I was speechless. My wife finally broke the silence and said, “You gotta give it up for her; the girl is working hard.” There was no doubt about it. She might have made for a peculiar sight, but there was no doubt about the waitress’ goal. She was determined to offer her customers the best service possible. And I’ll admit it; she did. It was unlike another experience I had just days earlier. I ordered a part for my car over the phone, and knowing I inherited absolutely none of my dad’s mechanical know-how, I asked if it could be installed by a service technician when it came in.
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The first feature article is “Well Inspection Contracts” by Gary Hix, RG, CWD/PI, on page 17. Hix says that as a water well driller or pump installer you could be asked to inspect a private water well system for a real estate transfer or refinancing transaction. However, he adds that may not be as simple as it sounds due to the language of the reports affiliated with such inspections. Hix says it is critical that contractors check the language and have an open dialogue with the home buyer or refinancer so they fully understand the limitations of your inspection, the qualification of what it means for the future of the well performance, and that the water was sampled and tested for the specific Gary Hix, RG, CWD/PI parameters requested and reported only. Freelance writer Lana Straub details the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures Rule in her feature story “There’s No Such Thing as a Small Oil Spill” on page 21. Straub says the rule states some business owners must prepare for the worst type of spill
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that could happen at their business by creating a plan and implementing it, adding that the EPA estimates more than 600,000 facilities nationwide should be complying with the rule. She details the criteria in which a company would need a plan, how to set up a plan, and issues to look out for to make sure your business stays in compliance once a plan is in place.
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The monthly installment of Safety Matters is titled “Ergonomic Safety.” Columnist Gary Ganson, CIH, CSP, points out in the column on page 28 that while there is no Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulation covering ergonomics, OSHA can still cite a company if ergonomic hazards are identified, using best practices developed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the American National Standards Institute. Ganson says company owners understanding the science behind ergonomics and making sure their employees recognize potential hazards at Ganson, the job site not only avoid potential citations, Gary CIH, CSP but increase productivity and diminish financial losses relative to medical costs and downtime on the job. Ganson lays out what goes into an ergonomics program as well as the training it takes to keep employees up to speed.
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While on Capitol Hill, NGWA presented U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) with the Groundwater Protector Award, which recognizes people in government, industry, and the private sector for their public service efforts in conjunction with groundwater conservation and protection. Sanders is a strong champion of ground source heat pumps, in part the result of conversations over the years with NGWA Fly-in attendee and NGWA board member Jeff Williams, MGWC, CVCLD. Freelance writer Jennifer Strawn profiles Lucas Murphy of Flexcon Industries in a Water Well Personalities feature. In “Murphy’s Law� on page 25, she writes about Murphy who is not only a manufacturing engineer with Flexcon but also the creator of Murphy’s Law Motorsports, an Ultra4 racing team. Ultra4 racing takes cars over courses that range from 50 miles to more than 160 miles long and terrains in which the vehicles must navigate through and over sand, mountains, mud, trees, and rocks.
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The National and International Conference on Groundwater Don’t miss this opportunity to explore ‘everything groundwater!’ Join industry professionals from around the world to explore “everything groundwater� at the 2013 NGWA Summit taking place April 28-May 2 in San Antonio. Hear keynote speaker Charles Fishman, New York Times best-selling author of The Big Thirst, and John Jansen, Ph.D., PG, who will deliver his 2013 NGWREF McEllhiney Lecture* titled “Keeping the Pump Primed: Aquifer Sustainability,� as well as other guest lecturers.
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New Nebraska Irrigation Wells Surged in 2012 The Lincoln Journal Star in Lincoln, Nebraska, reported on February 22 the number of new irrigation wells in the state crossed the 1000 mark for the first time in seven years in 2012, according to the Department of Natural Resources. The 1105 new wells were the most since 2005. The 2012 total was more than double the number added in 2009 or 2010 and more than 350 more than 2011, according to the paper. One likely cause was the accompanying surge in prices for corn and soybeans. A drought that settled over Nebraska and surrounding states last summer is another, said Dave Aiken, an agriculture and water law specialist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. “It’s a combination of drought and record commodity prices,” Aiken told the newspaper. “If corn was $2 or $3 a bushel, we wouldn’t see as many wells, despite the drought.”
The latest report on new irrigation wells from the state did not include a breakdown by the Department of Natural Resources. One reason is that well drillers have 60 days to register a new well from the last day of 2012. That means the current count is not final. Statewide, there were 17,551 new wells added from 1993-2011.
Montana Exempt Well Bill Passes Senate The Bozeman Daily Chronicle in Bozeman, Montana, reported an exempt water well bill passed the Senate on February 27. Two similar bills, Senate Bill 19 and House Bill 561, sought to define which clusters of small wells would no longer be exempt from water rights regulations. Both bills passed out of their committees, but the House bill failed 68-32, while the Senate bill survived. In the House floor debate, Rep. Steve Fitzpatrick (R-Great Falls) asked legislators to support his bill to prevent the
Department of Natural Resources and Conservation from coming up with its own definition. “I’ve seen the DNRC rules that are being drafted, and they’re quite stringent,” Fitzpatrick said. “We can make a law or let the executive branch make it for us.” Both houses’ bills eliminated exemptions for two or more wells if they were piped together and watered the same parcel of land. That means subdivisions would be unaffected because their hundreds of wells are rarely physically connected and each waters its own parcel. If the legislature doesn’t pass a law, the DNRC will go through an extensive process, including several rounds of public comment, to determine a rule of its own.
Housing Starts Fell 8.5% in January Housing starts fell 8.5% at a seasonally adjusted annual rate in January, the U.S. Census Bureau reported in Febru-
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ary. Multifamily (five or more units) accounted for the drop, plunging 26% after a 34% leap in December. This series tends to be volatile, especially in winter when one large project can swing the monthly percentage widely. Housing starts are important to the water well industry as they can indicate possible construction of new water well systems. Single-family starts edged up 0.8%. Compared with January 2012, total starts rose 24%; multifamily, 35%; and single-family, 20%. Building permits climbed 1.8% for the month and 35% year-over-year, with multifamily up 1% and 47%, and single-family up 1.9% and 29%. Homebuilders remain almost evenly divided between those who view conditions as good or poor, based on the National Association of Home Builders’ report of its monthly Housing Market Index, which dipped one point in February to 46, just below a breakeven reading of 50.
Wyoming. The USGS, at the request of the U.S. Congress, has published reports on water-level changes in the High Plains Aquifer since 1988. Congress requested these reports in response to substantial water-level declines in large areas of the aquifer. This multi-state, groundwater-level monitoring program has allowed waterlevel changes in all eight states to be tracked over time and has provided data critical to evaluating different options for groundwater management. This level of coordinated groundwater-level monitoring is unique among major, multi-
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NGWA Washington Fly-in Educates Policymakers Approximately 70 NGWA members from around the country gathered for the 2013 NGWA® Washington Fly-in, February 25-26 in Washington, D.C., to educate policymakers about groundwater. But before heading to the Hill, attendees received an update from key agency officials on the latest policy developments related to water supply, contamination assessment and remediation, and geothermal heat pump tax incentives. NGWA was pleased to host the recently named U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water Director, Peter Grevatt. Grevatt began his remarks highlighting groundwater’s significant contribution to the nation’s water supply and its growing importance. He thanked NGWA for its leadership, including our partnership with the EPA in the Source Water Collaborative. As Grevatt shared, the Collaborative is currently working to build bridges with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Future Farmers of America, and other agriculture groups to ensure that food production is maintained while water quality is protected. The EPA is also working to finalize technical guidance for Class VI injection wells (i.e., wells to sequester carbon dioxide underground). In the hydraulic fracturing area, the EPA expects to finalize its draft guidance on hydraulic fracturing when diesel is used. Few oil and gas hydraulic fracturing operations are using diesel currently, but if they do, this guidance is aimed at protecting underground drinking water sources from contamination. More broadly, the EPA is also closely coordinating their activities with the Bureau of Land Management’s rulemaking dealing with hydraulic fracturing operations on public lands. Two additional major initiatives in the hydraulic fracturing area include work on a study of the potential impacts to drinking water from hydraulic fracturing led by the EPA Office of Research and Development and wastewater discharge regulations being developed under the Clean Water Act. After listening to the first day’s speakers and an afternoon briefing session, NGWA Washington Fly-in attendees were ready to “hit the Hill,” visiting their Congressional offices. Despite the rain, NGWA members enthusiastically took on the job of educating Congressional staff and members about their businesses and the importance of groundwater to their states and constituents. In particular, Senators were asked to join the newly formed Senate Water Caucus. The Senate Water Caucus was established late in 2012 by Senators Mark Pryor (D-Missouri) and Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), in part as a result of that year’s drought. NGWA is helping the Senators get the caucus off the ground and anticipates holding a briefing for Caucus members later this spring. In House offices, the discussion was about reinvigorating the House Water Caucus that lost momentum with the departure of its primary organizers. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) was presented with the Groundwater Protector Award during the event by NGWA 12/ April 2013 Water Well Journal
From left to right, NGWA President-Elect Griffin Crosby, CWD/PI, Senator Bernie Sanders, and Treasurer Jeff Williams, MGWC, CVCLD. President-Elect Griffin Crosby, CWD/PI, and Treasurer Jeff Williams, MGWC, CVCLD. Senator Sanders is a strong champion of ground source heat pumps (GHPs), in part the result of conversations over the years with Williams. ISCO Industries brought staff from four states, expanding the number of Congressional offices reached. NGWA members’ investment in attending this year’s and past Fly-ins will be beneficial as GHP tax incentives are scrutinized as part of larger tax reform discussions, and overall as the Association continues its work to promote the use of properly installed GHPs. NGWA thanks PENTAIR Myers • Sta-Rite and Baker Water Systems Division for their sponsorship support, which helps to make the event possible. The National Ground Water Association’s Government Affairs’ Web page updates those in the groundwater industry on the latest rules and regulations. The Web page also features current initiatives, position papers, state contacts, state groundwater monitoring programs, and tools for contacting congressional members. For the latest updates, visit NGWA’s Government Affairs Web page at www.ngwa.org/Advocacy-Awareness/Pages/ default.aspx.
NGWA Submits Comments to FMCSA NGWA submitted comments in response to a notice in the Federal Register addressing the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s authority to revoke the ability of carriers with egregious violations to operate. The comments provide insight into how overall safety could be improved and approaches that should reduce the number of carriers considered to have these types of violations. In addition, the comments included Compliance Safety Accountability need for uniform inspection and enforcement, waterwelljournal.com
overall CSA scoring, and determination of the peer group in which water well drilling and water systems contractors belong, as these factors may impact you regarding outcomes of roadside inspections in terms of both your company’s and driver’s ratings. Water well construction equipment is not typically encountered by inspection and enforcement personnel, so there is a natural curiosity—and actual and perceived violations may be noted, which can also affect your CSA scores. To read the comments, visit www.ngwa.org/AdvocacyAwareness/Documents/FMCSA_11413comments.pdf.
Site of 2013 NGWA Groundwater Expo Slated for Grand Opening in May
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The site of the 2013 NGWA® Groundwater Expo and Annual Meeting is slated for its grand opening May 19-20. The grand opening celebration for the Music City Center will include a free open house for the community on both days and feature live local music, as well as a free street party and outdoor concert on May 20. Nashville Mayor Karl Dean will present his State of Metro address at the Music City Center on May 20 as part of the grand opening festivities. The 2013 Groundwater Expo will take place December 3-6. Construction on the $585 million facility began in January 2010 and will be completed on April 30. During May, furniture, fixtures, and equipment will be installed, and staff training will continue. Already more than 100 meetings and 800,000 room nights have been booked. The Music City Center totals 2.1 million square feet. That includes 1.2 million square feet of public space and a 900,000-square-foot garage which includes 1800 parking spaces. Major features include a public art collection comprised of more than 80 pieces; Sixth Avenue that runs through the building; and the 57,500-square-foot Grand Ballroom which seats 6000 people. Green features include solar panels and a green roof. The building is on track to receive LEED Silver certification. Due to its larger size, the Music City Center will be able to host 75% of conventions in the country, compared to 25% that can currently be accommodated at the Nashville Convention Center, site of the 1999 and 2001 Groundwater Expos. To learn more about the 2013 Groundwater Expo, visit GroundwaterExpo.com. Twitter @WaterWellJournl
Safety Meeting Sheets Available from NGWA Press Safety is a critical issue for those working in the groundwater industry. With that in mind, NGWA has a product that will enable companies to have detailed discussions on a variety of safety topics every week. Safety Meetings for the Groundwater Industry is a collection of 52 safety meeting sheets created so that a company can have an industry-specific “tailgate talk” each week over the course of a year. The sheets are created on two-part carbonless forms so that they can be filed in a manager’s office with a copy available if ever needed. Talking points on a variety of industry-related safety topics are at the top of the sheets. The bottom contains an area where related topics and employee recommendations can be written. There is also a place for all employees attending and the supervisor or manager to sign, signifying their participation in the meeting. Among the topics are hearing conservation, proper blocking of drill and pump service equipment, properly storing fiber rope, and safety from falling objects. The sets of 52 sheets cost $40 for NGWA members and $50 for nonmembers. You can visit NGWA’s Bookstore at www.NGWA.org today to purchase a set, or call (800) 5517379 or outside the United States (614) 898-7791.
Franklin Electric Gifts $300,000 for McEllhiney, New Efforts NGWA manufacturer member Franklin Electric Co. has made a $300,000, six-year commitment to continue to support the National Ground Water Research and Educational Foundation’s McEllhiney Lecture Series in Water Well Technology, as well as to develop additional programs to enhance water well system professionals’ skills and competencies. In May 2005, Franklin Electric began underwriting the lecture series. Franklin Electric has made half of its pledge for continued underwriting of the McEllhiney Lecture Series, and the other half is devoted to other workforce development programs, including providing $5000 a year for six years for a scholarship for vocational training at a recognized institution offering either a drilling or a water systems curriculum, or both. The balance of $20,000 a year will go to develop instructional programs and aids in water well systems installation and service. Franklin Electric is a global leader in the production and marketing of systems and components for the movement of water and automotive fuels. “Franklin Electric has long been committed to education and training in the water systems industry,” says Dehancey Davis, president, North American Water Systems for Franklin Electric. “We are proud to continue our support of the McEllhiney Lecture Series, and we embrace the opportunity to invest in the NGWREF workforce development programs for the future growth of our industry.” “The commitment is the largest commitment in the Foundation’s 20-year history,” Foundation Board President Steve Schneider, MGWC, adds, “and comes as a part of a significant fundraising campaign for the Foundation.”
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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 app downloadable online in the App Store at www.apple.com/ iphone/apps-for-iphone. The app 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. While there are often regional differences in the use of some terms, the document is certainly an ideal collection of the definitions that relate to groundwater and the professionals who work with it. 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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Well Inspection Contracts Are you certifying results? Do your customers understand the results? By Gary L. Hix, RG, CWD/PI s a water well driller or pump installer, you could be asked to inspect a private water well system for a real estate transfer or refinancing transaction. This should be a comparatively simple task to perform since you are in the business of building and maintaining these same items. It’s made even easier in many states because there are no licensing standards for who can conduct private and shared water well system inspections for real estate transfers. The only qualifying criteria that you might have to meet are what might come from the mortgage lender in your state.
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Make sure they fully understand the limitations of your inspection, and the qualification of what it means for the future of the well performance. You may be asked on occasion to inspect a private water well system that you actually drilled and equipped as a contractor. Simple enough task to inspect it, right? Just go out to the property, take a look around, check the equipment, and write a report that everything is working okay. Sounds like a pretty good way to pick up a few bucks when things are slow. But before you do, step back and take another look at what this inspection request really is—or better yet, what it isn’t. It isn’t contracting and it’s not a service call. So right off, it may not be covered by your contractor’s liability insurance policy. Work of this type would normally be covered by Errors and Omissions (E&O) policies.
And if your report states, certifies, or otherwise implies a warranty of the well’s performance as the lenders often require, you may not be covered by your contractor liability insurance policy. A dictionary definition of the word “certify” strongly implies that under your hand and seal you have attested to the accuracy and validity of what is stated in your report. If you drilled or equipped the well that you inspected and certified in your report, then there is little room to explain why you neglected to report some aspect of the system that is later found to be inadequate. For example, if you state in your inspection that the well is capable of producing 10 gallons per minute, what might it imply to the buyer? You could have been reporting that the pump is a 10 gpm model that produces between 5 gpm and 15 gpm depending upon total dynamic head? To a realtor it could mean that you certified that this well is capable of 10 gpm all day. Persons not familiar with private water wells are not expected to know what a drawdown measurement is, what
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INSPECTING/from page 17 a pump curve is, what total dynamic head means, or even what an aquifer’s sustained yield value means. They just remember what the certified flow test report has determined about the well they will be using for several years. The mortgage lending industry takes the demand for well certifications a great deal further. The current U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs wording provided by mortgage loan officers when inspecting private and shared domestic water wells asks the well inspector to “certify” that the shared water system can meet the following minimum property requirement (Lenders Handbook, VA Pamphlet 26-7, Revised, Chapter 12). Consider this passage:
Iron is visibly present from a water filter pulled at an inspection.
Well must be capable of providing a continuing supply of safe and potable water to each property simultaneously, so that each dwelling will be assured a sufficient quantity for all domestic purposes.
This poorly worded VA standard is virtually impossible to be certified to by anyone. The tense of the entire sentence asks for an implied warranty of a future event wherein it states that the well “must be capable” and not that it currently is capable. No other inspector (home, termite, or septic tank) is asked to certify something in the future. In addition, a “continuing supply” assurance coming from a mortgage lender could only imply that the assurance must be good for the duration of the loan. Why would a lender want the water supply to be certified as sufficient and safe for anything less? This sentence is also asking the well inspector to certify that each property on the shared well system will receive a sufficient quantity of water for all domestic purposes provided to each property simultaneously. How much water is a “sufficient quantity for all domestic purposes” simultaneously provided to the borrower and all his neighbors? Just as ambiguous is asking the well inspector to certify that the water supplied by a water well is “safe and potable” to drink. The VA wording does not say what standard of water quality would make the water “safe” and “potable.” The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has many standards of 18/ April 2013 Water Well Journal
quality for drinking water for public water systems, but there are no water quality standards for private and shared water well systems in most states. Yet, mortgage lenders often submit the following as a VA standard that the water must meet. Water quality for an individual water supply must meet the requirements of the health authority having jurisdiction. If the local authority does not have specific requirements, the maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will apply.
Some states have no local authorities with standards for private water wells. There are at present approximately 90 MCL parameters that the EPA has specified as standards to be met for public water systems providing groundwater from wells. This suite of water quality tests costs at least $3800 and takes 30 days to process. I don’t think this is a water quality standard that private water well systems would be expected to meet. You probably don’t want to be the first well driller or pump installer to be challenged by a home buyer who discovered the water well doesn’t perform as stated. Or worse yet, you don’t want the home buyer to discover their water
Water with high levels of iron in a water system. All photos by Gary Hix, RG, CWD/PI
doesn’t meet the water quality standard that they assumed they would get. The real estate and mortgage lending industries incorrectly assume well water can be tested for the presence or absence of coliform bacteria, including the secondary test for E. coli, and if the result is negative for both, the water is potable. They often refer to this as the “potability test” and ask if you can collect a water sample while conducting the well inspection. The mortgage industry doesn’t specifically tell you where to collect the sample. If all this seems confusing, it is. The real estate industry in general is also quite confused about this aspect of inspecting and testing private water wells for quantity and quality in the midst of their transactions. Many brokers, agents, and loan officers have never handled a transaction with a private water well as the sole source of water. Therefore their belief in the wording of the inspection report is taken as truth without reservation. They assume the well produces the stated gpm by virtue of a document they call a “certified flow test,” and that the water is “certified potable” and therefore safe to drink. If you perform private water well inspections for real estate transfers and financing transactions, chances are you are working for either the home buyer or the refinancer. They are your customer. Just make sure they fully understand the limitations of your inspection, the qualification of what it means for the future of the well performance, and waterwelljournal.com
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NGWA has published 15 BSPs. They are free to members of the Association and $75 for nonmembers. The National Ground Water Association’s Web site, www.NGWA.org, has information on regulations and much more for each state. Go to the “Advocacy-Awareness” tab and then click “State contacts.” You will be taken to a map of the United States. Click a state and you will find details on well construction, licensing, testing, geothermal, key contact information, and more. that the water was sampled and tested for the specific parameters requested and reported only. Make it clear the well may still require owner maintenance, periodic servicing, and certainly additional water quality testing in order to say that the water is safe to drink. Make it clear to the real estate broker or agent that the meaning of legally potable does not mean that the water is totally safe to drink. Until a majority of states adopt some level of water quality standards to be met for the sale and transfer of real property subsisting on private or shared water wells, there will continue to be confusion and uncertainty just prior to the closing. It’s time we opened dialogue on this subject and work together to resolve the confusion and develop a more practical well performance and water quality standard for the protection of the health, safety, and welfare of the private well owner/buyer/borrower. WWJ
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There’s No Such Thing as a Small Oil Spill Make sure your business is set when it comes to SPCC rules. remember hearing jokes back in May 2010 when the BP oil spill was happening in the Gulf of Mexico. It was a spill of such magnitude that none of us on the outside looking in could wrap our heads around it. There were jokes because people couldn’t deal with the true devastation going on. Funny thing is, no oil spill is a small oil spill to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and none are a laughing matter. The EPA created Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) rules to prevent and deal with events like the BP spill and the thousands of others that occur each year on land and on sea. The current SPCCs have been formulated and amended through the years to reflect current needs of the time and date back to the development of the Clean Water Act more than 40 years ago. According to the EPA’s Emergency
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Most drilling businesses probably need a plan, just from the nature of the type of equipment they run and the types of fuel and oils stored on-site. Management Web site, the Oil Pollution Prevention regulation was created in 1973 through the authority set forth in Section 311 of the Clean Water Act: The oil pollution prevention regulation sets forth requirements for prevention of, preparedness for, and response to oil discharges at specific non-transportation-related facilities. To prevent oil from reaching navigable waters and adjoining shorelines, and to contain discharges of oil, the regulation requires these facilities to develop and implement Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) plans and establishes procedures, methods, and equipment requirements (Subparts A, B, and C). In 1990, the Oil Pollution Act amended the Clean Water Act to require some oil storage facilities to prepare facility response plans.
The Clean Water Act was originally developed in 1972 as a response to public outcry against major water pollution
By Lana Straub occurring throughout the United States in the late 1960s. The Clean Water Act has been amended several times in its history and has helped establish water as a forefront issue in environmental regulatory circles. The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 was born out of the need by Congress to respond to the Exxon Valdez spill. The book, Environmental Law, by William Rodgers Jr. explains: “The Exxon Valdez spill has been called the ‘Pearl Harbor’ of the U.S. environmental improvement, and there is no doubt that the environmental carnage inflicted there and the publicity associated with it put the ‘crisis’ stamp on congressional responses to the continuing problem of oil spills” at that time. According to the Emergency Management section of the EPA, after the Exxon Valdez accident, “the Oil Pollution Act amended the Clean Water Act to require some oil storage facilities to prepare facility response plans.” It amended even further when revisions were made to subpart D in July 1994 that required owners and operators of facilities to prepare for the worst type of spill that could happen at their business by creating a plan.
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The EPA sources estimate that more than 600,000 facilities nationwide should be complying with the SPCC rule. But how do you know if you fall into this category? The EPA has set the following criteria to determine if your business is subject to compliance. All three of these criteria must apply to your facility, including your shop or your equipment yard. If all three apply, then you must comply with the SPCC rule.
Here are a few tools to help you familiarize yourself with the SPCC rule and ensure that your facility is compliant should you ever have a spill or EPA compliance come knocking at your door.
1. A non-transportation-related facility 2. Has aggregate above ground oil storage capacity of more than 1320 gallons or completely buried capacity of more than 42,000 gallons 3. Can be reasonably expected to discharge into or upon navigable waters of the United States or adjoining shorelines. The EPA has defined a non-transportation-related facility to include “industrial, commercial, agricultural, or public facilities that use, store, drill for, produce, gather, process, refine, or consume oil or oil products.” When calculating your oil storage, the EPA reminds you to be sure to calculate your capacity, not your current usage. If you can store more than 1320 gallons above ground in various containers, including “tanks, containers, drums, transformers, oil-filled electrical equipment, and mobile or portable totes,” then the rule applies to you. When thinking about your oil-filled electrical equipment, be sure to include your hydraulic systems, lubricating systems, machine cooling systems, and circuit breakers in your calculations. If you are wondering what the EPA means when they refer to “navigable waters,” EPA Region 5 Superfund explains navigable waters in this manner on its Web site: This determination is based upon a consideration of the geographical and locational aspects of the facility. The location of the facility must be considered in relation to streams, ponds, and ditches (perennial or intermittent), storm or sanitary sewers, wetlands, mudflats, sand flats or farm tile drains. The distance to navigable waters, volume of material stored, worst case weather conditions, drainage patterns, land contours, soil conditions,
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EPA Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule www.epa.gov/OEM/content/spcc/ index.htm U.S. EPA Tier I Qualified Facility Plan Template www.epa.gov/OEM/docs/oil/spcc/ tier1template.pdf How to Prepare Your Own SPCC Plan: Online Course for Tier I Qualified Facilities www.sdcounty.ca.gov/deh/hazmat/ hmd_tier_1_template_course.html SPCC Qualified Facilities Planning Page from EPA www.epa.gov/OEM/content/spcc/ spcc_qf.htm Region 5 EPA Superfund www.epa.gov/region5superfund/oil/ spcc.html Information on how to self-certify your plan www.epa.gov/emergencies/content/ spcc/spcc_qf.htm etc., must also be taken into account. Further, according to the regulation, this determination shall not include consideration of man-made features such as dikes, equipment, or other structures (like levees) that may serve to restrain, hinder, contain, or prevent an oil discharge.
There’s a good possibility that your business may need an SPCC plan. My research has told me most drilling businesses probably need a plan, just from the nature of the type of equipment they run and the types of fuel and oils stored on-site in the shop or equipment yard. Once you have determined you need an SPCC plan in place, you have to decide if you can self-certify or if you need to hire a professional consultant to prepare your plan. If you want to self-certify, there are links in the “Tooling Up” section to various resources, including templates and free training sessions to help you do the plan yourself. If you choose to hire a
consultant, look to pay between $2000 to $7000 depending on the size of your site and the amount of tanks and equipment you have to account for. Whether you self-certify or hire a professional, someone in upper management should be actively involved in the plan preparation and implementation. It is upper management that will ultimately be held responsible by EPA for the content and implementation of the plan, not the consultant. After you get your plan into place, the most difficult part comes: compliance. Complying with a plan includes making sure you follow through with all of the requirements listed in your plan. This includes training your employees in proper inspection techniques, detection procedures, and reporting protocols. In preparing this article, I contacted Steve Lichten, president and principal environmental scientist for ESCI EnviroServices Inc. Lichten has more than 30 years of experience in the hazardous waste field. In that time he has taught both university degree courses and extended education courses in multimedia environmental management and compliance, industrial safety, and emergency response planning and management. There is a link in the “Tooling Up” section to one of his online classes offered free to those interested in learning more about SPCC plans and how to become compliant. Lichten listed the following items as the most common compliance issues, especially with Tier 1 and Tier 2 facilities: • Failure to conduct the frequent inspections per the schedule in the plan • Failure to follow up on inspection issues/findings • Failure to maintain the integrity of the secondary containment • Failure to keep drainage valves closed • Failure to keep written records of containment stormwater drainage and inspections • Failure to conduct and document the required five-year SPCC plan review • Failure to keep the plan updated or current (and failure to recertify) for any technical amendments • Plan not consistent with field/facility conditions waterwelljournal.com
• Spill response supplies not maintained • Spill response procedures not consistent with what employees actually perform • Overfill prevention devices and/or high level indicators not present or not functioning • Personnel training not performed or refreshed annually. What’s the most important part of complying with the SPCC rules? Lichten says, “My opinion is that there is still a need for plan developers (both internal to a facility and outside consultants) to really comprehensively learn what needs to be included in an up-todate SPCC plan and what focus those plans should have.â€? Lichten reminds small business owners that whether you hire a consultant to build your plan or do it yourself, make sure you keep up to date with the current regulations. “I still see far too many plans that look like they were written by folks who have not read or kept current with any of the revised federal SPCC rule requirements, current available training or
guidance,� he explains. When I asked Lichten how often a plan needed to be modified, he had a detailed response: SPCC plans are required to be reviewed at least every five years, and amended as necessary after that review. If there are no “technical� changes (a new tank, an increase in facility capacity, facility or tank/ equipment/containment changes that impact spill risk, etc.), there is no requirement to re-PE certify the plan . . . although management must document the review. I strongly recommend that plans and the ongoing compliance and implementation be reviewed by facilities and businesses at least annually, though. Administrative changes can be made anytime and do not require PE recertification.
If a “technical change,� the plan must be amended and recertified by a PE within six months of that technical amendment or change. Bottom line: SPCC plans are a living document and have no business just sitting on a shelf never to be opened or reviewed. The SPCC rule has been in place for many years, and the EPA expects those
Steven Lichten, president of ESCI EnviroServices Inc. in Long Beach, California, offers tools to help you comply with SPCC. They can be found on the author’s blog at www.watertells .com/SPCC-Tools. who haven’t complied with it in the past to do so in the future. Not all drilling companies will be required to comply, but some drilling firms meet the criteria. If you are one of those firms and haven’t put a plan in place yet, I would urge you to do so as soon as possible. Sources have told me that one of the reasons the EPA has allowed businesses to self-certify is because they want businesses to comply voluntarily. Those sources have also told me that EPA is moving from a compliance stance into an enforcement stance in the near future. It’s imperative you learn more about the SPCC rule and get into compliance. You may not have an oil spill at your office the size of the Exxon Valdez or the BP disaster, but you need to be prepared for a worst-case scenario. Remember, to the EPA there is no such thing as a small oil spill. WWJ
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gate through sand, mountains, mud, trees, and rocks. So, a lot can—and often does—go wrong during a race. For example, during a particularly muddy race, Murphy’s wheel came loose when he was 30 minutes ahead of second place with eight miles left to go in the race. He changed the tire early in the race, but the wheel didn’t seat properly and eventually came loose. “The wheel studs actually pushed in and broke all of the bolts that hold the front spindle on. The tire essentially came off,” he says. It was a breakdown that probably would have taken many teams out of the race, but Murphy and his co-driver, Jon Hastie, were ready. They had all of the tools they needed with them to make the repair. They carry a ready welder—a battery-operated MIG welder—along with a set of wrenches, hand tools, a spare alternator, drive shaft, and other components such as hydraulic hoses. “We essentially welded the spindle back on, put the tire back on, and crossed the finish line with a respectable finish,” Murphy says. The team ended up placing fourth out of 38 cars in the race.
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Lucas Murphy (below center photo) is a manufacturing engineering manager at Flexcon Industries in Randolph, Massachusetts. He also has an Ultra4 racing team where cars go over courses up to 160 miles on terrains ranging from desert (upper left) to rocks and boulders (upper right). All photos courtesy Bower Motorsports Media “We come up with some pretty serious MacGyver-like fixes on the side of the trail if need be,” Murphy says. “When we’re preparing for a race, we try to look at the weak links to see what can fail on the car that could prevent us from crossing the finish line.” Being prepared for the worst and knowing how to fix it—and fix it fast— is a skill he uses on the job, too. Ultra4 is similar to lean manufacturing, he says, because it’s all about having a plan in place. “If we have a breakdown at the factory we have contingency plans in place, and we have to work fast to fix it because when we’re not producing product we’re losing money,” he says.
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MURPHY’S LAW/from page 25 Flexcon Industries manufactures prepressurized diaphragm tanks. Its products include Well-Rite, Flex-Lite, and Challenger series tanks. Its newest offering is the Flexcon In-Well pressure tank. Murphy’s co-workers say his ability to find a way to get things done is one reason they enjoy working with him. “He’s one of those guys who can translate an idea into a finished product,” says Wind Evans, director of marketing, business development, and technology at Flexcon. “I do a lot of product development, and he’s the guy I want on my team because he can usually figure out how to do it.” Nearly all of the equipment in Flexcon’s factory is custom built, which is another way Murphy says his work is similar to Ultra4 racing. Murphy used his engineering experience to design and build his own custom car. Murphy designed and built his car— his second since he started racing in 2009—with the help of friends and family and raced it for the first time in the 2013 King of the Hammers, February 38 in Johnson Valley, California. A oneday race in the desert Murphy describes as the “Daytona 500 of Ultra4 racing.” He used SolidWorks CAD software to design the entire chassis. He started with the design of the suspension system and built the car around the design. “Every part of the car is hand built, every piece from the chassis to the motor mounts,” he says. He used his brother-in-law’s fabrication shop after hours to make the components for the car. Sponsors like Fox Racing Shox also provided some components. “It’s really amazing how he did it,” Evans says. “When you look at the drawing he started with and see the finished car, they look identical.” Murphy started with the suspension because it’s the key to having a good Ultra4 car, he says. “You can have a really good rock crawler with a low-tech suspension, but to have a good Ultra4 race car you need to have a very good suspension. It’s not just buying the parts, it’s actually setting up. It’s like tuning a musical instrument,” he explains.
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Lucas Murphy of Flexcon Industries and Murphy’s Law Motorsports. Photo courtesy Bower Motorsports Media
“He’s one of those guys who can translate an idea into a finished product. I do a lot of product development, and he’s the guy I want on my team.” Murphy started building off-road vehicles in college when he participated in Baja SAE, a design competition sponsored by the Society of Automobile Engineers. Teams built off-road vehicles that could navigate through rough terrain and even water. He went on to build his own rock crawler in his spare time and raced in the Rausch Creek qualifier for the first time in 2009. He’s been racing ever since. “It’s so hard to describe Ultra4 racing,” he says. “The cars can go fast— some up to 120 miles per hour—and you can’t even imagine the types of obstacles you can drive over.” Other than safety rules, Ultra4 has very few rules, which makes racing fun, Murphy says. He races in the unlimited class, where cars need to be low-range four-wheel drive and have a winch. “Sometimes it’s a bit like lawless anarchy on the course,” he says. For example, if someone’s blocking his path and the driver won’t move, he can “nerf” them, which basically means he’s allowed to bump into them. “The stuff they do is absolutely nutty,” Evans says. “The vehicle can do 85 miles per hour, but yet it can climb over potential boulders. Lucas has a video from a race when his car goes airborne—several feet off the ground.”
Although the cars can reach high speeds, average speeds for races are often just under 30 mph in the desert and about 22 mph in the woods. Murphy’s co-driver helps him navigate the courses using GPS. “We have a system of vocab that we use to call out the corners and how sharp they are,” he says. “It’s easy to overdrive the corners. You’re driving so fast in the woods that you can’t see what’s around the next corner.” Some cars have just one driver, but Murphy doesn’t recommend it. “If everything goes well, they’ll have a great day. But the chances of everything going well are few and far between,” he says. In one race, he and his co-driver winched the car over a hill by pulling the winch rope up the hill and anchoring it in order to pull the car up over the hill. “If you have just one driver, that’s going to be tough to do on your own,” he says. “There’s just no way you’re going to be as fast as a two-person team.” Evans says it’s a good example of how Murphy solves problems. Some drivers may try to crawl up the hill, but if it’s quicker to winch the car up the hill, that’s what Murphy will do. This year, Murphy plans to race in about seven events and travel more than 15,000 miles. For the King of the Hammers race, he and his team drove from Massachusetts to California in a Kenworth truck Murphy converted into a camper. He’ll also travel to Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, and Wisconsin for races. What’s great about the sport is the diversity of the racers, he says. “You’ve got anyone from some guy who built his car in his garage on a budget to NASCAR driver Robby Gordon with cars that cost a quarter of a million dollars,” he says. “It’s a tough sport to put into words; you just have to see it. It’s pretty amazing to watch.” WWJ See more photos, video, and more on the Murphy’s Law Motorsports Facebook page at www.facebook.com/murphyslawmotor sports. Find more information on Ultra4 racing at http://ultra4racing.com.
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By Gary Ganson, CIH, CSP
Ergonomic Safety There’s no OSHA standard in sight, but it’s still an essential best practice.
rgonomics has been a topic for regulation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for many years. It’s a hot political issue. The prostandard advocates argue that developing standards is necessary to protect workers. The other camp makes the financial argument. In these tough economic times, the costs involved puts a prohibitive burden on businesses. The reality is that OSHA will not introduce any new ergonomic regulation affecting the drilling industry or any other industry. However, that doesn’t prevent OSHA from applying its general duty clause. That clause requires business owners to provide their employees with a job site that is free from recognizable hazards such as musculoskeletal injuries or ergonomic stresses. OSHA can still cite a company if ergonomic hazards are identified, using programs and tools such as best practices developed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and the American National Standards Institute. It is more difficult for OSHA compliance officers to document and defend citations using these other tools and programs, but they still have the ability to do so. So not only are water well drilling companies still vulnerable for compliance, but it’s necessary for company owners and managers to understand the science behind ergonomics and make
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It’s necessary for company owners to make sure their employees recognize potential hazards at the job site. sure their employees recognize potential hazards at the job site. It makes good business sense for companies to have an ergonomics program and to do continuous evaluations. These actions increase productivity and diminish financial losses relative to medical costs and downtime on the job. As any owner of a water well drilling company knows, it’s not easy to find qualified contractors. To lose one because of a repetitive stress injury might mean replacing them with someone not as qualified and jobs might take twice as long.
Why should owners pay attention to ergonomics? So how do you keep your workers safe from ergonomic injuries? First, recognize that the problem exists. Some business owners might say, “That’s not a problem on my project site.” In other words, they’re really saying, “I need to focus on other things like getting the work done. Ergonomic injuries are low on my radar and I won’t pay attention until something happens.” With some small family-owned businesses, there might be a reluctance to
report small injuries. After all, all hands are needed on deck and every worker counts. Eventually, though, these types of injuries can’t be ignored. For instance, carpel tunnel syndrome is not disabling initially. But if nothing is done to curtail the repetitive stress that brought it on, carpel tunnel syndrome will be more than a temporary disability. It will be a permanent disability with no chance of reversal. Early knowledge and intervention is the trigger here.
What causes ergonomic injuries? In extreme cold weather, hands and feet are already exposed to reduced blood flow. Add vibration to those extremities and any injury can be amplified. Soft tissues like muscles, tendons, and ligaments are vulnerable when blood flow is decreased and additional stresses are introduced. Without adequate stretching or maintaining good blood flow, our risk of injury increases during cold weather. Another common—sometimes overlooked—cause of ergonomic injury is all the heavy lifting some workers must do on the job.
Who’s likely to develop ergonomic injuries? Water well contractors are already at risk for ergonomic injuries and there are additional factors that collectively impact them. Risk of such injury to contractors includes exposure to vibration, especially in temperature extremes and particularly in cold weather. In analyzing which workers are most likely to get hurt on the job, there are waterwelljournal.com
two categories most at risk. First are the new hires. They are typically younger and they are more likely to think they are invincible. Another group of workers in the water well drilling industry particularly susceptible to ergonomic injuries is the aging workforce. Most at risk of injury would be workers 55 to 65 years old. Their frequency of injury might be low, but the severity is higher. It takes more time and money for an aging body to heal.
How can workers prevent ergonomic injuries? One of the key steps to reducing ergonomic risk is recognizing personal limitations and abiding by them. It is said that with age comes knowledge. Applying that knowledge to understanding the limitations of our bodies is critical to preventing an injury. Going home safely at the end of every workday is a goal everybody should achieve. Contractors must remember to dress warmly, add heat to their extremities, stretch, and remain aware of risky conditions in extreme cold weather. Remember, muscles and tendons are less flexible and more likely to become stressed or permanently damaged if exposed to vibration. It is not necessary to hold on to vibrating equipment directly. Another important safety measure is tool design and removing the ergonomic stress. If there is a tool that can do the heavy lifting, twisting, or prying, that tool should be used. Many rigs have lifts on them. So use them—even if it takes a little longer. That’s the smart way of doing the job. An obvious step to ergonomic safety is having and wearing the right personal protective equipment. Workers need to wear the right boots in a wet environment so they don’t slip. They should wear the right gloves to maintain a tight grip. Another simple but effective tool for drilling crews is to start the day with stretching exercises, which significantly reduce ergonomic issues and problems. There are posters, Web sites, and any number of sources that show quick and easy stretching exercises that can be performed in a few minutes, but they save many hours of recovering from injury. Twitter @WaterWellJournl
Another resource that can be used is the lifting equation developed by NIOSH. It puts a value on how much strain and stress each type of job puts on the body. Contractors can sometimes be around uneven surfaces. Lifting and trying to maintain balance and footing will put a person at increased risk of injury. If applying the NIOSH lifting equation, these factors will be taken into account to determine the safety of the work activity.
What actions should workers and owners take?
brought on by repetitive and incorrect lifting, moving, rotating, bending, and pulling until the pain becomes so intense the worker is forced to do something about it. The bottom line? Everyone needs to be trained to recognize ergonomic hazards and stresses, and how to proactively prevent injury. WWJ There are a number of good ergonomic safety programs online that provide training, including OSHA at www.osha .gov/SLTC/ergonomics and NISOH at www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/ergonomics. There is also a downloadable program called ErgoEASER from the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Health, Safety and Security. It can be found at www .hss.energy.gov/ergoeaser/download. html.
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By Ed Butts, PE, CPI
Life Cycle Costs Why You Should Care, Part 3
e continued our discussion on life cycle costs (LCC) of a pumping system and why you should care about them last month. This month, we will discuss the final four factors and a real-world example. Once more, the various factors determining the costs associated with the life cycle of a pumping plant are included in the following equation): LCC = CIC + CIN + CE + CO + CM + CD + CENV + CD/D where: CIC = Initial costs of the pump, motor, drop pipe, cable, well seal, riser check valves, etc. CIN = Installation costs including labor, hoist truck, rental equipment, etc. CE = Energy costs (the actual cost per hour of the pumping unit multiplied by the predicted hours of operation per year) CO = Operational costs (labor cost associated with supervising the operation) CM = Maintenance and repair costs CD = Downtime costs (from the loss of production) CENV = Environmental costs (from contamination and cleanup of pumped fluid) CD/D = Decommissioning and disposal costs.
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We have previously outlined the first four factors, from the initial costs to the operational costs. Now, let’s explore the final four factors.
CM: Maintenance and Repair Costs In order to obtain the maximum service life from a pumping plant, sufficient maintenance on a regular and adequate scale must be enforced. Many excellently designed and wellbuilt plants have ultimately failed before their normal life expectancy simply due to inadequate maintenance. In almost every case, the original manufacturer of the individual components (pump manufacturer for the pump and motor manufacturer for the motor) is the best source of information regarding the required frequency and type of maintenance that should be conducted on their component. Ed Butts, PE, CPI, is the chief engineer at 4B Engineering & Consulting, Salem, Oregon. He has more than 35 years experience in the water well business, specializing in engineering and business management. He can be reached at epbpe@juno.com.
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In some cases, routine maintenance is a function of the number of hours of operation. In others, the maintenance schedule should be determined on the specific service such as the total gallons pumped through the unit. Where the design is based on an existing concept or previous installation, the opportunity often exists to fine-tune the new design and optimize the function, learning from the errors or inefficiency of the prior unit. For a maintenance program to be fully effective, consideration must be given towards providing adequate access to and around each component and service ports. For example, experience has shown that hiding or placing a grease zerk from notice or easy access will lead to infrequent service. Additionally, the ability to provide free air movement and flow around the unit, particularly electric motors and engines, must be accommodated. This also includes the need to avoid the accumulation of ponded water in the vicinity of the air inlet for an electric motor, as the drafting of this moisture into the motor bearings and windings can lessen the life of the motor substantially. Depending on the application, cost of the unit, and the potential financial loss, maintenance can either be routinely budgeted on a yearly basis or included in a budget grab bag where it must compete with other types of maintenance-required items. Usually, developing some means of predicting the normal maintenance and preparing a basic yearly budget for performing at least a minimal set of repairs provides the most optimum service life for a pumping system. Although unexpected failures cannot usually be predicted with any certainty, the failure of most components can be estimated statistically through the calculation of the “mean time before failures� (MTBF). Most manufacturers of individual and specific components in pumps and motors such as bearings, seals, and drive couplings can provide the data related to the MTBF of their component, which can then be included for a unit-wide assessment. All of these factors can be compared with the expected working life of the unit to help determine when service or repair can best be undertaken to prevent the unexpected loss of production.
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Generally speaking, the way a plant is run, combined with actual operational and tracked performance data, will not only have a major impact on the frequency and type of maintenance and service needed for a pumping plant, but will also determine the functional life of the unit. The unexpected can become the expected and planned for when sufficient data is accumulated to aid the decision makers in evaluating the timing and type of repair for a pumping plant.
duction (pumped water) must be made against the alternate source. For example, in an irrigation setting, the loss of a well pump designed to irrigate 100 acres of sweet corn in midAugust can have a devastating impact on the farmer if he has made no provisions for obtaining an alternate source of water. This scenario represents one of the most severe examples, while a one-day loss of a residential well pump serving a family of five may be more of an acceptable loss—well, except to the wife!
CD: Downtime and Loss of Production Costs
CENV: Environmental Costs
This is a variable that is often very difficult to predict or estimate, but can nonetheless have a huge impact on the bottom dollar profits. When evaluating a maintenance program for a pumping plant, consideration must also be given towards the potential for major repair, and thus the projected downtime of the facility. Provisions must be made for the inevitable loss of use of the unit and how the process can continue during the repairs. Usually, the cost of an unexpected period of downtime and the loss of production that goes with it can represent a significant element in the life cycle cost of a specific unit, which can even rival the energy costs. The best way to avoid this impact is through proper planning and provisions for some means of implementing a backup or diverting the service of the downed unit to an alternate. In each case, the comparison of the potential loss of pro-
The costs associated with the discharge and containment of any contaminants produced during the failure, repair, or loss of service of a pumping plant can vary widely, depending on the specific application and type of service. On one extreme, the loss of a cooling pump for a nuclear reactor can certainly have a devastating impact on the reactor along with the potential for a widespread plume of contamination, whereas a few drops of spilled chlorine coming from the disinfection of a water well during a service procedure is understandably much less serious. Generally speaking, the kind of costs associated with an environmental contamination includes contaminated water from packing and stuffing boxes, and the loss of lubricant such as grease or oil.
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CD/D: Decommissioning and Disposal Costs
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This is the last factor involved in determining the life cycle cost of a pumping plant and generally one of the least. Generally, the decommissioning of a pumping plant is offset by the installation of a new, often larger, pumping plant and the costs associated with the decommissioning are usually included in the cost for the new unit. Disposal costs, especially in the present day of recycling and reuse of virtually every type of metal and plastic, is often a cost offset by the funds provided by the recyclers. Although the purchase cost of used metals and plastics is nowhere near the cost of purchasing and installing a replacement unit, the funds are generally adequate to justify the effort for recycling. Obviously, the primary warning for this factor is when the disposal consists of equipment that routinely pumped hazardous, radioactive, combustible, or toxic fluids. In these cases, disposal is dictated by federal and state laws and can require expensive and extensive procedures be followed. In all cases, it is wise to carefully examine the past service life of the unit in question and the allowable means of disposal before undertaking the project.
Design flow rate Design head Design frictional head Bowl efficiency Motor efficiency Power costs Operational hours/year Projected life Initial cost Initial installation costs Maintenance costs per year Projected repair costs
1000 gpm 250 feet 32 feet 83% 94% 15¢/kW/hour 4400 30 years $35,000 $1800 $600 $4500 every 10 years
1000 gpm 250 feet 24 feet 76% 82% 15¢/kW/hour 4400 24 years $18,000 $1000 $200 $6000 every 8 years
Downtime costs Decommissioning costs Interest rate Inflation rate
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A Real-World Example
You decide which example is the superior option, why, and what the projected life cycle cost is for each one. I have provided you with enough information for you to determine the answer to each question. So think about it, go back over the past three “Life Cycle Costs” columns, and give it your best shot. We’ll meet again next month to discuss. Until then, work safe and smart. WWJ
Our real-world example uses a fairly common and simple comparison between a deep well vertical turbine pump (VTP) and a deep well vertical submersible pump (VSP). This is the type of routine life cycle costs made all the time. However, I believe it is much more commonly conducted in the potable water municipal market. The variables are as follows:
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By William J. Lynott
Avoid at All Costs Don’t make these money mistakes that can significantly impact your finances. mart people make dumb mistakes, especially when it comes to money. Why this is so has experts puzzled, though there are many theories on the subject. Whatever the reason for this enigma, here are a half-dozen costly money mistakes you need to avoid:
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1. Failing to separate personal finances from business performance Many business owners and professional practitioners keep a sharp eye on business performance while cheating themselves and their families by failing to manage their personal finances skillfully. That’s a poor idea. These are two entirely separate challenges. Both of them need and deserve your best efforts. There is no better time than now to review your personal financial health and your goals for a secure financial future.
2. Failing to plan for retirement We humans tend to assign more importance to today than to tomorrow. While the concept of retirement seems to be undergoing some drastic revisions these days, for most of us there comes a time when our working days will end. With today’s longer life spans, that means as much as 20 or 30 years beyond our high income working years. How well we are able to support ourBill Lynott is a management consultant, author, and lecturer who writes on business and financial topics for a number of publications. His book, Money: How to Make the Most of What You’ve Got, is available through any bookstore. You can reach him at wlynott@ cs.com or through his Web site: www.blynott. com.
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selves during those years will depend on how well we have organized and executed a financial plan to support the lifestyle we deserve. As far as retirement is concerned, planning and executing is entirely up to you—no one is going to do it for you. If you don’t do it, it won’t get done. That’s why making use of today’s tax deferred retirement plans such as 401(k) and others are so important. Make certain you are investing every cent you can afford into your retirement plan.
3. Ignoring creeping debt loads To put it simply: Debt sucks. Failing to understand the devastating consequences of out-of-control debt is perhaps the most serious (and dumbest) money mistake one can make. And be assured, if you fail to control your debt, it will eventually control you—with terrible consequences. Today’s credit card society presents an unprecedented opportunity to slip into the hands of the “debt monster.” Once you’re in its clutches, it will be difficult if not impossible to escape. Studies have long since proven we spend more lavishly when we’re using a credit card than when we have to dig into our pockets for cash. That sets us up for the minimum payment trap. As our credit card balances climb, submitting to the temptation to pay only the required minimum payment also climbs. Once you start paying only the minimum amount due on a credit card, the oppressive interest rates charged by credit card companies will have you swimming against a vicious and unrelenting fiscal tide. That’s why the only sensible use of credit cards is to charge only the amounts that you are able to pay in full
when the monthly bill arrives. If you can’t afford to pay in full, you can’t afford to charge it.
4. Falling prey to loss aversion If you’ve ever stubbornly held on to a rapidly depreciating stock because you’re sure it will eventually recover, you’ve become a victim of loss aversion. What is that? Loss aversion is a peculiar psychological quirk in many of us humans that causes us to work much harder to avoid a loss than we are willing to work to make a profit. In short, we are so reluctant to take a loss that we will postpone taking action beyond sensible time constraints. When it comes to the stock market, once a stock or mutual fund starts falling in value, we focus on the paper loss we have already suffered. Instead of cutting our loss and moving on, we hold on to the stocks in the hope they will recover simply because we can’t face up to taking a loss. Loss aversion makes itself felt in nearly every aspect of life. For example, imagine you are shopping for groceries and about to buy your favorite brand of frozen waffles. If you see the price has dropped, you’re pleased and you make the purchase. You’ve made a financial gain. But if the price has increased by the same amount, you’re facing a loss. So you put it back in the freezer and do without. If you want to learn more about the self-defeating behavior of loss aversion, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loss _aversion.
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money at tax time, but don’t be fooled. The IRS gets the last laugh when you increase your payroll withholding or quarterly tax estimates to avoid owing the IRS money at tax time. When you do that, you’re giving the government an interestfree loan at your expense. The least expensive way for you to pay your tax liability is to try to have your withholding and estimated payments come out as close as possible to the amount owed.
6. Falling victim to anchoring The next time you’re having dinner at a nice restaurant, take a look at the wine menu. Often you’ll see a single bottle listed at $100 or more, while all the other bottles are listed at half that price or less. Many restaurants do this, knowing a $25 or $50 bottle of wine will seem much more affordable compared to the $100 bottle, which they know they are unlikely to sell. Behavioral economists describe this situation as “anchoring.� Once we see a high price, it anchors our expectations for price, making the lower priced alternatives seem more attractive. You’ll find the anchoring principle in many other places, including appliance stores. Avoiding these six money mistakes will make you a more shrewd money manager than most people you know. WWJ Information in this article is provided for educational and reference purposes only. It is not intended to provide specific advice or individual recommendations. Consult an accountant or tax advisor for advice regarding your particular situation. Circle card no. 25
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By Julie Hansen
Creating Customer Urgency Try raising the stakes! ’m going to think about it.” “We’re just not ready to make a decision.” How many times have you heard this when attempting to close a sale? How do you typically respond? Do you immediately back down? “Okay, I’ll call back in six months.” Do you play hard ball? “What’s it going to take to get you to buy today?” A lack of urgency to move forward on the customer’s part can’t typically be cured by either extreme. So how do you create urgency? This may go counter to everything you’ve heard about sales, but I don’t believe we can force urgency upon another person. Hey, they either have it or they don’t. But what we can do is help our customers uncover their needs and help ignite an urgency to take action. Of course, I am not referring to the obviously manufactured attempts to create urgency, such as, “I shouldn’t tell you this, but prices are going up next week.” Although occasionally true, people can smell false sales pressure a mile away. The seller who screams “Fire sale!” too often is soon taken about as seriously as the boy who cries “Wolf!” I am talking instead about fostering authentic urgency—building a customer’s desire to act upon needs they were perhaps unaware of, have forgotten, or chosen not to handle because they’ve become overwhelmed with other decisions or priorities.
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Raising the stakes involves making a series of associations that escalate the importance of making a decision. Change the Stakes A powerful way to help a customer reconnect with their needs and the urgency to act is to employ a technique I learned as an actor called “raising the stakes.” An actor uses this tool in order to understand their character’s urgent need to reach their goal or solve their problem. Have you ever seen a movie where the character’s goals or problems are not of the utmost urgency? No. After all, a character who doesn’t have a strong desire to solve their problem makes for a pretty weak film. A customer who doesn’t have a strong desire to solve their problem makes for a pretty weak prospect. How does it work? Raising the stakes involves making a series of associations that escalate the importance of making a decision and the consequences of either indecision or a poor decision.
Just Like the Movies Movies offer great examples of raising the stakes. If the hero doesn’t find the bomb by midnight, the city will be destroyed. If the city is destroyed, the country will go to war. If the country goes to war . . . . You’ve seen this movie, right? The stakes keep getting higher and higher until it is inconceivable the hero will not do everything within their power to find a solution!
Although the stakes may not be quite as high for your customers, the same premise of escalating consequences can work just as well. Here’s an example of raising the stakes in your world. You installed a water well system a couple years ago. Upon looking at the system on a maintenance check, you’ve recommended the homeowners replace the water tank because a bladder in the tank is internally broken and causing a waterlogging problem. The couple, though, decides against it. What are the consequences of their poor decision? • The waiting causes pump and motor failure because of high frequency starting. • The overheating of the motor results in the need for a total replacement. • The broken bladder in the tank creates unsafe water conditions for the family. • The unsafe conditions force the family to use bottled water until the repairs are done. Bottom line: The couple is now unhappy with their water well system and has wasted more time and money trying to correct a problem that could have been avoided in the first place. Now try raising the stakes even further. Imagine it is one year later and the couple decides to sell their home. What are the potential consequences of their initial poor decision at that point? • Potential buyers are scared away by the water issues of the recent past. • The couple’s well system must be professionally serviced in order to complete the sale—which is what you recommended in the first place.
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While customers may convince themselves they can magically avoid the pitfalls of indecision or a bad decision, we are the experts. And as the experts, it is our responsibility—and in their best interests—to raise the potential consequences in order to help customers make a fully informed decision. After all, don’t these negative consequences of indecision happen to us all the time? We don’t act on an investment tip and we miss out on a big payout. We hesitate on the perfect house and someone else makes an offer. We don’t ask out that cute guy or girl and someone else does. Everyone has experienced wanting something, sitting on the fence too long, and regretting it. You have the power to help someone avoid this painful—and often expensive— experience. The next time you’re told, “I think we’re going to wait,” don’t be so quick to back down. Try raising the stakes! You may just help someone avoid an unhappy ending. WWJ
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By Ron Slee
Water, Your Business, and Your Life How can we take water so much for granted?
rom the utilities that provide water in the cities to the residential wells in rural America, and to the aqueducts and pipelines to the turn of a tap, water is delivered to us constantly. Our bodies carry a lot of water. It is estimated that an average male with a weight of 155 pounds has 42 quarts of water in him. Our health depends on water. Yet I believe we take it for granted. I am sure those of us involved in the water industry are seriously engaged in water—from how to obtain and transport it to disposing of waste and water quality issues. Yet I don’t believe the general public gets it. In your business the operation depends on three major issues: understanding, acceptance, and commitment. It is through each of us understanding what it is we do and how we do it that we can share a common why we do it. With these three attributes in place, we can accept that we have to do it and can then be committed to doing it. But we need partners to work with if we are to succeed in elevating the importance of water in our lives. These partners are our customers.
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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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Other than your doctors, who do you think is better than those of us in the water industry to communicate the benefits of water? Communication Is Key Communications is the father (or mother) of all societies. We must be able to communicate if we want understanding and acceptance. Many of us become experts in our field. Malcolm Gladwell said in his book The Outliers that if you devote 10,000 hours to an endeavor, you will become an expert. I believe it. After all, 10,000 hours is working full time on a particular subject for five consecutive years. If you aren’t an expert of some kind at that point, then there is something else we should be talking about. The trouble with expertise is that some of us want to hoard it and not share it. This is quite common, isn’t it? You work hard to become good at something and guard it lest someone become better at it than you and make you vulnerable. I suppose it is human nature, but it destroys the transference of knowledge from one generation to the next or from one worker to the next. That stands in the way of progress. In order for us to succeed individually and collectively, we must transfer our knowledge to others both happily and successfully. That’s what makes us better.
I believe we must do more in communicating the benefits of water to our customers and the general public. Who else communicates on the benefits —and, yes, the risks—of water? I’m talking about annual inspections of water systems. The structures and criteria for inspections have been discussed in articles in recent issues of Water Well Journal. The benefits to the customers and to you are enormous— quality water and more business from happier customers. That’s a winner for everyone. Yet many of you still resist offering an annual inspection of customers’ water systems. I strongly urge you to embrace inspections.
Word of Mouth This allows a more complete and structured transference of knowledge to your customer base. Gladwell addresses this type of communications in another book, The Tipping Point, as a “word of mouth” process. He devotes as he says in his words “a whole section to explaining the phenomenon of word of mouth. I think that word of mouth is something created by three very rare and special psychological types, whom I call Connectors, Mavens, and Salesmen.” Connectors are those who know lots of people from a variety of backgrounds. They know everyone and like introducing people who work or live in different circles. Mavens are those who accumulate a lot of knowledge and information on different things and are eager to share it with others. They start “word-of-mouth epidemics” due to their waterwelljournal.com
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Who is it that communicates about water to our customers and the general public? Other than your doctors, who do you think is better than those of us in the water industry to communicate the benefits of water? Who amongst us is best to transfer knowledge to our customers and the general public about water? An important part of our leadership, if not the most important part, is communication. We use communications to create followers. We use communications to improve understanding and acceptance. We also must use communications to transfer knowledge. It is on this last use of communications that I challenge you to do a better job. Communicate with your customers and transfer your knowledge on water and water systems to them. Their health, your employees, and your business will thank you. The time is now. WWJ
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April 2–5/ WQA Aquatech USA/ Indianapolis, Indiana. Web: http://s36.a2 zinc.net/clients/wqa/wqa13/public/enter .aspx April 9–12/ Texas Water 2013/ Galveston, Texas. Web: www.texaswater.com April 11–13/ Ontario Ground Water Association 61st Annual Convention & Trade Show: Drillapalooza/ Huntsville, Ontario, Canada. Web: http://ogwa.ca/ cmsja1/index.php?option=com_content& task=view&id=41&Itemid=211 April 19–20/ Empire State Water Well Drillers Association Spring Meeting/ Middletown, New York. Web: www .nywelldriller.org
May 6–10/ 13th Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst/ Carlsbad, New Mexico. Web: https://sites.google.com/site/sinkhole conference2013 May 14–16/ 2013 North Carolina Rural Water Association Conference and Exhibition/ Greensboro, North Carolina. Web: www.ncrwa.com/events May 18–21/ Georgia Rural Water Association 2013 Spring Training Conference/ Jekyll Island, Georgia. Web: www.grwa .org/grwa_conference.html
April 22/ Earth Day/ Web: www .earthday.org
June 4–6/ 25th Annual International Windmillers Trade Fair/ El Dorado, Kansas. PH: (316) 778-1191. E-mail: flinthillswinmil@sbcglobal.net, Web: www.360ElDorado.com
April 22–25/ California Rural Water Association Expo/ South Lake Tahoe, California. Web: www.calruralwater.org /p/expo
June 9–13/ American Water Works Association ACE 13 Annual Conference and Exposition/ Denver, Colorado. Web: www.awwa.org
April 28–May 2/ 2013 NGWA Summit—The National and International Conference on Groundwater/ San Antonio, Texas. PH: (800) 551-7379, Fax: (614) 898-7786, E-mail: customerservice @ngwa.org, Web: www.NGWA.org
June 19/ Ohio Groundwater Forum: Protecting and Managing Groundwater for the Future/ Columbus, Ohio. PH: (800) 551-7379, Fax: (614) 898-7786, E-mail: customerservice @ngwa.org, Web: www.NGWA.org
April 30/ Asset Management for Groundwater-Based Public Supply Systems short course/ San Antonio, Texas. PH: (800) 551-7379, Fax: (614) 898-7786, E-mail: customerservice@ngwa.org, Web: www .NGWA.org
June 22–24/ 2013 South Atlantic Well Drillers Jubilee/ Virginia Beach, Virginia. Web: www.jubileewatershow.com
May 2–3/ Applications of Groundwater Geochemistry short course/ San Antonio, Texas. PH: (800) 551-7379, Fax: (614) 898-7786, E-mail: customerservice @ngwa.org, Web: www.NGWA.org May 2–4/ 2013 Florida Ground Water Association Annual Convention and Trade Show/ Orlando, Florida. Web: www.fgwa.org/events.cfm May 5–11/ Drinking Water Week/ Web: www.awwa.org/resources-tools/publicaffairs/public-affairs-events/drinkingwater-week.aspx May 6–8/ Ohio Rural Water Association Annual Managers and Directors Conference, Exposition and Golf Outing/ Athens, Ohio. Web: http://ohiorural water.org
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July 13–14/ Empire State Water Well Drillers Association Summer Meeting/ State College, Pennsylvania. Web: www .nywelldriller.org July 14–18/ Louisiana Rural Water Association Annual Conference/ Alexandria, Louisiana. Web: http://lrwa .org/Conference.html August 12–14/ 2013 Florida Rural Water Association Annual Training and Technical Conference/ Daytona Beach, Florida. Web: www.frwa.net/training/AC/13AC/ 13AC.htm September 10/ Protect Your Groundwater Day/ PH: (800) 551-7379, Fax: (614) 8987786, E-mail: customerservice@ngwa.org, Web: www.NGWA.org September 16–20/ Ohio Section AWWA 75th Annual Conference/ Toledo, Ohio. Web: www.ohiowater.org/oawwa
September 22–25/ Ground Water Protection Council 2013 Annual Forum/ St. Louis, Missouri. Web: www.gwpc.org/ gwpc-2013-annual-forum September 23–24/ NGWA Conference on Groundwater in Fractured Rock and Sediments/ Burlington, Vermont. PH: (800) 551-7379, Fax: (614) 898-7786, E-mail: customerservice@ngwa.org, Web: www.NGWA.org September 26/ Bay State Groundwater Forum/ Brookline, Massachusetts. PH: (800) 551-7379, Fax: (614) 898-7786, E-mail: customerservice@ngwa.org, Web: www.NGWA.org October 1–3/ NRWA H2O-XPO/ Louisville, Kentucky. Web: www.h2oxpo.org October 5–9/ WEFTEC 2013/ Chicago, Illinois. Web: www.weftec.org October 9–10/ IGSHPA Technical Conference and Expo/ Las Vegas, Nevada. Web: www.igshpa.okstate.edu/conf/currentconf .htm October 10–11/ NGWA Conference on Groundwater and Food Production/ Dallas, Texas. PH: (800) 551-7379, Fax: (614) 898-7786, E-mail: customerservice @ngwa.org, Web: www.NGWA.org *Dates shown in red are National Ground Water Association events. *Dates shown with are events where the National Ground Water Research and Educational Foundation’s McEllhiney Lecture will be presented. Lecture schedules are subject to change. Check www.NGWA.org for the latest information.
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NEWSMAKERS NEW ADDITIONS/APPOINTMENT Water-Right Inc., a manufacturer of water treatment equipment, announces the addition of Kevin Osborn as regional sales manager for the New England region. Osborn has more than 11 years of experience in the water treatment industry. Prior to joining Water-Right, Osborn has held many positions in the industry, including manufac- Kevin Osborn turing engineer and technical support specialist. Most recently, he was the national sales manager for Layne Christensen’s commercial division where he was involved in product line development, operations, and sales. SJE-Rhombus, a global control solutions provider for the water and wastewater industry, announced the addition of Tim Callander as regional sales manager Tim Callander for its wholesale controls product line. Callander will support customers in the central region of North America from Texas to Canada. Callander joins SJERhombus with more than 28 years of experience in business development, sales, and the manufacturing of HVAC equipment, the residential construction market, and industrial controls. His expertise includes wholesale customer account management, providing independent rep sales direction, new business development, and contract negotiations. Katherine Rogers has accepted the position of consumables marketing specialist for the Atlas Copco Construction Mining Technique USA Geotechnical Drilling and Exploration business line. Rogers’ new role will include creating new and innovative solutions for customers to acquire Atlas Copco products, while also reducing their overall Katherine Rogers costs through e-sales 44/ April 2013 Water Well Journal
and programs structured to meet their needs. PROMOTIONS Dana Flexman becomes the first woman to join the ownership ranks at Myers Bros. Drilling Contractors Inc. in Salunga, Pennsylvania. This is the first time in 129 years that a woman takes this position. Flexman is also the first Myers in the fifth generation to step into the ownership role. She has been with the company since 1987 and is the office manager. As Flexman steps Dana Flexman into this role, her father Paul Myers retires from the business after 56 years. “I am very honored to be part of a family business that has been around for this long and to be the first female stock holder in the company’s history,” Flexman said. Myers Bros. Drilling Contractors was founded in 1884. Today the company continues to grow as members of the fourth and fifth generation of the Myers family lead the operations. Myers Bros. uses some of the most sophisticated drilling equipment available in the industry to complete water well drilling, quarry drilling, environmental monitoring, geothermal, and pump work in residential and commercial applications. Vermeer, a global designer and manufacturer of horizontal directional drills, pneumatic piercing tools, and vacuum systems, announced several promotions within its leadership team. Jason Andringa has been named president, forage and environmental solutions, and Doug Hundt has been named president, underground and specialty excavation solutions. Both Andringa and Hundt will cochair the Vermeer executive team, reporting to Mary Andringa in her continuing role as CEO of Vermeer. In addition, Tony Briggs has been named to vice president, sales and distribution. Briggs has been named to his vice president role after joining Vermeer in 1998 and working in marketing, sales,
and various management positions around the company. Briggs was most recently director of underground solutions. CERTIFICATION Xylem Inc., a global water technology company focused on addressing the world’s most challenging water issues, announced its Dallas, Texas, facility is now ISO 9001:2008-certified. The ISO 9000 family of standards is related to quality management systems and designed to help organizations ensure they meet the needs of customers and other stakeholders while also meeting statutory and regulatory requirements related to products. ISO 9001:2008 is the ultimate global benchmark for quality management. The Dallas facility designs and manufactures packaged pumping systems, controls, and reverse osmosis treatment systems for irrigation, municipal, residential, commercial, and industrial applications. AWARD Atlas Copco ranks 18th among the 2013 Global 100 Most Sustainable Companies in a list that was presented in January at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. This is the seventh time Atlas Copco has appeared in the Global 100 rankings. The Global 100 list is based on a selection of 4000 developed and emerging market companies which are measured against key performance indicators such as revenues in relation to consumption of energy and water. Along with being named in this exclusive list, Atlas Copco is also a member of the Dow Jones World Sustainability Index and over the last two years has been recognized by Forbes, Thomson-Reuters, and Newsweek, among others, for its commitment to innovation and sustainability. 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 (April 15 for June issue). waterwelljournal.com
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76 Elevators
22 Business Opportunities WELL DEVELOPMENT: AirBurst Technology, LLC is seeking qualified individuals or businesses to partner with ABT, in select areas of the country, to represent ABT and perform AirBurst well development services. Target customers are drillers and pump installers, municipalities, industry, irrigators and livestock farmers. Applicants must have an ongoing related water well industry business or previous experience, have an excellent working knowledge of water wells, have existing relationships with drillers and pump installers. A small investment is required. AirBurst will provide equipment and maintain ownership of equipment. Training will be provided at your USA site at minimal cost. Please visit our website at www.airbursttech.com and complete the AirBurst Partner Form at “contact us”. BUSINESS FOR SALE: Well established residential and irrigation pump business operating for 17 years out of Ontario, Oregon. Included is the business, inventory, 40 50 shop with 17 foot ceilings, roll up door, office area, and restroom. $325,000. Dee Anne Mosman, Broker, OR/ID, GRI: Cell (208) 707-4444, dmosman@waldore .com or Scott Lamb, Broker, OR/ID, GRI: Cell (208) 739-2119, slamb@waldore.com. Listed by Waldo Real Estate, Ontario, OR. Office (541) 889-8160.
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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
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S8,000 SEMCO, 36 , SR, 2 spd., 22,000# capacity PTO, RC, PR, aux., oil cooler, light kit, 12 bed, toolboxes, bumper w/rec., 2012 Dodge 5500, 6.7 L D, 6 spd. . . . . . . $87,492
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M33 Jessen/Monitor, 1-PR, SB, 1995 Ford F-350, gas, 5 spd., 4 2 . . . . . . . . . $17,900
5T Smeal, PR, bed, toolboxes, 2004 Ford F650, Cummins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,950 S8,000 SEMCO, PTO, RC, PR, light kit, service body, bumper, 2004 Ford F-550, diesel, 6 spd., white . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,950
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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
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The issue will also include multiple feature articles, including one on troubleshooting water systems. There will also be feature articles on pump installations under water, bacteria in well systems, and a look at the differences and similarities faced by groundwater industry professionals in the United States and United Kingdom. Of course, there will be the monthly columns authored by industry experts and a host of departments designed to make you a better water well professional for your customers. The Engineering Your Business column by Ed Butts, PE, CPI, will wrap up the series on life cycle costs of a pumping system.
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A.Y. McDonald Mfg. 1 5 (800) 292-2737 www.aymcdonald.com Baroid 3 15 (877) 379-7412 www.baroididp.com Central Mine Equipment 2 24 (800) 325-8827 www.cmeco.com Cotey Chemical 4 14 (806) 747-2096 www.coteychemical.com Foremost Industries 5 27 (800) 661-9190 (403) 295-5834 (fax) GEFCO/ King Oil Tools 6 39 (800) 759-7441 www.gefco.com Geo-Hydro Supply 7 33 (800) 820-1005 www.geohydrosupply.com 7 Geoprobe ÂŽ Systems 8 (800) 436-7762 www.geoprobe.com Geothermal Supply 9 29 (270) 786-3010 www.geothermalsupply.com
Goulds Water Technology, a Xylem Brand 33 41 www.xyleminc.com Grundfos Pumps 10 IFC (913) 227-3400 www.us.grundfos.com kwik-ZIP USA 11 19 (866) 629-7020 www.kwikzip.com Laibe/Versa-Drill 12 16 (317) 231-2250 www.laibecorp.com Lemco Seals 13 9 (800) 445-1472 www.lemcoseals.com Lorentz Solar Water Pumps 14 OBC (888) 535-4788 (866) 593-0777 www.lorentz.de MARL Technologies 15 10 (800) 404-4463 www.marltechnologies.com Mount Sopris Instruments 16 19 (303) 279-3211 www.mountsopris.com
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NGWA/Awards 17 (800) 551-7379 www.ngwa.org NGWA/b2U 18 (800) 551-7379 www.ngwa.org NGWA/Bookstore 34 (800) 551-7379 www.ngwa.org NGWA/Certification 19 (800) 551-7379 www.ngwa.org NGWA/Groundwater Expo 20 (800) 551-7379 www.ngwa.org NGWA/Groundwater Summit 21 (800) 551-7379 www.ngwa.org NGWA/Membership 22 (800) 551-7379 www.ngwa.org NGWA/NGWREF 23 (800) 551-7379 www.ngwa.org/ngwref
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Sections of a windmill are present for a construction job in Terrell County, Texas. The windmill was erected by Plateau Water Well Service Inc. of Fort Stockton, Texas.
The motor is set on the mast pipe of the windmill.
The windmill stub tower and platform under construction. The windmill is 20 feet.
A Speedstar SS15 sits on the Landino ranch on the coast in 1998 in Santa Cruz, California. This was the last drill rig of the late Tony Landino, who started the business. The company legacy continues today with David Landino Sr. and his son, Darrell. “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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The finished product stands out against the Texas clouds. All photos were taken by Ray McDonald, owner of Plateau Water Well Service Inc. of Fort Stockton, Texas.
may be the subject on the last page of an issue of WWJ. And remember, if your photo is selected as the cover image of WWJ, you receive $250. If your photos are selected, you will be
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