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Protect Yourself Don’t let your company be a thief’s next victim, page 19 Also: Well sites and source water protection, page 25

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Featured ARTICLES 19 Protecting Yourself from Theft By Jennifer Strawn

Equipment theft is a booming business. Don’t let your company become a thief’s next victim. 25 Knowing Your Neighbors By Michael J. Schnieders, PG, PH-GW

Well sites and source water protection 28 By Thom Hanna, RPG

Section 3 (Well Screens, Filter Pack, and Formation Stabilizer) 32 Iron Oxidizing Bacteria in the Well Environment By Kathy Wiseman

If fouling is recognized at an early stage, and monitored over time, long-term savings can be realized. About the cover: Spafford and Sons Water Wells begins construction on a residential geothermal project in Stowe, Vermont. The project is three 500-foot geothermal boreholes in medium/hard rock. It’s abrasive rock as they could only drill 300 feet before changing out the 6-inch drill bit. They also drilled the water well at the same time. Photo submitted by Jeffrey W. Williams, MGWC, CVCLD, vice president of Spafford and Sons Water Wells in Jericho, Vermont. Williams is a member of the National Ground Water Association Board of Directors. 2 䡲 December 2014 WWJ

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Featured COLUMNISTS 38 Safety Matters By John Glass, CIH, CSP, QEP

Creating a Near-Miss Reporting Culture There are many different ways a near-miss program can be implemented.

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WWJ DEPARTMENTS 4 First Up Bright Lights, Big City 6 Editor’s Note It’s Happening Near You 7 Your Feedback 8 In This Issue 10 Industry Newsline Map shows groundwater declines across U.S. South 16 The Log NGWA certification renewals sent 17 Web Notes NGWA names second-ever government affairs director 77 Coming Events 78 Industry Newsmakers Pentair facility earns certification 80 Featured Products 89 Index of Advertisers 91 Classified Marketplace

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46 Your Money By William J. Lynott

Stretching Your Income In the world of mutual fund investing, be aware of management fees.

48 The After Market By Ron Slee

An Honest Year-End Review How do we measure our success?

50 ACT Like a Sales Pro By Julie Hansen

How to Be a Challenger Seller . . . When You’re Not a Challenger Don’t expect it to be so easy and it won’t be so hard.

52 Not Just Another Day of Drilling By Denis Crayon

I’ll Never Forget the Smell… Author recalls job with a view, difficulties, and an odor that will stay with him forever. The views expressed in the columns are the authors’ opinions based on their professional experience.

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First UP

BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY

rig owned by Clouser Drilling Inc. of Grants Pass, Oregon, sits in November on a hill at a job site overlooking Medford, Oregon. The image was taken at 4:30 p.m. when it begins to get dark early after daylight savings time begins. The job called for the deepening of a well from 442 feet to 600 feet as the customer has seen well production drop off due to the drought in the west. Photo submitted by Clouser Drilling Inc.

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Editor’s NOTE

IT’S HAPPENING NEAR YOU

earing the story had an extra chill as it came from the voice of a dear friend. Someone I’ve known for half my life was on her driveway one fall night when she was suddenly grabbed from behind. Her arms were pinned to her side, and she began being pulled toward an open field near her house. A few hard backward headbutts, dozens of kicks to the shins, and ear-piercing screams prevented the story from being worse. The criminal finally threw her down and ran away. My friend lives in suburbia. As she laid shaking on the driveway, she wondered “How could this happen here?” The story took me to my suburban kitchen 10 years earlier when a police officer was telling me of a crime the night before. A group of thieves parked in my driveway, grabbed a rock from a neighbor’s flowerbed, walked by my family room and bedroom before throwing the rock through the window of a business behind my house. They quickly cleared out the company’s computers before driving away. “They parked in my driveway?” I thought. “Walked by my bedroom while my wife and I slept?” “How could this happen here?” But it does happen. A lot. And near you. It’s a disturbing fact, but crime is Law professionals everywhere. Statistics may show property crime—which includes speculate 40% burglary, theft, and motor vehicle theft—decreased in 2013, but that of all property crime came after two years of spikes. It also is still at an alarming rate of is not reported. 131 victims per 1000 households. That’s a lot victims. And, sadly, there’s a whole lot more. The National Crime Survey from the Bureau of Justice Statistics points out the number is knowingly low. Law professionals speculate 40% of all property crime is not reported. So, yes, it happens every day. A lot. And near you. What would you do if it happened to your business? What if your computer was stolen? Is your entire business and its history on it? Would you be starting from scratch? What if your crew drove to a job site one morning and the rig was missing? Would your company vanish with it? You would surely lose the business you had lined up for that rig, but what else would happen? Perhaps most importantly, are you protected with the right insurance? Sure, your rig is probably insured, but what about the equipment on it? There’s a lot of costly items on your rig. What if you suddenly had to replace all of those today? It’s disgusting to think about answering such questions. But you better—and right away. Because a crime is taking place today. Hopefully it’s not to you.

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In this ISSUE

elcome to the December 2014 issue of Water Well Journal. The final issue of the year centers on the state of the industry as we head into 2015.

Leading off is the cover story on properly securing your equipment by freelance writer Jennifer Strawn. In “Protecting Yourself from Theft” on page 19, Strawn points out that thieves stole more than 11,000 pieces of equipment last year, according to the National Equipment Register. The thieves look for equipment they can sell on the black market, so lighter construction equipment like backhoes, skid steers, and mini excavators are attractive. Welders and generators are also frequently stolen. And while rig thefts are rare, they do happen. Strawn talks with a representative of a company that lost a rig this fall. Jennifer Strawn She also details tips to making it tougher on criminals, what to do if you are a victim, and ways to ensure you have the right insurance coverage. Michael J. Schnieders, PG, PH-GW, writes this month about the importance of identifying and understanding the potential influences of the wellfield and area of recharge that could impact a well system. Titled “Knowing Your Neighbors” on page 25, Schnieders lists important aspects of groundwater resource management. These include identifying and delineating areas of recharge and influence; taking inventory of potential contamination sources; and determining the Michael Schnieders, PG, PH-GW susceptibility of the aquifer to contamination, influence, and impacts on recharge. Schnieders reminds groundwater professionals the understanding of geology and the applied environmental sciences is also needed to fully understand what is taking place in the well. The second article in a six-part series detailing each of the 11 sections of the ANSI/NGWA Water Well Construction Standard begins on page 28 by Thom Hanna, RPG. This article focuses on Section 3 (Well Screens, Filter Pack, and Formation Stabilizer) of the ANSI/NGWA Water Well Construction Standard. The NGWA standard is a performance standard designed to protect the water resource while providing the owner the best possible construction to be a good value for its intended use. By following the standard, groundwater professionals will design and complete wells that last long and provide good value to the well owner for the life of the well. Safety Matters closes the year with an installment featuring the heading “Creating a Near-Miss Reporting Culture” on page 38. Jack Glass, CIH, CSP, QEP, CPEA, CHMM, covers this issue in depth by listing the benefits of creating a near-miss reporting culture, the top 10 barriers to near-miss reporting, encouraging workers to participate, and finally implementing the program. Companies Jack Glass, CIH, CSP, that excel at safety and have close to zero incidents use near-miss QEP, CPEA, CHMM reporting in various ways, whether as a leading indicator of their safety performance, a component of a hazard identification system, or as a mechanism for engaging and empowering employees at different levels throughout an organization. William Lynott’s latest Your Money column analyzes the world of mutual fund investing in “Stretching Your Income” on page 46. As wide diversity of choices in mutual funds continues to climb, more and more investors are abandoning their efforts to select individual stocks for their portfolios in favor of mutual funds. However, with the staggering number of choices in types of funds and fund suppliers to deal with, even sophisticated investors can easily overlook one of the most important considerations in mutual fund investing— management fees. Lynott educates the reader on this timely topic. 8 䡲 December 2014 WWJ

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Industry NEWSLINE Map Shows Groundwater Declines Across U.S. South Over Past Decade

map shows a satellite-based estimate of the change in the amount of water stored in aquifers per year across the United States from 2003-2012, according to the website climate.gov. The map shows areas where the storage rates increased and decreased as well as indicating counties where water use exceeded 60 millions of gallons per day or more as of 2005, according to data from the U.S. Geological Survey. The estimates of water use account for public supply, domestic, irrigation, livestock, aquaculture, industrial, mining, and thermoelectric power water use. Increases and decreases in the amount of water stored in U.S. aquifers is influenced both by the rate of recharge from snowmelt and rainfall as well as demand from pumping and natural draws. Some of the counties where groundwater use was highest experi-

enced declines over the past decade, but other areas with high use saw an increase in water storage. The country’s greatest groundwater losses over the past decade were in the southern High Plains and Central Valley aquifers. Both of these reservoirs provide water supplies that are critical for crop and food production in the United States. They have also accounted for about 50% of groundwater depletion in the country since 1900, according to another paper published in 2012. Farmers are withdrawing water at a faster rate than the aquifer is being recharged in both these areas. The amount of water lost in the Central Valley due to groundwater depletion from 2003-2010 was estimated to be nearly equivalent to the capacity of Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States. Under the current depletion rate, 35% of the southern High Plains may be unable to rely on groundwater irrigation within the next 30 years.

The Central Valley aquifers have a higher recharge rate than the southern High Plains because California’s water management system includes built-in surface water diversions that renew the groundwater. However, that safeguard provides little benefit during dry times. According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor update on October 7, several of California’s largest reservoirs are running at their second-lowest levels on record. As the Central Valley example illustrates, high groundwater use was not necessarily correlated with a negative groundwater trend; an actual correlation analysis would have to take into account the rate of recharge, which is closely related to annual precipitation. Other locations such as eastern Texas, Alabama, and the Mid-Atlantic region have also seen depleted groundwater supplies as a result of drought. In the Upper Missouri River Basin, which flows west out of Montana and then north through the NEWS continues on page 12

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High Plains, water storage is actually increasing in part due to changes in precipitation in the region, which is making river basins more vulnerable to flooding. According to the 2014 National Climate Assessment, the southern High Plains region observed an overall 16% increase in the amount of precipitation that falls in heavy downpour events from 1958 to 2012. Both changing precipitation and land-use patterns are increasing severity and frequency of flooding throughout much of the basin, damaging infrastructure and creating unsafe conditions for water transportation. Outside of the United States, scientists are already seeing groundwater declining in Northern India and the Middle East due to unsustainable rates of groundwater withdrawals for irrigation. Global warming could potentially complicate regional water issues such as these in the future. Studies incorporating both observations and climate models suggest in a warming world the global water cycle will continue to intensify,

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with rainy places becoming wetter and dry places becoming drier.

More States Expressing Interest in Mileage Tax

Transport Topics reports interest in vehicle-mileage taxes to augment or replace fuel taxes is growing among states. Membership in a group created last year to explore the mileage-tax alternative, “The Western Road Usage Charge Consortium,” reached 11 states this summer. The driving force behind the consortium’s growth, however, is not failures of the U.S. Congress, said Reema Griffith, executive director of the transportation commission in Washington state and a founding consortium member. “It’s obvious the gas tax is not going to bring in the revenue that we need long term,” she said. “We’ve got to switch to a metric that allows us to capture that revenue by . . . how much you’re using the road, as opposed to what fuel you’re using.”

States are all looking at the same trend data that show gas-powered cars reaching 30, 40, 50 miles to the gallon and electric and hybrid cars becoming more available and affordable, she added. Oregon has said it will begin its second mileage-tax pilot program next summer. In September, California became the latest state to approve a pilot program, which will start in 2017. Washington lawmakers have authorized planning for a pilot, although no launch date has been approved. Nevada did a two-year mileage-tax pilot that was launched in 2009. “It’s not surprising states are leading on the mileage-tax issue,” said Emil Frankel, a visiting scholar at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, D.C., and assistant secretary for transportation policy in President George W. Bush’s administration. “I remain pretty confident that, over the long haul, we will convert to a more direct mileage-based user fee, but I think that’s going to happen as the gas tax did, from the ground up,” Frankel said.

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“Little by little, states will consider it, (and) it’ll become more pervasive and, eventually, like the gas tax, I think it will get adopted at the federal level.” Jack Basso, an expert in transportation funding and chairman of the Mileage Based User Fee Alliance, agreed. “The states will be the ones to incubate this thing and probably move before the federal government ever does,” Basso said. “If you look at history, gas tax, and everything else, it’s been generally that way.” Oregon in 1919 became the first state to tax gasoline and for more than half a century has taxed truckers on mileage, not diesel purchases. The first federal gasoline tax was in 1932.

Irrigation Scheduling Helps Farmers Conserve Groundwater

innesota Public Radio reports irrigation scheduling is a method of targeted watering that took hold in Minnesota in the 1990s in Otter Tail County and expanded exponentially after 2005, when Darren Newville took over as district manager of the East Otter Tail Soil

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and Water Conservation District. Newville holds the same position with the Wadena district. At that time, there were 60 or 70 fields in the program, Newville said, compared to nearly 140 in a multi-county area today. “It’s a spreading idea,” he said. “From Benton County over into Hubbard, Todd, and Wadena counties, it’s catching on a bit.” He also urges farmers to switch to low-flow sprinkler heads. This type of scheduling is more heavily used in states like Kansas and Nebraska, where water is scarcer, but its rise in Minnesota shows a growing number of people are taking steps to protect and conserve groundwater. Traditionally, farmers say they irrigate when their neighbors do or when their crops look stressed. But that can be too early or too late and result in too much or too little water. More precise irrigation saves money and grows healthier corn, soybeans, and potatoes, but it also helps keep nutrients like nitrate out of drinking water aquifers, a prominent issue in this sandy part of the state where runoff—from irrigation or rain—

percolates down quickly. “Our program is reducing nitrates,” Newville said. In the Otter Tail County area, as in other parts of the state, the presence of nitrates in drinking water—which can cause oxygen depletion and a condition called blue baby syndrome—is of growing concern. In recent years, the city of Perham, where Newville keeps one of his offices, had to dig a new drinking water well, and nearby Park Rapids spent millions building a new water treatment plant to deal with high nitrate levels. It’s impossible to ignore the link between nitrates and farm irrigation. “There are about 10,000 irrigation permits in the whole state,” Newville said, noting the area’s sandy, highly permeable, and often-dry soil. “Otter Tail County has about 10% of that, or 1000 permits. Todd, Wadena, and Hubbard counties have another 800. Twenty percent of the state’s irrigation is in these four counties.” NEWS continues on page 14

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New Hampshire Report Stresses Danger of Arsenic in Groundwater

he Associated Press reports New Hampshire officials say hundreds of cases of lung, bladder, and skin cancer could be avoided if private well owners had their drinking water tested for arsenic. The report by Dartmouth College and the state departments of health and environmental services estimates that 450 to 600 cases of cancer could be avoided through testing and treatment of water found to have unhealthy levels of arsenic. The estimates are based on the number of wells that have tested positive and cancer rates in the state. Nearly half the state’s population gets its water from private wells. “Over the last 25 years, the number of diseases associated with arsenic has increased, the parts of the body affected by arsenic-mediated diseases have increased, and estimates of what constitutes a safe long-term dose of arsenic

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have decreased,” said Mark Borsuk of Dartmouth’s Thayer School of Engineering and project leader on the report. Department of Environmental Services Commissioner Thomas Burack estimates one in five wells in New Hampshire have unhealthy levels of arsenic. The study was prompted by a 2012 U.S. Geological Survey on arsenic contamination in private wells.

Definition of ‘Lead Free’ Causes Problems for Virginia’s Groundwater

Virginia Public Radio reports lead has been showing up in well water tests across Virginia—a problem many thought had been solved. Lead does not occur naturally in Virginia’s groundwater; instead, it’s a problem of civilization, namely, indoor plumbing. “It seems to be coming from what they call ‘lead free’ in quotation marks, brass, which until January of this year could only contain up to 8 percent lead,” said Erin Lin, who coordinates Vir-

ginia’s Household Water Quality Program. She said across Virginia they’re seeing around 20% of wells testing positive for the presence of lead. “There’s two definitions of lead free: one applied before 2014, the other is applying after 2014,” says Marc Edwards, a world expert on lead in drinking water from Virginia Tech. “The older definition devices have some very serious issues that we’ve written a lot of papers on. Ultimately, Obama put a law into place to ban those devices.” Edwards says testing by his lab on the new 2014 plumbing fixtures being marketed as lead free do in fact meet the standards for safety, but he says well owners beware. “You can still buy some of those (older products) on the Internet. They’re supposed to be illegal to sell in stores but it’s not enforced, so there could be some of the older lead-free devices still on the shelves. I’ve seen the Internet selling clearance sales of these banned devices so they could be installed in a newer home,” Edwards says.

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NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION

NGWA Certification Renewal Invoices Have Been Sent Those who have an NGWA certification expiring December 31, 2014 should have received their first notice to renew in October. Scientists and engineers who hold the CGWP designation should have found a notice in October. A majority of invoices were sent via email to the address on file with NGWA—another notice will be sent in coming weeks as the deadline gets closer. Certification renewal has three basic components for contractors: continuing education, an affidavit, and a renewal fee. All requirements can be submitted online by going to the addresses below and logging in, via fax to (614) 8987786, email to certification@ngwa.org, or mail to NGWA c/o Certification 601 Dempsey Rd. Westerville, OH 43081. • Affidavit and payment information can be submitted here: https://info .ngwa.org/servicecenter/certification/ renewal.cfm • Continuing education information can be submitted here: https://info .ngwa.org/servicecenter/certification/ cep.cfm

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Check your mailboxes for an invoice containing the specific requirements for your certification, or contact NGWA staff from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. ET. All renewal requirements must be received by NGWA as of the December 31, 2014 deadline to avoid the additional fee for reinstatement. Any questions about certification renewal can be directed to certification @ngwa.org or by calling (800) 5517379; ext. 602 (614-898-7791 outside the United States).

NGWA Adds 196 Members in September NGWA added 196 new members in September. The total consisted of 89 scientists and engineers, 75 contractors, 11 suppliers, 7 manufacturers, 6 students, 6 public water system professionals, 1 associate, and 1 manufacturer representative. A total of 559 members renewed their membership as well. To learn more about NGWA and how to become a member, visit the website www.NGWA.org/Membership.

More Than 250 NGWA Exams Given in First Nine Months of 2014 The National Ground Water Association administered 11 certification exams in September and 11 more exams were taken for state licensure purposes. Seven groundwater professionals taking the certification exams passed and five taking the test for state licensure received passing scores. In the first nine months of the year, there were 86 certification exams given with 40 passing, and 167 state licensing exams administered with a total of 71 individuals receiving passing scores. If you have questions about the NGWA certification programs, contact Jessica Rhoads, NGWA industry practices administrator/certification coordinator, at jrhoads@ngwa.org, or call (800) 551-7379, ext. 511. If outside the United States, call (614) 898-7791, ext. 511.

NGWA Career Center Works to Connect Those in Groundwater Industry Start your job search by visiting the NGWA Career Center at the website http://careers.ngwa.org, where job seekers can post their resume, view jobs, create a personal job alert, and set up a job seeker account and access it. The NGWA Career Center has been enhanced with new features to help connect members with new employment opportunities. Employers and recruiters now have access to your specialized niche. Among other things, employers and recruiters can view resumes, post jobs, and create an employer account and access it. Make use of the NGWA Career Center to meet all of your needs in today’s job market.

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NGWA Names SecondEver Government Affairs Director NGWA named Lauren Schapker as its second government affairs director to replace Christine Reimer, who is retiring after starting the position in 1993. Schapker began with NGWA on November 1, leaving her position as director of government and political affairs for the Portland Cement Association— an organization she joined in September 2009. Prior to joining the PCA, she was a senior policy adviser for Xenophon Strategies, a firm which provides government relations and public affairs services. She has a B.S. in finance and an M.A. in political science from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. While Reimer worked out of NGWA’s Ohio headquarters, Schapker will work year-round in Washington, D.C. “Ms. Schapker brings a wealth of experience, a strategic mind-set, and a can-do attitude that will serve NGWA and its members well,” says NGWA CEO Kevin McCray, CAE. “We were impressed with her proven experience at taking on legislative challenges and finding effective ways to achieve goals. “We look forward to applying her determination and resourcefulness to advancing the interests of the groundwater industry, which is vital to our nation’s industry, agriculture, rural living, and the environment,” McCray said. Schapker’s chief responsibilities will be to: • Guide NGWA on its federal legislative and regulatory strategy and agenda • Help develop policy positions • Assist in developing federal initiatives that benefit groundwater and its businesses and professions • Provide information on groundwater and the groundwater industry to Twitter @WaterWellJournl

members of Congress and staff of relevant federal agencies • Understand and ensure NGWA meets requirements related to federal lobbying laws • Represent NGWA where necessary on government affairs-related issues. A Q&A with Schapker can be read at www.ngwa.org/Media-Center/news/ Pages/Meet-Lauren-Schapker.aspx. To learn more about NGWA government affairs, visit the Advocacy/Awareness section on www.NGWA.org.

NGWA Publishes Best Practices on Aquifer Storage and Recovery A new set of best suggested practices (BSPs) for groundwater professionals involved in aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) projects has been approved by NGWA. First conceptualized in 2010, NGWA’s Best Suggested Practices for Aquifer Storage and Recovery has been developed through consensus of industry professionals with day-to-day experience in ASR system design and operation. The final document was recently approved by the Board of Directors and is now available as a PDF through NGWA’s online bookstore.

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This abridged guide explains the processes and considerations for an ASR system and its implementation. ASR is one facet of managed aquifer recharge that involves using the aquifer as a storage bank from which water can be recovered later for drinking water purposes. Systems implementing ASR have been employed around the country as a method to sustain water reserves. Topics included in the BSP are: • Overview of ASR • Planning, phased implementation, and project scaling • Components of an ASR system • Source water • Receiving aquifer characteristics • Drilling methods, well design, and construction • Monitoring an ASR system • Evaluating system performance • Regulatory and policy requirements • Stakeholder involvement. For more information on the ASR BSP and others, visit www.ngwa.org/ Professional-Resources/bsp/Pages/ default.aspx.

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PROTECTING YOURSELF FROM THEFT Equipment theft is a booming business. Don’t let your company become a thief’s next victim. By Jennifer Strawn

enry Boyd, MGWC, and Julie Boyd, owners of Boyd Artesian Well Co. Inc. in Carmel, New York, never expected to be victims of theft. “We have so many friends who are local cops,” Julie says. “They stop by the shop to say hello a lot, so we never thought we were at risk.” But then it happened. The company’s Jaswell rig disappeared on September 20 from another local pump company’s shop—even with a police officer living across the street. The Boyds had finished drilling a well for the company and parked the rig at the shop for the weekend. Twitter @WaterWellJournl

“People were in the shop during the day on Saturday and the officer who lives across the street saw it parked there,” Julie says. “But by 8 p.m. the EZ Pass showed it going through a toll booth headed south on the New York State Thruway.” The EZ Pass tracked the rig to the last exit on the thruway, but then it disappeared. “A couple of other companies saw our rig moving at 8 p.m. and thought it was odd because we don’t normally drive our rigs at strange times,” Julie says. “But they just thought we had some place for it to be first thing on Monday and figured Saturday night was

the best time for us to move it. No one thought to call us and tell us our rig was on the road.” Unfortunately, the Boyds are just one example of many equipment thefts. Thieves stole more than 11,000 pieces of equipment last year, according to the National Equipment Register (NER) in Jersey City, New Jersey. The organization assists law enforcement in tracking down stolen equipment. “It happens more than people realize,” admits Ryan Shepherd of the NER, “and our estimates only include the equipment reported to NER. Not all thefts are reported to us.” THEFT continues on page 20

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THEFT from page 19 Rig thefts are relatively rare—about 100 thefts a year are reported to the NER—because specialized knowledge to operate the equipment is needed. It also helps the groundwater industry is tight-knit compared to other construction industries, making it more difficult to try to sell the equipment to another company. Thieves generally look for equipment they can sell on the black market, so lighter construction equipment like backhoes, skid steers, and mini excavators are more attractive to criminals. Welders and generators are also frequently targeted. Scott Fowler, CWD/PI, president of Dahlman Pump and Well Drilling in Burlington, Washington, suffered a string of thefts that included hand tools, portable generators, and wire. “I had one competitor who had thieves use a saw to cut a hole in the side of his building and use his forklift to load up all of his wire,” Fowler says. “At my shop, I’ve had them cut through my fence and even use a crowbar to pry open the back door.”

Thieves look for equipment they can sell, so lighter construction equipment like backhoes, skid steers, and mini excavators are more attractive. The thefts are costly for businesses. The Boyds say their company has definitely taken a financial hit since their rig went missing, as it lost the jobs they had scheduled in the weeks following the theft and have had to turn down jobs because they’re running only one rig. It’s also not just the rig to replace. All of the drill bits, hammers, and other tools on the rig were stolen too and must be factored. “Some of the tools, like stabilizers, you don’t buy every year. So it’s an expense we didn’t expect,” Henry Boyd says. “Our tools are insured if we lose them down a hole, but we didn’t insure them against walking off.” 20 䡲 December 2014 WWJ

This Jaswell rig of Boyd Artesian Wells Co. Inc. of Carmel, New York, was stolen in September while sitting at a local pump company’s shop. As of press time, it had still not been recovered. Even when the equipment is insured, the value of the equipment may not cover the replacement cost. Plus, a deductible must be paid and insurance rates may increase on the next renewal following a claim. Unfortunately, once the equipment is gone, it’s not likely to be recovered. According to the NER, just 13% of tractor, wheeled, or tracked machinery is recovered. Fowler once found a few of his stolen tools hidden on the back of his property, but none of his other equipment and tools were ever found. “It angers me more than anything else,” Fowler says. “You have to take a day off to replace everything plus all the money it costs to replace it.”

Don’t be a target The more difficult it is to steal something, the less attractive it is to thieves. Whether your equipment is on the job site or at your shop, there are security measures that can make it tougher on criminals and hopefully prevent your company from becoming a victim. 1. Don’t leave your equipment unattended for an extended period of time—especially over weekends and holidays. Equipment left unsecured over holiday weekends are popular with criminals because it gives them an extra day’s head start.

If you’re planning to keep your equipment on a job site or at your shop for an extended period of time, arrange to have someone check on it regularly so you know if something goes missing. 2. If you must leave your equipment unattended, make it hard to move. Don’t leave the keys in the ignition. Leave the jacks down on your rig and the mast up so you need to have knowledge of the equipment to move it. Secure lighter equipment with chains and cable. You can also immobilize larger equipment by removing the battery and lowering all blades or buckets. 3. Install fencing around your shop. The higher the fencing, the more difficult it is to climb over. Eliminating the top rail or adding barbed wire at the top make it harder for thieves to climb. Adding a bottom rail or burying the chain link fabric a foot or more into the ground makes it virtually impossible to climb under, according to security fencing recommendations from the Chain Link Manufacturers Institute. If possible, there should be only one entry and exit point and the gate’s hinge pins should be spot welded to prevent removal. Also, keep the area on either side of the fence clear from tall grass or

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wooded areas that can provide cover for thieves and make the area harder to keep surveillance over. 4. Post signs. Keep your shop and job sites well-marked with “No Trespassing” signs. Fowler also posts signs warning others that a security system and surveillance cameras are in use. 5. Keep the area well lit. Most thefts occur at night, so keep the perimeter of the job site or your shop and the areas where your equipment is stored well lit. Even motion sensor lights can be enough to deter thieves. 6. Install wire screens in van and truck windows. The screens prevent thieves from breaking windows to gain entry. Fowler installed the screens in all of his vans after thieves broke into one of them, stealing $7000 worth of tools, and says the screens have prevented further thefts. 7. Register your equipment. NER offers its HELPtech service, which allows you to register your equipment with NER for as little as $75 for five pieces of equipment. With no national equipment registration program in place, NER’s service has become the main source for law enforcement when trying to identify construction equipment, NER’s Shepherd says. If a piece of registered equipment is stolen, NER sends theft alerts to regional law enforcement, which could help them find your equipment faster. Registering your equipment can also save you money. NER has partnerships with more than 20 insurance companies, and if you’re insured with one of these companies, you may be eligible for premium discounts, deductible waivers, or other considerations if you’re registered with NER. Most commonly, insurance companies will waive the theft deductible—up to $10,000—if your registered equipment is subsequently stolen. 8. Install GPS tracking devices on your equipment. GPS services like LoJack and NER’s IRONwatch can help you locate your equipment if it is stolen. The IRONwatch service has no monthly fees after your initial purchase unless you need to activate Twitter @WaterWellJournl

Mower, Riding or Garden Tractor—45% 5,186 Tractor, Wheeled or Tracked—12% 1,362

Excavator—3% 326

Skid Steers—61% 1,171 Backhoes—31% 595

Fork Lift—3% 334

Wheel Loaders—8% 154 Generator, Compressor, Welder—2% 251 Bulldozer—1% 149 Light Tower—1% 81 All Others—15% 1,793

Brush Chipper—1% 84

Loaders—17% 1,920

Total number of equipment theft reports to the National Crime Information Center in 2013.

Tractor, Wheeled or Tracked—15% 355

Mower, Riding or Garden Tractor—24% 602

Excavator—5% 120 Fork Lift—4% 102 Generator, Compressor, Welder—3% 82 Bulldozer—3% 64 Skid Steers—65% 390

Roller —1% 14

Backhoes—29% 174 Wheel Loaders—6%

Brush Chipper—1% 25

All Others—20% 501

Loaders—24% 600

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Total number of stolen equipment recoveries reported to the National Crime Information Center in 2013.

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Protect yourself against losses Even with added security measures, equipment thefts and vandalism still occurs. National Ground Water Association President Griffin Crosby, CWD/PI, owner of Crosby Well Drilling in Lake Wales, Florida, had a rig stolen from his shop a few years ago while it was parked for repairs. Although it was left unattended for a few days, Crosby checked on the rig fre-

quently, secured his yard with doublelayered fencing, and left the hydraulic jacks down on the rig while it was parked at the shop. “The hinge on my 6-foot gate was disassembled on one side, and you could see the tracks where the rig came out, turned onto an access road, and went south,” he recounts. “Whoever stole it knew a little bit about what they were doing because they were able to put the jacks up.” When Crosby submitted the insurance claim, he learned about gaps in his THEFT continues on page 22 WWJ December 2014 䡲 21

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THEFT from page 21 coverage. The truck his rig was mounted on was covered, but the rig itself wasn’t. That’s why it’s important to work with an insurance agent who understands your business and the risks it faces, says Brad Stammler, vice president of the commercial division with Franchise Insurance Agency, an independent agency located in Columbus, Ohio, and NGWA’s preferred commercial insurance agency. When talking to your agent, it’s a good idea to ask specific questions such as “What happens if my rig is stolen or damaged?” or “Are both my chassis and the rig itself covered?” and “What about the tools I have on my rig?” Knowing what’s covered after a theft—and what isn’t—can help you protect your business if you have an equipment theft or damage. You may also consider additions to your equipment policy such as loss of income coverage, which can replace your income that’s lost when a valuable piece of equipment is stolen or damaged, and rental coverage, which can help you pay for equipment rentals that keep you on the job while your claim is being processed. “When I’m working with a client, I look at how to protect his or her company’s net worth against catastrophic losses,” Stammler says. “But more than 22 䡲 December 2014 WWJ

that, it’s about finding the amount of coverage that helps them sleep at night.” No matter what level of coverage you choose for your equipment, keep detailed maintenance records. The actual cash value of your equipment is determined by the replacement cost minus depreciation. If you’ve made significant repairs to your equipment, it may be worth more. For example, if you purchased a piece of equipment 10 years ago, but rebuilt it five years ago, it’s important to note those repairs. It can help you prove the value of your equipment if it’s stolen or damaged.

What to do if your equipment is stolen If your equipment is stolen, notify the police as soon as possible to submit the theft report. You’ll also want to notify NER if you’ve registered your equipment with them. Also notify your equipment’s manufacturer of the theft in case replacement parts are ordered for the equipment. Then notify your insurance agent. He or she can help you determine whether you should submit a claim. For example, if you have a $2500 deductible and your equipment is worth $3000, that’s a $500 claim. Since you could face rate increases at renewal due to increased loss ratios, you may want to pay to replace the equipment out of

Your needs are one-of-a-kind. So you need a flexible insurance plan as unique as you are to help protect everything you’ve worked so hard to build. That’s why NGWA has named Franchise Insurance Agency of Columbus, Ohio, as the Association’s preferred commercial insurance services provider. Franchise Insurance Agency has been protecting all kinds of businesses for more than 20 years, so you can be confident you’ll get the personalized products and service you expect. Franchise Insurance Agency represents more than 40 insurance companies providing a full spectrum of innovative insurance products and services to help individuals, organizations, and businesses secure their future. The Franchise Insurance Agency is licensed in 47 states and offers a host of commercial products. To learn more, visit www.NGWA.org and click on “Insurance—commercial products” under the Professional Resources tab. pocket. If you have a $10,000 claim but have had other large claims, you may consider self-insuring. “It’s a very individual experience,” Stammler says. “Your insurance agent can help you weigh the pros and cons.” Julie Boyd says they’re now looking into more ways to prevent theft and are sharing their experience with others so they don’t become victims again. “We notice large backhoes and other construction equipment left at job sites all the time, but we never thought about what would happen if they were stolen,” she says. “Unfortunately, now we know.” WWJ Jennifer Strawn was the associate editor of Water Well Journal from 2004 to 2007. She is currently in the internal communications department at Nationwide Insurance in Columbus, Ohio. She can be reached at strawnj2 @gmail.com.

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KNOWING YOUR NEIGHBORS Well sites and source water protection By Michael Schnieders, PG, PH-GW

rought conditions have impacted a large percentage of the United States in recent years and increased concern on the sustainability and viability of groundwater resources. Greater focus has been turned to well systems and groundwater management. While a lot of work has been conducted on regional groundwater issues, many municipalities are just now beginning to focus on current and future groundwater needs. While active well management programs are common in western states and larger groundwater-served municipalities, many parts of the country are only now beginning to focus on these issues. Identifying and understanding the potential influences of the wellfield and area of recharge which could impact your well system is vital to characterizing and managing the resource. Important aspects of groundwater resource management: • Identify and delineate areas of recharge and influence (seasonal vs. regional) • Inventory potential contamination sources (point and non-point) • Determine the susceptibility of the aquifers to contamination, influence, and impacts on recharge • Identify aquifer vulnerability to changing weather patterns • Initiate changes to land use planning and zoning laws to coincide with aquifer vulnerability • Identify, with regards to individual wells, potential contaminant pathways. Twitter @WaterWellJournl

Recharge basins constructed as part of a large aquifer storage and recovery project in Colorado. A detailed and site-specific Source Water Protection Area delineation and assessment program can help to identify and alleviate many regional well issues. In addition, an active program can help lessen the impact of future, unforeseen problems and allow for better, long-term management of the resource. This also translates into saved exploration, replacement, and treatment costs. Ground Water and Wells, first edition, states: “A good working knowledge of geology is needed in order to apply the most practical and economical methods of getting groundwater from the various sand and rock aquifers.” As groundwater professionals, our work doesn’t end there. The understanding of geology and the applied environmental sciences is also needed to understand the changes that occur to a given area and the wells within it.

Groundwater Industry Challenges We are regularly faced in the groundwater industry with challenges from a regulatory aspect, from an efficiency standpoint, and from a customer satisfaction perspective. The out-of-sight, often misunderstood well is all too frequently forgotten until there is a problem. These problems generally haven’t occurred overnight though, and represent the sum of many different changes impacting the well, aquifers, materials of construction, and surrounding land. SCHNIEDERS continues on page 26

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SCHNIEDERS from page 25 The geology and geologic processes that have occurred in a given area have established the location, extent, and thickness of the water-bearing formations we find today. These same factors have shaped the land and impacted how the water moves within the geologic units, how it is influenced, and how recharge occurs. Understanding these factors can help us understand how wells become contaminated, depleted, or fouled—as well as aid us in developing solutions, improving treatment, and cultivating new well designs. Understanding the hydrologic cycle has shown us groundwater occurrence is the result of infiltration from the soil, streams, and lakes—all of which receive their supply of water from precipitation as rain, snow, or dew. As such, changes to the land surface and subsurface that could impact the hydrologic cycle within a region can have dramatic impacts on the well. Remember, recharge is often a slow process, especially with regard to deeper aquifers and larger regional groundwater systems such as found in the Great Plains. In some areas groundwater reservoirs are replenished by precipitation events that occur in the immediate vicinity, saturating the shallow subsurface and recharging the aquifer. In other areas the precipitation causes runoff that feeds a stream, carrying the water sometimes great distances—generally offering lesser recharge rates over a greater distance. Sometimes, as is often the case in deeper aquifer systems, the recharge area may occur many miles away and the eventual movement replenishes deeper aquifer settings at a slower rate. It is not uncommon for the area of influence and recharge area to occur outside the readily identified topographic drainage basin. Shifting weather patterns are showing an impact on both recharge rates and water quality. These variations in the intensity of precipitation events have dramatically impacted recharge in the western United States. Recharge basins within the basin and range areas that have historically received a slower rate of recharge from snowmelt have in recent years received sudden surges in precipitation from changing weather patterns. The onslaught of monsoon-type precipitation has resulted in volumes of water that very quickly exceed infiltration rates, resulting in higher rates of runoff. The loss of water due to runoff has reduced aquifer replenishment, increasing regional aquifer depletion rates. Additionally, the higher volume of precipitation has resulted in highly turbid water of reduced water quality— an impact that, while gradual, will be significant in the future if the trends continue. The increased runoff events can also cause excessive downcutting in the stream bed. This process can cause lowering of water levels in surrounding alluvial aquifers as the hydraulic head in the “new deeper streambed” will exacerbate the draining of the nearby aquifer. Surface water is regarded at times as the enemy of groundwater. However, in many areas it is directly related or connected to our groundwater supplies. Many surface water bodies act as a point of recharge for aquifer systems. This is best illustrated in what is referred to as a “gaining/losing stream” model. 26 䡲 December 2014 WWJ

Shallow alluvial well located adjacent to a river, crop field, railroad, and major highway in Kansas.

A gaining stream is a river or stream that “gains” water from the shallow saturated zones as it flows downstream. This results in a net “gain” for the surface water body and a loss for the aquifer. Conversely, a losing stream “loses” water as it flows downstream—infiltrating shallow, localized aquifers—resulting in a “loss” for the surface water body and a gain for the aquifer. A river or stream can alternate between gaining and losing depending on the water table, reflecting precipitation (recharge) or depletion. What is important to understand though is these areas where the surface water and groundwater have mingled show influences from both water sources. This can include cation and anion differences, turbidity, sediment load, and most importantly, major variations in microbial presence.

Surface Water Impacts In an attempt to better understand surface impacts, you must catalog all the potential points of influence within the area that recharges and, as such, impacts the well. The first step in this process is to identify the area that both recharges the targeted aquifer as well as the area in which the well is structurally completed. Remember, these are not always synchronized, especially for deeper wells. To begin with, it is advised you delineate the watershed for your well. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a watershed is the area of land where all of the water that is under it or drains off of it goes into the same place. Watersheds are not required to be a specific size or shape and vary significantly across the United States. Delineation is best achieved first by reviewing topography on a map, evaluating this information with satellite and aerial imagery, then confirming the data in the field. In recent years, a lot of this data has been compiled into Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and is readily available for the water resource community. Once the physical area has been defined, you can begin a closer evaluation. Geologically, you’ll want to understand the rock units above and below the targeted aquifer, the various

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Understanding the land, like this area in Botswana, as well as recharge, and season climate impacts is important to understanding the resource. geological processes that have occurred, and areas of inconsistency or unconformity that may impact groundwater flow and movement within the zone. Evaluation of soil layers and vegetation is also important as these can provide a variety of influences on water quality and infiltration, as well as provide insight into current or future land use and development. With an understanding of the boundaries and the physical characteristics, the next step is to assess the “past, present, and probable” influences on the watershed. Past or historical land use data is important and, although sometimes difficult to compile, can help identify areas of anthropogenic influence on a watershed. Such hidden influences we have discovered in our efforts have included closed roads, temporary settlements, abandoned wells, and old landfills. Within the past 50 years, many acres of rural countryside that was primarily used for agricultural purposes have developed into subdivisions, shopping malls, and outdoor sports fields. Understanding the historical implications of urban sprawl is important in understanding changes in our aquifers. Present influences are those that are typically better documented or blatantly obvious. These include stormwater impoundments, parking lots, industrial parks, and subdivisions. Assessing present influence, while easier, also involves a bit of “what if” thinking. For example, prior to that subdivision that currently is comprised of 50 homes with public water supply and sewer, were there smaller systems in place to serve the initial homes? This can lead to the identification of septic leach fields as well as residential wells. Or, with regards to large expanses of concrete, will that hard surface channel or direct rainfall, which previously occurred over several acres, into a more concentrated area of recharge and impact? Each of these examples requires you to ask “what if” and better understand the processes that occurred as the land use changed. Probable influences on a watershed have a higher margin of error, but require some evaluation of current trends and land use to predict what may occur. You will not be able to Twitter @WaterWellJournl

fully extrapolate current data to see that a farm adjacent to a municipal wellfield will become a shopping mall. However, it wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to envision expanded rail sidings in land near an intermodal facility. These predictions can be invaluable in developing additional access, safeguards, or room for expansion for wells. In compiling this information, we can better identify changes that will impact the well and respond with tailored, site-specific responses. As we move forward, it is important to understand the numerous factors that impact our wells, the systems they are a part of, and the supporting watersheds. Through better understanding of the resource, the decisions we make regarding well use and operation, maintenance, abandonment, and replacement will be better suited towards securing a very vulnerable resource for generations to come. Part of this will require educating ourselves of the factors that influence our wells. Part of this will be educating our customers and the general public. WWJ Michael Schnieders, PG, PH-GW, is a hydrogeologist and senior consultant for Water Systems Engineering in Ottawa, Kansas. He has an extensive background in groundwater geochemistry, geomicrobiology, and water resource investigation and management. He can be reached at mschnieders@h2osystems.com.

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Section 3 (Well Screens, Filter Pack, and Formation Stabilizer) By Thom Hanna, RPG

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This article is the second in a sixpart series that will detail each of the 11 sections of the ANSI/NGWA Water Well Construction Standard.

he NGWA standard is a performance standard designed to protect the water resource while providing the owner the best possible construction to be a good value for its intended use. This is a big task as there are many screening devices available for many different types of wells ranging from domestic wells, dewatering wells, to municipal water-supply wells. Water wells must allow access for water to efficiently enter the well casing, and that is generally accomplished with a screening device engineered with slots opposite the production zones in the aquifer. It is the goal of water well professionals to design and complete a well so the most inefficient part of the well system is the aquifer (this is the part of the well system we cannot control) and not the well structure, while preventing formation materials and filter pack from being pumped from the well that can result in damaging pumping equipment and downstream infrastructure. To accomplish this, it is important the well be designed and constructed so the well can be completely developed so as to create a hydraulically efficient system that will have fewer maintenance and coliform issues over its life. A properly designed filter pack and screen will allow sand-free pumping and the largest percentage of open area to facilitate well development.

Types of Well Design Wells can be designed as telescoping (Figure 1), single string (Figure 2), or open borehole completions (essentially a telescoping completion without a screening device in the lower portion of the well). A single string is a completion where the casing and screen (single or multiple) are continuously joined and placed in the borehole. Generally the well is the same diameter from top to bottom. Telescoping completion is where the upper casing is of a larger diameter than the screen and the screen is telescoped through the upper casing to the bottom of the well. A packer is placed in the annulus between the larger casing or pump chamber and the screen to prevent sand from being pumped into the well. Often, Twitter @WaterWellJournl

Go to the NGWA Bookstore to purchase your copy of the ANSI/NGWA-01-14 Water Well Construction Standard. It encompasses municipal, residential, agricultural, monitoring, and industrial water production wells. Topics covered include: well site selection; casing and casing installation; well screens, filter pack, and formation stabilizer; grouting; plumbness and alignment; well development; testing for performance; data recording; disinfection with chlorine; water sampling and analysis; and permanent well and test-hole decommissioning. Go to the bookstore at www.NGWA.org. telescoping wells are naturally developed or do not use an artificial filter pack. Open borehole wells are completed by having an upper casing sealed into competent rock and the production interval is completed in competent rock aquifers that do not slough. The section of the well completed as an intake should provide enough length and diameter to produce sufficient water from available water-bearing zones. The casing and casing grout seal should extend below upper poor quality zones. Where a deeper zone will supply sufficient water, upper zones should be cased off to avoid cascading, biofouling, and water quality degradation.

Screen Parameters The well screen has only one purposeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;to keep the formation and filter pack in place. The filter pack or stabilizer gravel is placed next to the formation and held in place by the screen. The standard provides guidelines to ensure the screening device allows for laminar flow into the well through the largest possible aperture openings and that the axial velocities do not create turbulent flow within the well. Guidance is provided to ensure the screen is placed across the proper portion of the aquifer to enhance well efficiency and prevent cascading water in the well. Both of these, if done properly, will reduce maintenance and increase the value to the well owner. The screen structure also needs to have appropriate strength and material selection for the application, which can vary for each well design and use.

Naturally Developed and Filter Pack Wells Naturally developed wells are favorable in formations where the materials surrounding the screen are (1) highly uniform in grain size (homogeneous)

but graded in such a way that the fine grains will not clog the screen, or (2) non-uniform so the developed graded materials can form a naturally hightransmissive zone around the screen, called a natural filter pack. Natural-development completion is typically done by selection of a slot which passes 60% of the material and retains 40%. More corrosive water or poor sample quality requires retaining 50%. In formations that lack coarsegrained materials and grading is uniform, or stratified units with zones of fine material, an engineered filter pack of selected material having a grain size coarser than the natural formation is placed around the screen. Artificial filter packs are usually recommended when the aquifer is not homogeneous, has a uniformity coefficient less than 3, and has an effective grain size less than 0.01 inch. Artificial filter packs are also used to allow more open area in the screen where use of natural development will not allow enough open area to maintain laminar flow velocities. Artificial packs are sometimes needed to stabilize well-graded aquifers having a large percentage of fine materials in order to avoid excessive settlement of materials above the screen where the overlying formations consist of thin beds of fine sand, clay, and gravel. In poorly consolidated rock that tends to disintegrate and cave at the time of pumping, an artificial pack may be needed to stabilize the borehole wall to prevent caving and disintegration of the formation. This is often referred to as a formation stabilizer. A formation stabilizer gravel is generally very coarse and typically not designed to pass into the well during development or provide a filtering mechanism. STANDARD continues on page 30

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Open Borehole Wells Open borehole wells are completed in competent bedrock where the borehole will not degrade during well operation. These types of aquifers are made of very competent rock and produce water from fractures (such as granites and sandstones), solution cavities (limestones), and interflows of basalts.

Summary Greater detail of the design considerations for well screens and filter packs is provided in the ANSI/NGWA-01-14 Water Well Construction Standard. By following the standard, groundwater professionals will design and complete wells that are long lasting and provide good value to the well owner for the life of the well system. WWJ Thom Hanna, RPG, of Bilfinger Water Technologies in Durango, Colorado, works in the areas of well design, construction, rehabilitation, and development. He is a Registered Professional Geologist in Arizona, Kentucky, and Wyoming.

Figure 1. Schematic diagram of a telescoping well completion (adapted from Groundwater & Wells, 3rd Edition).

Figure 2. Schematic diagram of a single string well completion (adapted from Groundwater & Wells, 3rd Edition).

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IRON OXIDIZING BACTERIA IN THE WELL ENVIRONMENT If fouling is recognized early and monitored over time, long-term savings can be realized. By Kathy Wiseman

ost wells are impacted by common mineral and biological problems. These problems often go unnoticed until production levels decline or aesthetics and water quality is compromised. It also becomes painfully apparent when an idle well is put back into production and a flood of red slimy water is the result. Recognizing these common types of fouling and the mechanisms for occurrence is important for maintaining production, efficiency, water quality, and the long life of a well. One of the most important and commonly observed well fouling issues with widespread occurrence in groundwater and well systems is iron oxidizing bacteria (Figure 1). Iron oxidizing bacteria are naturally occurring bacteria found in a variety of soil and aquatic habitats, including aquifers. Well-established populations of iron oxidizing bacteria are often responsible for accumulations of iron oxides in wells and piping systems and are commonly found throughout the active well zone, which includes the pump and screened portions of the well. These bacteria are often associated with shallow alluvial wells, wells exhibiting aeration, cascading water, or those linked with rapidly recharged aquifers. Iron oxidizing bacteria produce copious amounts of a distinctive reddish iron oxyhydroxide byproduct. In well systems, this byproduct along with detached biofilm is often shed during the cycling of the well, resulting in surges of red water and spikes in total iron readings. Iron oxidizing bacteria create havoc in a well system by interfering with water flow into and out of a well, challenging pump operation, influencing well production, and adversely affecting water quality. Some iron oxidizing bacteria are known to oxidize both iron and manganese, using these elements as an energy source. Iron oxidizing bacteria form recognizable structures outside the cell body on which ferric iron or manganese oxides are deposited. Growth of iron oxidizing bacteria populations may be aerobic or microaerophilic—meaning the organisms require oxygen to live, but can survive in environments with lower levels of oxygen, such as those found within a well (Holt et al. 2000). These characteristics make the organisms highly adaptable to changes in conditions within their chosen habitat. Populations of these and other bacteria may be found in a well as (Left) Iron oxidizing bacteria often produce significant fouling with accumulations of iron oxide scale and iron oxide entrained biomass that impacts the entire well system. Photo courtesy of Layne, Kansas City, Missouri

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planktonic (free swimming bacteria) or sessile (attached to a surface) within a biofilm. Although these bacteria can be found throughout the well environment, general water quality evaluations typically do not analyze for the presence of iron oxidizing organisms. Iron oxidizing bacteria are difficult to culture in a lab setting and may be identified by means of light microscopy based on characteristic morphologies and behavior.

Common Genera Microscopic evaluation of a well sample is an important step in the identification of iron oxidizing bacteria and to estimate population size and density. Microscopic evaluation also serves to determine the concentration of iron oxide biofilm with its characteristic fluffy appearance and structure, as well as the presence and quantity of iron oxide in the sample. Three common genera of iron oxidizing bacteria—Leptothrix, Crenothrix, and Gallionella—are most often associated with groundwater wells and may even be found growing together.

Leptothrix At this time, there are five identified species of Leptothrix that exhibit common characteristics that can be found in diverse aquatic environments with varying amounts of organic matter present (Garrity et al. 2005). All Leptothrix species grow to form large masses of filamentous cells, as seen in Figure 2. Leptothrix are known to be capable of oxidizing both iron and manganese, and Leptothrix filaments may be encrusted with iron or manganese oxides. Oxidation, resulting from cascading water or rapid recharge of groundwater from surface water, can increase oxygen content, stimulating the growth and activity of these bacteria. In addition to wells, Leptothrix can be found in water and wastewater treatment plants where they can clog pipes and other parts of the system (Holt et al. 2000). They can also grow in certain media that contain iron and manganese compounds such as manganese bicarbonate or manganese dioxide greensand (Gage et al. 2001). While reddish iron-laden deposits are readily identified, deposition of manganese resulting from Leptothrix occurrence is often identified by the appearance of black specks in the water and/or black, hard deposits within the upper portion of a well as observed during a video survey or side-wall sample collection. Leptothrix are commonly found associated with other iron and manganese oxidizing bacteria such as Gallionella and Crenothrix. BACTERIA continues on page 34

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Figure 1. Iron fouled pump bowl. Photo © Water Systems Engineering Inc. BACTERIA from page 33

Crenothrix Crenothrix (Figure 3) are a genus of sheathed bacteria that also oxidize iron and manganese. As a result, Crenothrix filaments may be encrusted with iron or manganese oxides. Oxidation can stimulate the growth and activity of these bacteria known for the development of filamentous masses in drinking water systems. Crenothrix polyspora, the only known species for the genera, are non-motile and can generally be found in a variety of aquatic environments with sufficient organic matter present (Holt et al. 2000). Crenothrix are commonly found associated with other iron and manganese oxidizing bacteria such as Leptothrix and Gallionella.

Gallionella Gallionella ferruginea (Figure 4) is perhaps the most familiar and common iron oxidizing bacteria species. Gallionella are a naturally occurring, stalked bacterium found in a variety of aquatic environments, including aquifers. The filamentous stalks produced by the bacteria typically form a mat that rapidly clogs well screens and pump intakes, reducing flow into and out of wells. Gallionella are frequently found in wells exhibiting aeration, cascading water, or wells sited in rapidly recharged aquifers. Gallionella are mainly aerobic organisms, but they can also be microaerophilic (Chan et al. 2009), meaning they require oxygen to survive, but are quite capable of living in lower levels of oxygen such as levels that might be found in a well. Gallionella use iron and manganese as energy sources and accumulate oxidized iron and manganese in the stalks they produce. The Gallionella organism excretes a filamentous stalk outside the bacterial cell made from twisted microfibrils that become filled and encrusted with oxidized iron precipitates. The development of the characteristic filamentous stalk is dependent on the population size, the pH of the water it inhabits, and the prevailing redox conditions or the oxidationreduction potential (Chan et al. 2009). 34 䡲 December 2014 WWJ

Figure 2. Leptothrix are sheathed iron oxidizing bacteria that grow to form large masses of filamentous cells. Photo © Water Systems Engineering Inc. A considerable amount of iron in the ferrous state (Fe+2) must be present to supply a population of Gallionella with sufficient energy to sustain growth. For example, iron bearing formations, the use of low carbon steel casing, or cast iron pump components can set up conditions for large Gallionella populations to flourish within the well. Once established, the bacteria secrete copious amounts of slimy iron oxyhydroxide biofilm that is often responsible for accumulations of iron oxide in wells and piping systems. Soft and gelatinous at first, the chemical dehydration of this material results in a very dense ferric oxide deposit that becomes extremely hard and difficult to remove over time (Figure 5). Biologically initiated iron fouling in the well typically begins in the active zone, attaching to screens and perforations, before spreading. The secreted Gallionella stalks are often shed during the cycling of the well, resulting in noticeable surges of red water and spikes in total iron readings. As the pump is cycled, mature biofilm will slough off into the flowing water, releasing showers of planktonic bacteria which become sessile as they reestablish on new surfaces and begin producing biofilm. Gallionella populations can rapidly multiply and migrate into distribution systems, where they can significantly impair flow. Gallionella are a principal form of microbiologically induced corrosion. The organism acts as an agent of corrosion by actually altering the physiochemical properties of the surface serving as a nutritional substrate. As it attaches to iron bearing surfaces, Gallionella breaks down and pits the metal in an effort to secure the iron necessary for energy with deleterious effect (Figure 6). All iron bearing structures, including stainless steel, are susceptible to this form of pitting corrosion.

Diagnostic Tools Performing water analysis to ascertain the extent of the corrosion occurring within a well is a valuable diagnostic tool (Larsen 2014). Microscopic evaluation of a well sample is an important step in the identification of iron oxidizing bacteria. This method of testing serves to determine the presence and quantity of iron oxide in the sample, as well as the concentration of iron oxide biofilm with its characteristic fluffy form and structure.

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Figure 3. Crenothrix polyspora can generally be found in a variety of aquatic environments. Photo ÂŠ Water Systems Engineering Inc.

Figure 4. Gallionella ferruginea is perhaps the most familiar and common iron oxidizing bacteria species. Photo ÂŠ Water Systems Engineering Inc.

Results from water analysis, along with the identification of the presence and size of iron oxidizing bacteria populations, can indicate the potential for iron fall-out within the well or system as well as detect iron presence in a water sample due to corrosion, chemically oxidized iron, organically mobilized iron, and the amount of iron-related sediment. If iron fouling in a well is suspected, performing a ferrous iron test is also useful. Ferrous oxide (Fe+2) can represent iron just released from a surface as a result of oxidation, which may be an indicator of active corrosion. Gallionella converts soluble ferrous iron (Fe+2), which is dissolved iron in the first stage of oxidation, to ferric iron (Fe+3) by oxidizing the dissolved iron and removing it from the solution, producing an insoluble precipitate of ferric oxyhydroxide (Schnieders 2003, p. 24). Iron in the ferrous state may also be reflective of native background iron within the aquifer, but it is usually oxidized immediately and is changed to ferric iron (Fe+3) as it enters the well. Therefore, determining the ferrous iron (Fe+2) presence in a water sample can indicate active corrosion that is occurring within a system. The level of dissolved iron present can indicate the severity of the corrosion. Typically, groundwater wells exhibit dissolved ferrous iron (Fe+2) levels below the detection level of 0.02 mg/L as measured by the Standard Methods No. 3500-Fe (APHA, AWWA, WEF 1999). Concentrations of dissolved iron above the detection level should be investigated. In addition to the dissolved iron test, a total iron test to determine the concentration of iron in a water sample is essential. Total iron is reported as iron (Fe), and the test analyzes for both ferrous iron (Fe+2) and ferric iron (Fe+3) for a measure of the total iron in a sample. Ferric iron (Fe+3) is iron that has been further oxidized, moving through the progression from ferrous oxide (FeO) to ferrous iron (Fe+2) to ferric iron (Fe+3). Total iron levels above 1 mg/L in groundwater wells can be an indicator that iron precipitation is occurring. In addition to iron, manganese concentrations in a water sample should be analyzed, and levels of manganese greater than 0.1 mg/L should be investigated as well (Schnieders 2003). Very high iron and manganese values are often the result of microbio-

logically induced corrosion activity caused by established populations of iron oxidizing bacteria, such as Gallionella, Crenothrix, and Leptothrix.

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Treatment Considerations The accumulation of iron, including hard oxide scale and iron oxide entrained biomass, produces significant fouling that impacts the entire well system including screened zones, gravel pack, and associated piping. This scale buildup also results in added pump maintenance due to iron oxide accumulations within the pump bowls and fouling of the intakes. The presence of iron and manganese oxidizing bacteria will intensify the accumulation of iron oxide or manganese oxide, and will increase the impact on the well. Water samples should be collected to pinpoint problem areas, and well treatment methods should be selected accordingly. When treating wells with infestations of Gallionella and other iron oxidizing bacteria, special attention should be paid to the presence of aeration in the well such as cascading water or influence of vadose zone water, the extent of iron accumulations in the well, and the type and size of the iron bacteria population. Effective treatment of a well impacted by iron oxidizing bacteria includes identification of the problem organism, targeted treatment of the well, and establishment of an ongoing monitoring program. Recommendations for treatment of an iron fouled well should include both mechanical and chemical cleaning procedures, followed by a disinfection of the well. The goal of the well rehabilitation is to break down the tough iron oxide entrained biofilm matrix, and thoroughly evacuate it from the well. Proper selection of cleaning chemicals and concentrations, such as mineral acids and NSF-approved biodispersants, should be based upon the overall water chemistry of the well, the integrity of the well, and the severity of the targeted problem. Physical agitation using brushing, swabbing, or high pressure gas impulse technology is very important to break up deposits, so that the selected chemistry can more effectively treat the affected surfaces. All debris and detritus must be BACTERIA continues on page 36 WWJ December 2014 äĄ˛ 35

Figure 5. Dense ferric oxide deposits become extremely hard and difficult to remove. Photo © Water Systems Engineering Inc.

Figure 6. Gallionella breaks down and pits the metal in an effort to secure the iron necessary for energy. Photo © Water Systems Engineering Inc.

BACTERIA from page 35

Holt, John G., Noel R. Krieg, Peter H.A. Sneath, James T. Staley, and Stanley T. Williams. 2000. Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, Ninth Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. Larsen, Kathy Riggs. 2014. A Closer Look at Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion: Materials Performance. NACE International, Vol. 53, No. 1, 32-40. Schnieders, John H. 2003. Chemical Cleaning Disinfection and Decontamination of Water Wells. St. Paul, Minnesota: Johnson Screens. Sterrett, Robert J., ed. 2007. Groundwater & Wells, Third Edition. New Brighton, Minnesota: Johnson Screens.

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American Public Health Association (APHA), American Water Works Association (AWWA), Water Environment Federation (WEF). 1999. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th Edition. Edited by Lenore S. Clesceri, Arnold E. Greenberg, and Andrew D. Eaton. Baltimore, Maryland: American Public Health Association. Chan, C.S., S.C Fakra, D.C. Edwards, D. Emerson, and J.F. Banfield. 2009. Iron oxyhydroxide mineralization on microbial extracellular polysaccharides. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 73(13), 3807-3818. Gage, Brian, Dennis O’Dowd, and Paul Williams. 2001. Biological Iron and Manganese Removal, Pilot and Full Scale Applications, in Ontario Water Works Association Conference 2001, Toronto. Accessed November 2013. http://www.degremont-technologies.com/IMG/pdf/tech_infilco_biological.pdf. Garrity, George, Don J. Brenner, James T. Staley, and Noel R. Krieg. 2005. Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Second Edition, Vol. 2, Part C. New York: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 36 䡲 December 2014 WWJ

Kathleen Wiseman has been with Water Systems Engineering in Ottawa, Kansas, since 1999, serving as assistant lab manager of the diagnostic and investigative research lab and currently as an environmental consultant, specializing in well remediation and source protection.

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This document is one in a series produced by the National Ground Water Association (NGWA) focused on recommended best suggested practices for resolving specific problems in residential well systems. This particular document outlines the best suggested practices for reducing fluoride concentrations in residential well systems. As a benefit to members of NGWA, this document provides the water well system professional (WWSP) with basic knowledge and suggested practices. Because of varying geologic conditions and other factors, it is not practical to develop a totally prescriptive guideline. There are references throughout this document to public health standards in the )nited States other nations may have different standards and standards may change. The ).S. Environmental Protection Agency has established a maximum contaminant level (MCL) for fluoride in public drinking water of 4 mg/L1 and a secondary, or aesthetic, standard of 2 mg/L. Sometimes the concentrations of select constituents will prove to be unacceptably high even after careful site selection and well construction, or after cleaning an existing well. The WWSP can recommend cost-effective water treatment options to mitigate such problems. For instance, it may be less expensive for the consumer to install an appropriate water treatment technology to remove or lower concentrations of a contaminant than to replace or deepen an existing well. On the other hand, if a water intake area in an existing well has to be replaced or an aquifer lined off, economics will probably favor construction of a new well. Such decisions are site-specific and, thus, based on careful analysis by the WWSP. F

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fully evacuated from the well, especially from the well bottom, so the well will not be reinfected. Cleaning the pump before reinstallation is also essential. Iron oxidizing bacteria and the associated fouling problems experienced by wells are difficult to treat and often go unnoticed until production levels decline and water quality is compromised. Monitoring well systems with a history of iron oxidizing bacteria is useful as a measure of cleaning effectiveness, and over time, will catch fouling before it significantly affects well production or water quality. Iron oxidizing bacteria is a common and often costly problem. Costs are seen in reduction of well efficiency, well production, and in the high costs of remediation. If fouling is recognized at an early stage, and monitored over time, longterm savings can be realized.

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SAFETY MATTERS

CREATING A NEAR-MISS REPORTING CULTURE JACK GLASS

There are many different ways a near-miss program can be implemented.

ou have been in business for quite a while and have developed some pretty impressive health and safety plans. You have reduced the number of accidents significantly, and you feel pretty good about what you have accomplished. You can move on from your safety efforts and concentrate on something else, right? Not quite! It is not uncommon for a company to go through a cycle of concentrating on safety issues, ensuring compliance, pushing safety to the front of every worker’s mind. Then all this activity is followed by a lull. It is all too common for business owners to rest on their accomplishments and expect good safety trends to continue. Unfortunately, when this happens accident rates begin to creep back up. This usually prompts another big push on safety . . . and the cycle continues. So how do you keep safety efforts high without breaking the budget and risk having the message diluted by repetition? One answer is to expand the accident investigation program to include nearmiss reporting and investigating. This is a great way to get everyone involved in a non-judgmental activity that can increase both safety and morale. Simply stated, a near miss is an event that could have been an accident but was avoided by sheer luck. However, studies have shown that for every 300 near misses, there is one serious injury. That can also mean 300 chances to catch a problem before someone gets hurt! Near misses can be viewed as incidents that can reinforce a safety message without having a victim. Investigation of major accidents shows for every major accident there are several preceding minor accidents with 38 䡲 December 2014 WWJ

limited impact as well as near-miss incidents with little or no significant damage. Therefore, by focusing on minor incidents, it is possible to reduce the probability of having major accidents.

Benefits of Near-Miss Reporting There are several advantages to having a company frame of mind—a culture if you will—of near-miss reporting in place: • Enables companies to proactively resolve hazards before a tragic or costly incident occurs • Engages all workers at all levels in solving problems • Increases safety ownership and reinforces workers’ self-esteem • Exposes valuable information that otherwise might not be discussed • Develops a positive and necessary attitude surrounding safety.

Barriers to Near-Miss Reporting It’s a given that reporting near misses reduces injury incidents. Then why is it sometimes so hard to get workers to report near misses? Maybe they are discouraged by one of these common barriers. • Not knowing reporting near misses is expected • Not knowing procedures for reporting or who to report to • Fear of being reprimanded or disciplined for actions that led to the incident • Demands from co-workers to keep quiet so nobody gets into trouble • Pressure to maintain a clean incident record because the team will win a prize

• Desire on the part of new workers to make a good impression • An attitude that says to “suck it up and don’t make a big deal out of it” • Co-workers viewing the incident with humor instead of seeing the hazards • Being belittled or disregarded by supervisors • Too much trouble filling out nearmiss forms.

Encouraging Workers to Report To offset these barriers, consider taking actions to encourage workers to participate in the company’s near-miss program. First off, educate employees on the reason why near-miss reporting is a necessity, the important role they play, and the process for reporting. Make sure the near-miss reporting process is easy to understand and use. Include near-miss training for new employees as a part of their orientation. Consider incentives that encourage near-miss reporting. Obviously, incentives that have the potential to discourage reporting must be avoided. A good incentive is one that recognizes and encourages the cooperation of workers in recognizing and reporting hazards. This enhances the idea of reporting, engages workers in meaningful safety activities, and continues a process of reducing risks. A poor incentive is one that recognizes supervisory and management performance based mainly on “outcome OSHA recordable rates.” This type of incentive has been shown to suppress reporting and can lead to punitive actions that further undermine safety efforts. Reinforce with employees that near-miss reporting is non-punitive. waterwelljournal.com

Report back the positive steps taken to improve workplace safety to everyone involved in the business. Celebrate the success and the value of near-miss reporting with management and employees. Continue to communicate the importance of near-miss reporting and encourage all employees to stay involved.

Implementing the Near-Miss Program Once near-miss reports are received, what happens next? They can be investigated and each one responded to, but this might lead to either an overburdening of staff, or a decrease in reporting simply because of the extra effort this creates. Each report could be recorded and categorized and charts and graphs could be generated that pinpoint the most frequent causes of near misses. Or, a simple form could be created that requires the employees to look for practices that could have prevented the near miss, which are then discussed, say at the next toolbox talk. There are many different ways a near-miss program can be put into

action. Regardless of how it is designed, keep three things in mind. Keep it simple. Don’t create so much effort in reporting an accident that employees will avoid it. Keep it positive. Always make the observation and reporting of a near miss seen as a plus for the business, not a minus. Make it useful. Once you have the report, make sure the information gets to the employees in a way that illustrates not only what could have happened, but how much can be saved by avoiding near misses in the future.

Directing the Near-Miss Program In order for any program to work effectively, it will need to have a leader. While it is true a culture of near-miss reporting that involves the whole workplace needs to be established, with support from the top down, an effective program also requires one individual who is responsible for managing and encouraging the program. This could be a field supervisor, a dedicated safety professional, a management representative, or an eager em-

ployee. The system should be designed so the program manager is able to both understand and promote the program and train fellow employees. Companies that excel at safety and have close to zero incidents use nearmiss reporting in various ways. It could be a leading indicator of safety performance, a component of a hazard identification system, or a mechanism for engaging and empowering employees at different levels throughout a business or organization. But best of all, companies with nearmiss programs report better progress in their overall safety performance. WWJ

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GONE FISHIN’ Part 2: Another vertical turbine pump recovery job for the ages ED BUTTS, PE, CPI

began a two-part series on well and pump fishing jobs last month with a column on a successful fishing job of a vertical turbine test pump. We wrap up the discussion this month with one more example of a successful fishing expedition of another vertical turbine pump in my career. My background certainly doesn’t include the number or complexity of fishing jobs, successful or not, many of you can tout from a career with many more years in the field than I. But there was a sufficient volume and I’m quite satisfied to relate some of the few, good or bad, I was involved with. As I considered which example to cite here, I wanted to pick an example that was challenging, interesting, and with a satisfactory outcome. After all, who really wants to read about my failures?

Vertical Turbine Pump Background As I outlined last month, one of the most challenging fishing jobs I was ever involved in also happened to be one of my first. The next fishing job I want to relate was another one with a vertical turbine pump. This one occurred while I was with Stettler Supply Co. roughly 18 years following the incident I cited last month. I felt it was just as challenging and ultimately satisfying, if not more so, than the earlier example. It was around October 1995, and I was the firm’s chief engineer and vice president and had the responsibility of “fixing” any of my firm’s self-imposed problems. This fishing job example was definitely one of those—one which started out as no more than a routine pump pull and repair of an irrigation well pump for one of our local dairy farmers. 40 䡲 December 2014 WWJ

This pump was a 100 hp water oillubricated vertical turbine pump that was set on 200 feet of 8-inch column in a well with a total depth of nearly 350 feet. The particularly sandy condition in water produced from this well necessitated a regularly scheduled removal and rebuild on about a two-year typical rotation. During this particular repair cycle as our pump crew started the initial pull of the discharge head, they noticed they were limited to pulling up the pump only around a foot or so until it became apparently stuck somewhere down the well. After several attempts to rotate the pump and try different approaches to clear the pump past the unknown obstruction, the hoist operator thought he would try to use the rear hydraulic outrigger jacks on the hoist truck to impose additional brute force on the obstruction. Well, you have probably guessed what happened. The application of this much raw power and leverage simply meant something had to give and that something was the column make-up nipple in the bottom of the discharge head. As the operator applied additional hydraulic pressure to the two rear jacks, the threaded make-up nipple below the discharge head pulled out of the head and the remaining assembly dropped 150 feet or so down the well. When I was notified of this incident, I was upset with the judgment of the pump crew, especially the operator. However, once I calmed down I realized we had a situation that had to be corrected and no amount of ranting would help. As we evaluated the situation and what we thought we had left sticking up to hook the hoist onto, we quickly surmised this wasn’t going to be a slam-

dunk fishing expedition. Not only were we faced with some kind of unknown obstruction within the well, but since the threads on the top of the make-up nipple were stripped, we had no workable connection to attach to. Plus, to top everything off, the oil tube make-up piece and head shaft were both still connected to the column and likely in the way. The first order of business was to hopefully determine what was causing the pump to bind within the well and just what we had to hook onto to pull the pump from the well. For this task we used a downhole video camera our firm had recently purchased for just this type of event. This was its first ever use. We lowered the video camera down the well borehole and as the camera descended, it was evident the well was extremely out of alignment and with a severe dogleg. Given its relatively small size, the camera was lowered in the well on its own flexible cable as well as a graduated measuring tape without any incident or problems until it reached the top of the pump column. Sure enough, the picture was clear. The threads on the discharge head’s make-up nipple were fully stripped and both the oil tube make-up section and head shaft were still connected and extending up from the column pipe. To make matters worse, the top of the head shaft and stripped pipe were leaning against the well casing, blocking use of an overshot. Once we had a clear video record of our downhole fishing situation, we retrieved our camera while recording the precise depth of the lost pump and headed back to our shops to brainstorm and consider our options for fabricating a fishing tool. ENGINEERING continues on page 42

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ENGINEERING from page 40 As the irrigation season was over and we were now in late autumn, we had until the next spring to reactivate the pump and were not under any undue pressure to rush into trying anything without careful consideration and a design providing the greatest chance for success.

Preparing the Fishing Tool As our company’s fabricator and I evaluated all the various tried and true as well as previously unsuccessful options, we rapidly concluded there were several conditions that would have to be met. First of all, given their unknown condition and integrity, attempting to use either the oil tube or head shaft threads to connect to, start moving, and then pulling the unit from the well did not provide the degree of adequate strength desired. Nor could it ensure full retrieval of the entire pumping assembly, including the pump column, and could actually make the downhole fishing conditions worse should the shaft or oil tube break at a lower or otherwise undesirable level. Second, the maximum outer diameter of the assembled fishing tool itself could not exceed the well diameter of 14-inch O.D. (13.5-inch I.D.) and should preferably be less than 13 inches but would still have to be able to slide unimpeded over the 8-inch coupling. Third, since there were no exposed internal pipe threads to provide a reliable engagement against, it was impractical to assemble or use an internal spear or similar type of commercial fishing tool. Therefore, we would have to build a custom product to enable clearing and sliding it over the oil tube and head shaft first and then proceed to slide it over and connect onto the underside of the 8-inch column coupling—as the first practical pulling point. Fourth, the actual pulling section would need to be the strongest relative section, incapable of excessive deformation or bending of the capture dogs under load, and which would apply a uniform upward strain against the underside of the column coupling. This meant the dogs would not only need to be four in number at a uniform spacing, made from flat bar steel, and of the 42 䡲 December 2014 WWJ

Figure 1. Fishing tool for pulling lost pump and pipe string from coupling. greatest size feasible, but would also need to be situated so the pulling orientation would be as close to parallel to the pipe as possible in order to keep the applied stress within the maximum cross-sectional area of the material. Finally, in order to make sure the tool would be given the best chance of not hanging up on any obstruction within the well itself, going up or down, all the components for connecting onto and pulling the unit from the well would need to be kept internal. The as-built final product is shown in Figure 1. This fishing tool was entirely fabricated from schedule 40 steel components, including 12.75-inch standard wall and 4.5-inch steel pipe, and assembled to engage under the column coupling by using four internally hinged dogs, each spaced at a 90-degree interval and equipped with a 10-pound spring-loaded capture hinge. The dogs, pin hinges, and lower supporting and reinforcing gussets were assembled to provide a tapering section at the lowest end of the tool. This would facilitate sliding the tool over the head shaft and oil tube first, and finally over the 8-inch column pipe extension and under the coupling.

In order to pull the column away from the well casing and to help slide the tool on and over the shaft, tube, and column pipe, an eccentric spoon was added to the bottom. Turning the spoon allowed it to slide between the well casing and column coupling and then push the coupling towards the center of the well. After evaluating the relative strength of various sizes of threaded pipe, we opted to use 4-inch standard schedule 40 steel, threaded and coupled black pipe. This size of pipe was felt to offer the best compromise between thread strength and diameter. The tool was fabricated by an extremely talented and innovative welder and fabricator with more than 35 years of experience. Even with the care and caution that went into the design and fabrication of this particular fishing tool, we knew there were some inherent drawbacks and potentially serious limitations in using this configuration. For one, although we had confidence we’d be able to eventually slide the fishing tool over all of the upper extending components and engage onto the column pipe coupling, there was some concern we would likely be unable to waterwelljournal.com

Figure 2. Success! disconnect from the same coupling, should we be unsuccessful in getting the pump assembly moving from the bottom and up to the top of the well. We had encountered much of this exact situation before with the fishing of our test pump many years prior and knew the incident could repeat itself. In addition, given the design and method of the engagement of the dogs, unthreading and disengaging the 4-inch pull pipe from the fishing tool was also risky and unlikely as the dogs would most likely simply slide along the surface of the underside of the coupling during a torqueing procedure and not provide the resistance needed to unscrew the upper joints. The bottom line was this: Once we were over and connected onto this pump, we had better find a way of getting it up and out of the well. Even after weighing all the pros and cons associated with the risks of this particular fishing tool style, it was decided we needed to pull the unit from the highest point of the pump possible to avoid any risk of binding between the fishing tool, the pump column, and well casing and to provide the greatest applied and evenly distributed pull possible. Thus, by all indications the solution we had devised Twitter @WaterWellJournl

Figure 3. Retrieval of the bowl appeared to be the most logical and functional. Following completing the fabrication of the new fishing tool, we felt it needed some degree of testing on a real-world example. Fortunately, Stettler had constructed a 24-inch-diameter by 20-footdepth test and pump assembly “dry well” in our yard the previous year for assembly/disassembly and testing of short coupled pumps. After a short period of consideration, I felt it would also function well for a trial test of our newly built fishing tool. We proceeded to assemble an actual example of our target, including the shaft, oil tube, and stripped column pipe. We dewatered the test well to allow a visual examination of the operation of the tool and were very satisfied with the results. Although it was obvious we could not test the unit to the actual depth of the well in question, the eccentric spoon functioned exactly as intended. It pushed the assembly away from the pipe wall as it was rotated, with the tool then sliding down over the shaft, oil tube, pipe, and then coupling and fully engaging underneath it. Upon removal from the test well, the drawbacks that were obvious during the design were very apparent as the tool

had to be cut away from the fishing target. However, all in all, following a month and a half of careful thought, design, a few episodes of trial and error, design changes, and then fabrication— the tool was felt to be finally ready for an actual fishing trial in the field.

The Fishing Expedition Even though by this time I was not involved in actual field and hoist truck operation on a routine basis, I nonetheless felt the potential risk and liability of a lost well and pump to the firm was too great to entrust this particular fishing job to one of our employees. So I opted to assign the task to myself and to one other employee, who also happened to be my best friend of 20 years at the time, Mike Waldroop, our firm’s chief well driller. Throughout our combined 40-plus years of experience, Mike and I had worked together on just about every conceivable type of well or pump job there was and I felt the two of us would likely have the best shot of retrieving this pump. As we arrived on site, set up our 15-ton hoist truck, and began lowering the tool and pipe in the well, it soon ENGINEERING continues on page 44 WWJ December 2014 䡲 43

ENGINEERING from page 43 became apparent there was indeed a severe drift of the alignment in the well as evidenced by the rotation and movement of the pipe within the well as it descended. Although this step substantially slows down the progress and rate of the fishing equipment installation, as is the case with all well fishing projects, we collected careful measurements of each joint of pipe during the installation procedure, including the internal thread make-up distances of each pipe and coupling. Measuring and maintaining a record of the exact depth between a fixed reference point, usually the top of the well, and all aspects of the fishing target during the initial downhole video inspection provides an accurate measurement between these two points during installation of the fishing tool. But it also helps to alert the hoist truck operator as to when the fishing tool slides over and engages the interfering elements (shaft, oil tube, etc.) as well as the target—avoiding guesswork. For a short time, the thought of lowering our camera with the fishing tool was considered, but this was quickly discounted due to the risk of damage to the video camera, the potential of interference with the fishing tool assembly, and the likelihood the video would be too cloudy to be useful. Upon approach and initial contact with the top of the head shaft, the bottom of the tool hung up briefly, then the weight of the fishing string was sufficient to “spring” the shaft over and up inside of the tool. Thereupon we proceeded another few feet downward until we engaged the oil tube. Getting the oil tube inside of the fishing tool was somewhat more difficult as the 2.5-inchdiameter tube was stiffer and shorter than the head shaft. But, with some rotation and coaxing of the 4-inch fishing string, the oil tube also eventually popped over and inside of the tool. The final step—the one both of us realized would be the most challenging and time consuming—was to slide the tool down over the stripped nipple and coupling. This procedure was actually quite easy and rapid as all the components that were assembled on the fishing tool functioned almost precisely as in44 䡲 December 2014 WWJ

tended. After less than one rotation at At this point you might be asking, as ground, the spoon engaged the backside I did, what about the pump hanging up of the coupling, pulled the column away in the well in the first place? I was never from the well casing, and with the aid able to precisely determine where or of the taper in the lowest end of the why the pump hung up down the well tool, allowed it to slide down over the since it pulled out fairly easily and withcoupling. out any undue strain on the pump hoist. As I slowly lowered the tool another My best guess is the pump bound up few inches, Mike and I both felt the acin the well due to the misalignment and tion of the dogs snapping over and enthat constant adjustment to maintain gaging on the underside of the column the pump in the center as we pulled it coupling. At this point we were ready to avoided the same binding condition that see if our tool would engage upon the my pump crew experienced. coupling to pull the pump. Before raisUnfortunately, although this was a ing the mast we had previously configsomewhat unique and unusual experiured the pump hoist for a double-lined ence in our lives, neither Mike nor I operation, so we knew we had the capaever thought of bringing a camera with bility of pulling up to 30,000 pounds us to the job site that day. I guess we without any additional assistance, such were both single-mindedly thinking as hydraulic jacks. about getting this pump out of the well. As I engaged the hoist, I could feel the rig engage the weight of Once we were over the entire assembly’s dead load, and connected onto this pump, the obvious indications of applied weight occurred, the rig groaned, we had better find a way the hydraulic pressure increased, of getting it up and the mast slightly deflected rearward as it does when a signifiand out of the well. cant load is applied. As I carefully applied added stress to the winch cable, But the dairy farmer was the only I also monitored the hydraulic pressure person with the foresight to go up to his gauge as it quickly climbed to around house to retrieve his camera to take two 1500 psi. Not realizing yet if the pump photographs. Figure 2 is a shot of one was stuck in the well or if I was simply section of the pump column as it was picking up the dead weight of the unit, being pulled from the well. Figure 3 I stopped applying more pressure and shows the ultimate goal, the bowl aswatched it hold 1500 psi. sembly, mostly intact except for the lost Following a minute or so, I sensed cone strainer (not shown), which abthe pressure had slightly fallen and the sorbed the impact and saved the bowl. strain on the cable had lessened. ApplyThese are the only two photos ever ing additional pressure to the hoist, taken to illustrate this example of a Mike and I both witnessed the slow rise successful fishing job. of the 4-inch pipe string as the pump The farmer, was quite excited with hoist bounced and shuddered. Within a our results and the realization he was few minutes and feet, the pump had not going to lose his well or pump. cleared whatever obstruction or weight To conclude this story, there wasn’t had been holding it down and the pump anything really special or unique about started rising with little fanfare. this fishing project. It certainly did not The rest of the story is frankly rouinvolve fishing for a deep set or trementine as we methodically removed each dous weight. 21-foot joint of the fishing string of 4The most significant thing I can reinch pipe until encountering the fishing late is the typical nature of this task in tool. During an inspection we noted the the water well industry—how those of tool had functioned exactly as designed, us who work in the industry routinely fabricated, and intended in every way. see a problem, devise a solution, and Once we cleared the target coupling to then carry out the solution to the satisthe top of the well, we were able finally faction of our customer. to secure the pump and remove the fishNot too much special about that, ing tool through use of a cutting torch. is there? Hopefully, though, someone waterwelljournal.com

reading will run into a similar situation where some of the concepts used in this project might be of use. In closing, please don’t think all of my fishing projects have been this successful. In a future column, I’ll detail a few examples of my not so successful projects. As always, until we meet again in WWJ 2015, work safe and smart.

A Few Personal Thoughts I would like to wish all readers of WWJ a happy and safe holiday season. For many of you this has been a successful year, full of interesting events and profitable projects, while for others it has been a year of regret and lost loved ones. Case in point: we lost my father-in-law in July. Ernie Zellner was everything in a father-in-law I could have asked for 36-plus years ago. He was a family man with a long and rich legacy that has been passed on to his children and grandchildren. We will miss him.

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YOUR MONEY

STRETCHING YOUR INCOME In the world of mutual fund investing, be aware of management fees. WILLIAM J. LYNOTT

f you’re looking for ways to stretch your income in today’s low interest rate environment, you’re not alone. With interest rates on CDs and bank accounts being so abysmally low, many investors are looking to dividend-paying stocks as a source of dependable income. Equities with a long history of regular dividends also offer the potential for growth in the price of the stock, thus making for the possibility of a double-barrel benefit.

Mutual Funds In an attempt to fill this need, many mutual fund providers offer funds that limit their inventories to equities that not only have paid dependable dividends over the years, but that also have a history of regular increases in the amounts of their dividends. This, of course, is only one example of the scores of specialized mutual funds that offer investors a way to satisfy almost any type of investment philosophy. As the wide diversity of choices in mutual funds continues to climb, more and more investors are abandoning their efforts to select individual stocks for their portfolios in favor of mutual funds. However, with the staggering number of choices in types of funds and fund suppliers to deal with, even sophisticated investors can easily overlook one of the most important considerations in the world of mutual fund investing. Management fees.

Management Fees As harmless as they may appear at first glance, the operating costs associated with mutual funds and the resulting fees passed on to fund owners can slowly but silently drain away thousands of dollars from mutual fund profits over the long run. That’s why it’s so important for fund investors to be aware of the management fee (usually expressed as the expense ratio) of any fund being considered for purchase— and the astonishingly wide range of these fees. Someone has to pay the costs of operating a mutual fund. These expenses include hiring and paying fund managers, administrative costs such as office expense and customer service, and the costs of advertising and promoting the fund. These are the costs passed along to the fund buyer in the form of annual expense ratio fees.

Expense Ratio Fees As pointed out by the Securities and Exchange Commission, funds typically pay their regular and recurring fund-wide 46 䡲 December 2014 WWJ

operating expenses out of fund assets, rather than by imposing separate fees and charges on investors. (However, keep in mind because these expenses are paid out of fund assets, fund owners are indirectly paying them.) You can find these fees for any fund listed in the fee table in the fund’s prospectus under the heading “Annual Fund Operating Expenses.” To illustrate the effect expense ratio fees can have on investment results, let’s look at a hypothetical example. Let’s assume you have an actively managed $250,000 mutual fund portfolio whose combined expense ratios are 1.4% (about the industry average for actively managed funds). That means this year (and every year your expense ratio stays the same, not counting possible changes in portfolio value) you will pay $3500 in fund fees or $35,000 over 10 years.

Someone has to pay the costs of operating a mutual fund. Now let’s look at an investor who chooses only passive index funds (funds that attempt to track a market index such as Standard & Poor’s 500) instead of the more expensive actively managed funds. Assuming a much lower expense ratio of 0.21%, and the same portfolio size, this investor will pay only $525 this year in management costs—a savings of $2975 in a single year. The simple arithmetic in the two given examples illustrates the dramatic difference in the actual fees mutual fund buyers are paying, but raises another issue. We’re all familiar with the saying that cautions us to remember “You only get what you pay for.” Right? Well, yes and no. While going the least expensive route may not be the best decision in many of our financial dealings, the evidence suggests mutual funds may be an important exception to the rule. Many industry studies over the years show no correlation whatever between high expense ratios and high returns. Writing in U.S. News & World Report, author Tim Lee, referring to an extensive study on mutual fund performance, wrote: “It also confirms a belief our practice has held for many years: Hiring active managers to attempt to ‘beat the market’ is a losing game.” In short, while mutual funds with professional active managers would seem to be more likely to outperform passive waterwelljournal.com

funds such as index funds that do not employ active managers, history shows just the opposite. While there will always be investors who prefer to rely on mutual funds who employ professional managers, and others who avoid funds entirely in favor of choosing individual stocks, including some type of index funds in your own portfolio is at least worth your consideration.

Load or No-Load Funds? Just keep in mind some mutual funds including index funds are known as load funds. These are funds that charge a transaction fee when you buy the fund (called a front-end load) or when you sell the fund (called a back-end load). All you need to know about this is to make sure that any fund you plan to buy is a no-load fund. You’ll find this information in the fund prospectus, or you can simply tell your salesperson you are interested only in no-load funds. 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 adviser for advice regarding your particular situation. Bill 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 website: www.blynott.com.

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THE AFTER MARKET

AN HONEST YEAR-END REVIEW How do we measure our success? RON SLEE

t is quite common at the end of the year to look back at the year just concluded. How did you do? Did you satisfy your customers? Did you have a good sales year? Did you make money? There is a long list of measures we can consider when we are asked, “How did you do?” I say they’re all part of a yearend review. I used to conduct a serious performance review on myself early in my career. It wasn’t pretty. My wife actually suggested I get a hotel room for a few days as I wasn’t much fun to be around when I conducted the review. So I stopped, but I still conduct what I like to believe is an honest year-end review.

What is success? Let’s start at the beginning and define success. For this I am going to look to one of the most successful sports coaches for a model. Former UCLA Bruins men’s basketball coach John Wooden was one of the winningest coaches in NCAA basketball history. He had two sets of rules he drilled into his players. The first set was: Never lie, never cheat, and never steal. The second set was: Don’t whine, don’t complain, and don’t make excuses. This second one is the one I want to focus on. Many of us have experienced a 360-degree review. This is the review when our employees, peers, and bosses review our performance. It can be quite humbling. However, it is a powerful tool for self-improvement if we approach it from a personal growth perspective. I used to have a standard series of questions I asked people I worked with, every six months. • What do I do that you like and want me to continue doing? • What do I do that doesn’t really matter to you one way or another? • What do I do that you don’t like me doing and you want me to stop doing? Holding two such discussions every year with each employee, it took about a year before I got some serious feedback. It took that long for people to have a true trust in me and the process. After all, for some people this is saying to the boss, “I don’t like this particular thing you do.” That could be a dangerous comment to make with many bosses, but it never was a threat to me. That’s because I always wanted to hear what people I worked with thought about what I was doing. 48 䡲 December 2014 WWJ

What they liked—I obviously continued doing as long as I felt it had value. What didn’t matter to them—allowed me to seriously have a look at what I was doing. Was it something truly necessary for me to do, and as a result, was I in a position to eliminate the non-value added tasks I performed? I found this extremely beneficial. Finding out what employees didn’t like allowed me to look at things from two differing perspectives. Was it necessary and how was my delivery. The necessity of the thing was the same as the non-value added review. The delivery was another interesting aspect of my work.

Pillars of life I have always been amazed at the skill some people have in telling people how poorly they are doing something, while getting the employee to say thank you. It is a wonderful skill to be able talk honestly about a performance issue with an employee in such a style they embrace the discussion. I strive to be able to do this all the time, yet I still have work to do on this aspect. Again, I go back to what I believe are three pillars of life for everyone. • Everyone wants to do a good job. • Everyone can do more than they think they can. • Everyone is fundamentally lazy. Everyone walking the planet wants to have significance; they want to leave a mark. These three points I believe apply to each one of us. Don’t be misled by that last one. It is positive as well—as it means we are always going to try and find an easier way to do something. That is a great attribute. So let’s define success according to Coach John Wooden. Success: “Peace of mind which is a direct result of selfsatisfaction in knowing you made an effort to become the best you are capable of becoming.” It’s a simple statement. But that’s a tough standard to live up to, isn’t it? I remember having someone tell me I had a lot of potential when I was about 16 years old. Let’s consider that same person telling me the same thing when I am 66 years old. I would wonder what I had done for the intervening 50 years! That is what makes the challenge of Wooden’s definition of success so daunting. Holding yourself up for an honest review of how you did over the previous year is tough. Did I do everything I could? Did I apply myself as I should have? Did I grow as a person? waterwelljournal.com

Did I continue to learn? What can I do different next year? These are all good questions to ask. One note of caution: Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be too tough on yourself. You are going to be here for a long time. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important you set yourself on a path to become better at realizing your capacity and potential. The time is now. WWJ 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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dealer Twentyâ&#x20AC;? Groups. He can be reached at ron @rjslee.com.

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ACT LIKE A SALES PRO

HOW TO BE A CHALLENGER SELLER . . . WHEN YOU’RE NOT A CHALLENGER Don’t expect it to be so easy and it won’t be so hard. JULIE HANSEN

’m a fan of The Challenger Sale: Taking Control of the Customer Conversation despite the fact the book came out the same year as mine (2011) and promptly soared past me. If you’re not familiar with the book or the premise, authors Matthew Dixon and Brent Adamson identified five types of sellers: The Relationship-Builder, The Hard Worker, The Lone Wolf, The Reactive Problem Solver, and of course, The Challenger. I’m not giving anything away when I tell you they believe Challengers to be uniquely poised for success in today’s marketplace. Why? Because Challengers enter each business opportunity with a deep understanding of their client’s business, tailor their messaging to each role, and they are not afraid to question—yes, even challenge—a customer’s beliefs. All of which makes sense, especially when many of us work with customers who are reluctant to move past the status quo. So can we all be Challengers? I mean, what if you’re not part of that 27% identified by the authors as naturally predisposed to rock the boat? What if you have spent years working at building relationships, solving problems, or just plain working hard? Now you’re suddenly going to take a giant leap out of your comfort zone and confidently stride in with insights and challenge your client to see things differently?

Your first step may be to reframe your concept of what challenging means. Maybe, but the authors readily admit that moving a sales rep from one of the less desirable four types to a Challenger is “a tough barrier to overcome.” I’ve worked with sellers who came out of “Challenger Sale Training” with all the tactics and tools, only to get frustrated and fall off the path once they try to apply them. Here’s part of the reason I believe that is. Imagine an actor who has trained all his life to play the role of Macbeth and suddenly he’s cast in, say, The Lion King. Yes, they’re both kings, but that’s where the similarities end. But unlike salespeople, actors have a methodology for taking 50 䡲 December 2014 WWJ

on a new role that might be quite unlike themselves and making it their own so they can confidently deliver it. I’ve found this same methodology can be extremely helpful for salespeople struggling to take on a more assertive role like that of the Challenger. Here are three ways you can become more of a Challenger with your customers.

1. Determine what challenging means for you If your idea of challenging someone is fraught with tension and acrimony, you’re likely not to approach it with much enthusiasm. If, on the other hand, challenging means offering up a fresh perspective, expanding someone’s horizons, or helping them avoid a business disaster—it will become a whole lot easier to embrace and get behind. So, your first step may be to reframe your concept of what challenging means.

2. Identify occasions where you’ve been a challenger We all possess at least a grain of most human qualities within us. Perhaps we simply haven’t used them recently or only think to use them in a very specific role. Like an unexercised muscle, they’ve become weak and forgotten You can attempt to locate your “Inner Challenger” by asking yourself questions like: Where in my life have I challenged someone’s point of view in an effective way? Perhaps you were discussing politics with a neighbor. Making a case for why you shouldn’t receive a traffic ticket. Questioning your child’s choice of college that seemed to be based on the sole criteria of “best party school.” Whatever it is, you may be surprised to find you have in fact been effective at getting others to see a different point of view. Now, how do you put that to work with customers?

3. Act as if While only three words, this step is where the rubber meets the road. To “act as if” you need to consider what actions you took when you were a challenger in other roles and what actions you need to take now. For example, you would seem to need confidence in order to deliver insights that are to be taken seriously. What actions can you take to build confidence? Honing your presentation and messaging skills might be a start. waterwelljournal.com

In order to question someone’s beliefs, it would call for showing respect and sensitivity. What tools can you use to approach someone with sensitivity and respect? How about stories, facts, or studies that can be used to gently reframe and soften someone’s stance? Embracing a more assertive role like The Challenger may not feel comfortable at first. In fact, don’t expect it to. But as a mentor of mine once told me: “Don’t expect it to be so easy and it won’t be so hard.” Begin by challenging yourself to take one action each day that is a step outside your comfort zone. WWJ Julie Hansen is a professional sales trainer, speaker, and author. She authored the book ACT Like a Sales Pro in 2011 and has been featured in Selling Power, Entrepreneur, and Sales and Service Excellence magazines. She can be reached at julie@actingforsales.com and www.actingforsales.com.

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NOT JUST ANOTHER DAY OF DRILLING

I’LL NEVER FORGET THE SMELL . . . Author recalls job with a view, difficulties, and an odor that will stay with him forever. DENIS CRAYON, CHST

am a New Jersey licensed journeyman driller, a one-time mechanic for Summit Drilling Co. Inc., and now its director of health and safety. I spent a little more than 20 years drilling using a variety of drilling methods for both domestic and environmental jobs. Some of the details of this particular job are a bit fuzzy as my memory fades along with my eyesight. My story comes from what is arguably the largest manmade structure on earth, the Fresh Kills Landfill of Staten Island, New York. The view from there is spectacular. It is now closed as New York has come up with a number of big plans for the property, but those of you who have drilled the thousands of landfills in this country know how often reusing these properties can be a pipe dream. Yet some others do make nice golf courses from time to time.

Drilling wells this deep into so much garbage created a few headaches in trying to keep the hole open. I’m not mentioning the drilling company I worked for at the time. I will say the driller who assisted with this project, Doug, taught me so much of what I know now. He is one of the finest, most professional, knowledgeable drillers I have ever had the pleasure to work with.

The Details The scope of work on this job called for three 8-inch wells to be installed at the bottom of the landfill, about 200 feet below grade surface on three different sections of the landfill. The wells were drilled primarily to replace others that had been destroyed by the landfill shifting over the years. Typically, material is so loosely arranged it shifts as it degrades, destroying wells as the action of the material settling, moving vertically, and shifting horizontally often shears the wells. I had the right equipment for the job, an Ingersoll Rand T4W with a deck-mounted, hydraulic-driven Gardner Denver 5×6. I only needed the air to drive the starter casing. We got a little creative with the design of the wells as Doug’s brilliant brother, Dave, created couplings that allowed the 40 feet of 8-inch stainless steel screens to telescope into 52 䡲 December 2014 WWJ

8-inch carbon steel casing to deal with the vertical settling. Carbon steel casing was used in place of PVC for structural integrity to hold up against the horizontal shifting. As far as I know, the wells are still in use today almost 15 years later. This landfill took everything that could be brought there for almost 100 years. There was everything from Barbie dolls to locomotives. You never knew what you might drill into, much less get through, so the drilling was sometimes slow going as I prayed I was going to get through the next chunk of who-knows-what. And yes, I saw everything from mattress material to doll heads to miles of wiring—and it all stunk! Drilling a hole using mud rotary into garbage isn’t always a big deal, but drilling wells this deep into so much garbage created a few headaches in trying to keep the hole open and keeping circulation of the mud and garbage. I began the project with Doug and we installed a 16-inch starter casing on the first location to approximately 15 feet, driving it in after overdrilling to about 20 feet and then driving it in until it wouldn’t go farther. Once drilling, return circulation of the mud was intermittent at best and when I had return, keeping the garbage fibers out of the Gardner Denver 5×6 was not easy. It required a couple of different size screens over the mud pan and wrapped around the foot valve. The garbage that came with the return spilled onto the screens and then swept and raked off to the side into huge stench-filled piles. As I write this now, I can smell it as if it were yesterday. You can only imagine the odor if you’ve been around it.

Maintaining Recirculation Trying to maintain recirculation was the biggest problem. Most of the mud was being lost to the loose garbage. I was never quite sure when I lost circulation if I was still keeping an open hole or getting ready to collar off the bit. Another problem was some of the garbage could have been recycled—copper wire by the mile seemed to find its way to the bit and wrap around it. It sometimes took a half hour just to remove the wire once I pulled the bit and rods from the hole. We tried thin mud to mud thick as gravy and tried foam, but none worked well enough to keep circulation and get the hole drilled. Eventually we decided it didn’t make sense to do it anymore, so I settled on running straight water rotary and using plenty of prayer. I was using so much water that midway through the second well I had a rig tender on a continual route back and forth waterwelljournal.com

from a water treatment plant, filling and transferring water to two nearly 500-gallon mud tubs and another four water pods. Another issue was selecting the right bits. We began using a variety of tricone drill bits, but eventually settled on drag bits of varying sizes. If I remember right, I began with a 6inch bit, then 8 inches, 10 inches, and a 12-inch bit each to total depth. Eventually, each hole was finished off running a hole opener running from 10 inches to 16 inches diameter bits to about 10 feet below total depth of the well to allow for settling of the suspended garbage. The T-4 was the right rig as it proved helpful tripping in and out quickly with the carousel and made for fast work changing bits. Even today, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure we knew what we were in for, but it was one of the most memorable jobs Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done over the years. We have our stories, and for me this one sticks out from others Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been on that actually included bears and police with guns drawn. Maybe it was the smell . . . . As drillers, we know how tough it is most days, and some are downright brutal. But when we get it done, the satisfaction of getting it done right and safely matters most. If you have a story you would like to share as to how you overcame some unique or serious problems drilling, please donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hesitate to get in touch with me. We can all learn from each other. Should you ever find yourself in a jam and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how to get out of it, whether it is related to drilling, hydrogeology, pump information, or what have you, I recommend you

check out the Groundwater Forum at the National Ground Water Association. You can find the tab for it at community .NGWA.org. It is invaluable to be able to solicit help from the thousands of groundwater professionals who frequent the forum. I hope to see you there. WWJ Denis Crayon, CHST, is the director of health and safety at Summit Drilling and president of the Experience Safety Institute, an organization dedicated to highly effective and systematic occupational health and safety training. He is a member of the NGWA Board of Directors and a national presenter and subject matter expert. He can be reached at dcrayon@summitdrilling.com.

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he 2014 NGWA Online Buyers Guide found on the home page of the National Ground Water Association’s website is a useful tool when you are in the market for new equipment and tools. A copy of the guide was published in the June issue of Water Well Journal but contained some errors. As such, the WWJ staff has reprinted the complete Twitter @WaterWellJournl

directory of manufacturers, suppliers, and manufacturer representatives on the following pages. Companies who have purchased premier listings for the online buyers guide have more detail. Please go to the Online Buyers Guide when you’re ready to make your next purchase as it is updated regularly. New companies are added regularly and current companies enhance their listings

throughout the year. Companies with premier listings can have detailed descriptions, product images, product videos, and links to request more information. The NGWA Online Buyers Guide is the most complete guide in the groundwater industry. Go to http://ngwa .officialbuyersguide.net. WWJ December 2014 䡲 55

(All of the companies are listed in the NGWA Online Buyers Guide at http://ngwa.officialbuyersguide.net/. Companies who have bought premier listings have more detail.) * National Ground Water Association member.

*2M Co. Inc. 1215 Cordova St. Billings, MT 59101 (406) 245-3008 fax (406) 245-1497 billings@2mco.com www.2mco.com 3221 Vasser NE Albuquerque, NM 87107 (505) 878-0304 fax (505) 878-0408 albuquerque@2mco.com 130 East Victory Rd. Meridian, ID 83642 (208) 884-0687 fax (208) 884-0280 boise@2mco.com

15750 SE Piazza Ave. Clackamas, OR 97015 (503) 974-5009 fax (503) 974-5013 portland@2mco.com 2M Co. is a wholesale distributor of water well and irrigation supplies including pumps, tanks, well casing, filtration, water treatment, and drilling supplies. We have 12 locations serving Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico.

American West Windmill & Solar Co. P.O. Box 340 Abernathy, TX 79311 (806) 298-4800 fax (806) 298-2068 emacias@gpeltd.com www.awwasc.com

*Austin Pump & Supply Co. 3803 Todd Lane P.O. Box 17037 Austin, TX 78760 (512) 442-2348 www.austinpump.com

*Bill Johnson Equipment Co. 21 South 40th St. Phoenix, AZ 85034 (602) 275-5415 (602) 273-0389 bjeqco@aol.com www.billjohnsonequipment.com

*Atlantic Drilling Supply 4370 Glencoe Denver, CO 80216 (303) 320-4631 fax (303) 320-4635 denver@2mco.com 5396 Heyrend Dr. Idaho Falls, ID 83402 (208) 542-2515 fax (208) 542-2704 ifalls@2mco.com 2901 Latimer St. Missoula, MT 59808 (406) 549-4427 fax (406) 549-4501 missoula@2mco.com 1026 West Third Ave. Moses Lake, WA 98837 (509) 765-0867 fax (509) 765-4079 moseslake@2mco.com 1839 West Culver St. Phoenix, AZ 85007 (602) 283-2805 fax (602) 283-2810 phoenix@2mco.com 56 äĄ˛ December 2014 WWJ

6462 125th Ave. North Largo, FL 33773 (727) 561-4330 fax (727) 531-5673 mdavis@atlanticsupply.com www.atlanticsupply.com 3740 Prospect Ave., Ste. 4 Riviera Beach, FL 33404 (800) 535-7384 seflorida@atlanticsupply.com 3315 Maggie Blvd., Ste. 1000 Orlando, FL 32811 (800) 569-8950 mgordon@atlanticsupply.com 6919 Distribution Ave., Ste. 1 Jacksonville, FL 32256 (888) 260-5584 scothall@atlanticsupply.com 5400 Perimeter Parkway Court Montgomery, AL 36116 (866) 917-3447 blacy@atlanticsupply.com

*Central Mine Equipment Co. Supply 4215 Rider Trail North Earth City, MO 63045 (800) 325-8827 info@cmeco.com www.cmeco.com Supplier of well construction and completion materials plus related accessories.

*East West Machinery & Drilling Inc. 157 Buffalo Creek Rd. Mifflinburg, PA 17844 (949) 722-8643 (570) 966-7312 fax (949) 722-2561 fax (570) 966-4929 sales@ewdrilling.com

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*ESI Supply 143A Fannin Rd. Flowood, MS 39232 (601) 933-4910 rcraft@esisupply.net www.esisupply.net

*Geo-Hydro Supply Ltd. 997 State Route 93 NW Sugarcreek, OH 44681 (800) 820-1005 contact@geohydrosupply.com www.geohydrosupply.com Geo-Hydro Supply draws from more than 20 years of experience in the geothermal industry to supply the highest quality geothermal products and customer service for the loop installer. Serving the 48 contiguous states, we stock materials from top names in the industry such as B&D Manufacturing, Centennial Plastics, Central Plastics, Grundfos, Armacell, and K-Flex USA.

*Gicon Pumps & Equipment P.O. Box 701 Lubbock, TX 79408 (806) 298-2024 fax (806) 298-2068 emacias@gpeltd.com www.gpeltd.com 17922 N. I-27 P.O. Box 340 Abernathy, TX 79311 (806) 298-2024 fax (806) 298-2068 www.gpeltd.com 1701 East Third St. Amarillo, TX 79103 (800) 530-4744 fax (806) 373-4678 amarillo@gpeltd.com 515 East 50th St. Lubbock, TX 79404 (800) 530-4755 fax (806) 763-9500 lubbock@gpeltd.com

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1119 South Meadow Odessa, TX 79761 (800) 530-4766 fax (432) 580-3091 odessa@gpeltd.com 7506 West Madison St. Tolleson, AZ 85353 (800) 772-6265 fax (623) 907-8761 phoenix@gpeltd.com 4301 Garland Dr. Haltom City, TX 76117 (866) 656-0823 fax (817) 656-4366 ftworth@gpeltd.com 2110 Mabry Dr. Clovis, New Mexico 88101 (855) 763-9022 fax (575) 763-3566 clovis@gpeltd.com

6150 Tri-County Parkway Shertz, TX 78154 (210) 654-8900 fax (210) 654-8904 sanantonio@gpeltd.com Gicon Pumps & Equipment is a valueadded, pump specialty supplier of the highest quality pumps and related equipment. We provide complete, highly efficient pumping systems and services for agricultural, commercial, environmental, industrial, municipal, residential, turf irrigation, and water well drilling markets. Our customer services, provided by our knowledgeable staff and strategic alliances with pump systems professionals, are keys to Gicon Pumps & Equipmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success and recognition as a leader in the industry.

including but not limited to DTH hammers and bits, water hammers, rotary bits, drag bits, PDC bits, drill pipe, mud, grease and foam, thread adaptors, swivels, mud pump parts, fishing tools, wrenches, etc. We pride ourselves on exceptional customer service.

*Hole Products 205 16th St. NE, Ste. A Little Falls, MN 56345 (888) 465-1569 marketing@holeproducts.com www.holeproducts.com 4487 Park Dr., Ste. G Norcross, GA 30093 (888) 448-4430 fax (770) 279-8499 wbabcock@holeproducts.com 4061 Wedgeway Court Earth City, MO 63045 (877) 699-2159 fax (314) 770-0687 tdunlap@holeproducts.com 205 16th St., NE Suite A Little Falls, MN 56345 (320) 616-0701 fax (320) 631-0064 jkroll@holeproducts.com 3802 Stewart Ave. Wausau, WI 54401 (888) 465-3704 fax (715) 842-5999 kthomer@holeproducts.com 6448 Pinecastle Blvd., Ste. 103 Orlando, FL 32809 (877) 544-4211 fax (407) 792-2670 dmarlette@holeproducts.com

*Givens International Drilling Supplies Inc. 8288 Pritchett Crooks Rd. Corydon, KY 42406 (270) 533-6378 susie@givensinternational.com www.givensinternational.com We supply via one-stop shopping most all consumables you need for drilling

Hole Products is a leading global supplier of high performance drilling products to the environmental, geotechnical, geothermal, HDD, mineral exploration, rotary, and sonic drilling industries. We combine hundreds of years of drilling supply and service experience, a vast inventory of world class drilling supplies, multiple stocking locations, and worldwide shipping capabilities. In addition, our dedicated sales and management

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360 Floss Flats Rd. Belgrade, MT 59714 (406) 388-2045 fax (406) 388-2093

*L.B. Foster Co. 21270 FM 1488 Magnolia, TX 77355 (832) 934-3105 fax (832) 934-3110 alopez@lbfoster.com

*Northwest Pipe Fittings 33 South 8th St. West Billings, MT 59102 (800) 937-4737 fax (406) 248-8072 sbond@northwestpipe.com www.northwestpipe.net 1780 Highway 35 Kalispell, MT 59901 (406) 752-6562 fax (406) 752-6553

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404 17th Ave. NE Great Falls, MT 59404 (406) 727-9843 fax (406) 454-1743 1901 Meadowlark Butte, MT 59701 (406) 494-2120 fax (406) 494-3767 Sidney, MT 59270 (800) 937-4737 sbond@northwestpipe.com Northwest Pipe Fittings specializes in the distribution of plumbing, utilities, industrial products, HVAC and temperature controls, and water systems including water filtration, pumps and accessories, and steel and PVC well casing. Northwest Pipe is committed to meeting and exceeding industry standards.

*Rig Source Inc. 700 Hicks Dr. Elburn, IL 60119 (630) 365-1649 fax (630) 365-1650 info@rigsourceinc.com www.rigsourceinc.com Rig Source Inc. provides new and used equipment solutions to contractors in the geotechnical and environmental drilling industries. Custom equipment packages available for rent or purchase include a variety of drilling rigs including truck and track mounted drills. Rig Source Inc. also provides replacement parts in addition to a full service repair department. Whether your equipment is in need of a tune-up or a complete restoration, we can help.

*SEMCO Inc. P.O. Box 1216 7695 U.S. Highway 287 North Lamar, CO 81052 (719) 336-9006 fax (719) 336-2402 semcopumphoist@yahoo.com

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*Toney Drilling Supplies Inc. 14060 NW 19 Ave. Miami, FL 33054 (305) 685-2453 tds101@toneydrilling.com www.toneydrilling.com

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All of the companies are listed in the NGWA Online Buyers Guide at http://ngwa.officialbuyersguide.net/. Companies with premier listings online feature descriptions and logos. * National Ground Water Association member.

*A.O. Smith Water Systems 500 Tennessee Waltz Parkway Ashland City, TN 37015 (800) 365-4300 fax (800) 821-2038 info@permatank.com www.wstanks.com 768 Erie St. Stratford, Ontario Canada (519) 271-5800 4302 Raleigh St. Charlotte, NC 28213 (704) 597-8910 fax (704) 596-8734 info@permatank.com

throughout North America. End users of A.Y. McDonald products include underground contractors, plumbers, municipalities, and well drillers.

*Aardvark Packers LLC 2299 Bethel Rd. Port Orchard, WA 98366 (360) 552-6662 sales@aardvarkpackers.com www.aardvarkpackers.com

*Aermotor/Pentair 293 Wright St. Delavan, WI 53115 (800) 230-1816 fax (800) 426-9446

P.O. Box 5110 San Angelo, TX 76902 (800) 854-1656 aermotor@wcc.net www.aermotorwindmill.com

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AllChem Performance Products specializes in simple, reliable, and effective tablet chlorine feed systems for drinking water and wastewater applications. We feature 65% available chlorine and 90% available chlorine tablet chemistry systems that are a convenient, simple alternative to liquid and gas chlorine systems.

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18102 East Hardy Rd. Houston, TX 77073 (281) 233-0214 fax (281) 233-0487 info@alloymachineworks.com www.alloymachineworks.com/

*Amarillo Gear Co. 2401 Sundown Lane Amarillo, TX 79118 (806) 622-1273 fax (806) 622-3258 info@amarillogear.com

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A world of choices. Pressure tanks for all your needs. Select from diaphragm, glass-lined, galvanized, ASME and nonASME. Diaphragm tank sizes from 2 gallons through 119 gallons. Glass-lined storage tanks from 42 gallons through 220 gallons. Galvanized tanks from 12 gallons through 900 gallons and large storage tanks up to 12,500 gallons. Expansion tanks for heating and potable water.

P.O. Box 508 Dubuque, IA 52004 (800) 292-2737 fax (800) 832-9296 irranals@aymcdonald.com www.aymcdonald.com

*Alloy Machine Works Inc.

6010 NW 1st Place Gainesville, FL 32607 (352) 378-9696 (866) 343-1216 horizon@allchem.com www.horizonwater.co

*Allegheny Instruments Inc. 1243 Burnsville Rd. Williamsville, VA 24487 (800) 255-1353 fax (540) 396-4741 jeff@geovision.org

*American Granby Inc. 7652 Morgan Rd. Liverpool, NY 13090 (800) 776-2266 fax (800) 729-3299 sales@americangranby.com American Granby provides a complete line of accessories for pump and well applications. Offering products from Harvard, Clayton Mark, Square D, Ideal, Lasco, plus many other manufacturers makes American Granby your one-stop accessory source and the original source of vendor consolidation.

*AMS Inc. 105 Harrison St. American Falls, ID 83211 (208) 226-2017 fax (208) 226-2421 ams@ams-samplers.com www.ams-samplers.com AMS manufactures and sells the largest assortment of hand sampling equipment waterwelljournal.com

including hand augers, soil probes, core samplers, and related equipment to all global markets. In addition to our firstclass hand sampling equipment, AMS also manufactures the PowerProbe— the ultimate in direct push sampling. Each unit can be custom made for your company’s site investigation needs.

very involved in the research and development of new technology regarding drill rigs and drilling techniques around the world.

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*Angus Flexible Pipelines 180 Sheree Blvd., Ste. 3900 Exton, PA 19341 (610) 363-1400 (610) 524-9073 www.angusflexiblepipelines.com

*Atlantic Screen & Mfg. 142 Broadkill Rd. Milton, DE 19968 (302) 684-3197 fax (302) 684-0643 atlantic@ce.net

*Atlas Copco Construction Mining Technique USA LLC 3700 East 68th Ave. Commerce City, CO 80022 (800) 732-6762 chris.burns@us.atlascopco.com

*Atlas Manufacturing Ltd. Suite 327-6524 North Island Hwy. Merville, BC Canada V0R 2M0 (250) 337-5030 atlas@casinghammer.com www.casinghammer.com Atlas manufactures and distributes the Atlas “Pure Strike” line of hydraulic casing drivers for rotary rigs and cabletool rigs, as well as for use in pile work. We also manufacture hydraulic casing hammer, handling products such as lifting cylinders, swing-jibs, jib booms, top-head latch mechanisms, swing-out rail packages, hydraulic swing sled packages, and the like. We also are a major manufacturer of Yellow Jack-It casing jacks for all sizes of casing or pipe, and pulling capacity. In addition, Atlas offers professional product installations and upgrades at our plant. We are Twitter @WaterWellJournl

carry Monoflex Environmental Monitoring and Monitor Municipal/Industrial Water Systems products.

*Baker Water Systems Campbell 127 East Spring Street Bechtelsville, PA 19505 United States (800) 523-0224 Fax: (610) 369-3580 www.bakerwatersystems.com sales@campbellmfg.com Campbell Manufacturing LLC, a major manufacturer and distributor of high quality water system products, presents a broad line of water filtration systems and replacement filter cartridges for reducing sediment, taste and odor, hazardous chemicals, lead, scale, and chalky deposits. These products can be installed at the point-of-entry and the point-of-use applications in your kitchen, bathroom, and other areas throughout your home or business. Campbell Manufacturing, LLC also offers a unique line of water filters made specifically for recreational vehicles (RV), marine use, beverage vending machines, and ice makers.

127 East Spring St. Bechtelsville, PA 19505 (800) 523-0224 fax (610) 367-5675 monoflex@campbellmfg.com Monoflex Florida 6450 125th Ave. North Largo, FL 33773 Monoflex Pennsylvania 127 East Spring St. Bechtelsville, PA 19505 (610) 367-2107 Monoflex Wisconsin 851 15th St. Prairie Du Sac, WI 53578 Monoflex is a leading manufacturer of products for environmental, monitoring and remediation, mineral exploration, and irrigation applications. Monoflex has multiple manufacturing facilities that are strategically located in the United States to provide high quality products on a timely basis throughout North America, South America, and other International markets. Monoflex manufactures a full line of products including ASTM flush thread PVC screen and casing, open and belled end screens ½” through 24”. Monoflex also manufactures a full line of geotechnical products including bailers, lysimeters, sparge points, bladder pumps, and more.

*Baker Water Systems – Monitor 133 Enterprise St. Evansville, WI 53536 (800) 356-5130 fax (608) 882-6776 jbecker@baker-mfg.com www.bakermonitor.com Baker Water Systems is the leading prime manufacturer of quality products for residential water well, light commercial water systems, sewage effluent and sump pump systems, water filtration and purification systems, and irrigation. We

*Baroid Industrial Drilling Products P.O. Box 1675 Houston, TX 77251 (281) 871-4613 fax (281) 871-4621 Baroid Industrial Drilling Products, a product service line of Halliburton, is an WWJ December 2014 䡲 61

international network of sales and service engineers, laboratory scientists, and support personnel dedicated to servicing all facets of the non-oil well drilling industries. Baroid Industrial Drilling Products supplies a comprehensive line of drilling, grouting, plugging, abandonment, and well rehabilitation and development products specifically engineered to optimize performance and end-user costs.

*Baski Inc. 1586 South Robb Way Denver, CO 80232 (303) 789-1200 fax (303) 789-0900 info@baski.com

*Blue Demon Co. Inc. P.O. Box 724 Lebanon, GA 30146 (770) 591-2021 fax (770) 591-6356 sales@bluedemon.com

*Boart Longyear Co. 2371 South President Drive Suite C & D Salt Lake City, UT 84120 United States (800) 258-5811 Fax: (801) 972-1811 www.boartlongyear.com

terrain vehicles, hollow and continuous flight augers, and soil sampling tools.

*Century 531 North Fourth St. Tipp City, OH 45371 (937) 667-2431 info@centuryelectricmotor.com www.centuryelectricmotor.com

*CertainTeed Corp. 750 East Swedesford Rd. P.O. Box 860 Valley Forge, PA 19482 (866) CT4-PIPE fax (610) 254-5403 certainteedpipe@saint-gobain.com

*BERKELEY/Pentair 293 Wright St. Delavan, WI 53115 (888) 782-7483 fax (800) 426-9446

Bernt Lorentz GmbH & Co. Krögerskoppel 7 Henstedt-Ulzburg 24558 Germany +49-(0)4193 7548-0 fax +49-(0)4193 7548-29 sales-team@lorentz.de

*Big Foot Mfg. Co. 1480 Potthoff St. Cadillac, MI 49601 (231) 775-5588 fax (231) 775-2599 info@bigfootmfg.com

*Bit Brokers International P.O. Box 100 Logan, IL 62856 (618) 435-5811 bitsales@bitbrokers.com www.bitbrokers.com We sell rock drilling bits, percussion hammers, and hammer bits. We also carry a line of drag bits and PDC bits. We provide other services such as our Refit PDC Repair Service, custom manufacturing of hole opener, and hole opener repair. Bit Brokers has been in business since 1988, and ships to all 50 states and 50 different countries.

*Boshart Industries 25 Whaley Ave. Milverton, ON Canada N0K 1M0 (800) 561-3164 www.boshart.com Boshart Industries has been providing customers with quality products and service since 1955. As one of the largest suppliers of water well accessories in North America, we also carry a complete line of products that range from plastic insert fittings, clamps, and gauges to industrial valves and fittings.

*Centennial Plastics P.O. Box 329 1830 Centennial Ave. Hastings, NE 68902 (402) 462-2227 fax (402) 462-5529 jnelson@centennialplastics.com

2870 Forbs Ave. Hoffman Estates, IL 60192 (847) 851-1800 fax (847) 851-1234 drillingproducts@cetco.com www.cetco.com/dpg CETCO offers solutions for commercial, industrial, and infrastructure construction challenges worldwide. We provide expertise in transforming minerals and polymers into technologies that improve productivity and performance. From technical problem-solving to onsite supervision, CETCO consults with customers to develop long-term solutions that are cost-effective and maximize your drilling efficiency.

*ChemGrout Inc.

*Central Mine Equipment 4215 Rider Trail North Earth City, MO 63045 (800) 325-8827 info@cmeco.com www.cmeco.com Manufacturer of auger-core-rotary drills, rubber-tired and tracked all-

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805 East 31st St. LaGrange Park, IL 60526 (708) 354-7112 fax (708) 354-3881 rob@chemgrout.com www.chemgrout.com With 50 years of experience, ChemGrout offers a wide range of standard and custom-built grouting equipment. The Well Grouter and Geothermal Series continue to provide exceptional productivity, minimal maintenance, and quick paybacks. ChemGrout’s patented

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pumps are industry standards offering reliability and durability, along with unique disassembly features that simplifies cleanup and maintenance.

*ClimateMaster 7300 SW 44th St. Oklahoma City, OK 73179 (405) 745-6000 fax (405) 745-4102 cgreent@climatemaster.com www.climatemaster.com

*Cotey Chemical Corp. P.O. Box 2039 Lubbock, TX 79408 (800) 457-2096 fax (806) 747-7138 kevin@coteychemical.com www.coteychemical.com Cotey Chemical is the leader in the water well cleaning, rehabilitation, and maintenance industry. We offer brushes, chemicals, and consulting services to solve your toughest water well problems. These products are safe on the environment and your equipment and are easy to handle and apply.

*Diedrich Drill Inc. 5 Fisher St. (mailing) 1719 State St. (shipping) LaPorte, IN 46350 (800) 348-8809 ddijl@diedrichdrill.com www.diedrichdrill.com We are a manufacturer of conventional and sonic drilling equipment for the geotechnical and environmental industries, as well as a sales and service organization. Since 1973, Diedrich Drill has provided its customers with the highest quality products and services. Throughout the years, we have used our experience, coupled with our customer feedback, to produce the most innovative new concepts and designs in the market.

*Dekorra Rock Enclosures 218 Highway 16 P.O. Box 338 Rio, WI 53960 (920) 920-6535 fax (920) 992-6533 info@dekorraproducts.com

Delta Screens 6649 North Eldridge Parkway Houston, TX 77284 (713) 856-0300 www.deltascreens.com

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*Enid Drill Systems Inc. 4510 East Market Enid, OK 73701 (580) 234-5971 fax (580) 234-5980 melissa@eniddrill.com

*Eno Scientific PO Box 1586 Hillsborough, NC 27278 (910) 778-2660 fax (888) 803-3796 info@enoscientific.com

*Drill King International 820 South Sixth Ave. Mansfield, TX 76063 (817) 539-2500 fax (682) 222-1050 rbroseh@drillking.net

*Dakota Technologies Inc. 2201A 12th St. N Fargo, ND 58102 (701) 237-4908 fax (701) 237-4926 info@dakotatechnologies.com www.dakotatechnologies.com

11 Black Forest Rd. Hamilton, NJ 08691 (888) 240-4328 (609) 631-8939 fax (609) 631-0993 ectmfg@aol.com

*Eastern Driller’s Manufacturing Co. Inc. P.O. Box 7125 Lancaster, PA 17604 (717) 392-2773 fax (717) 392-1806 sales@edmmfg.com 1280 Southern Way Sparks, NV 89431 (800) 233-0173 fax 717-684-2566 sales@edmmfg.com Manufacturer of DTH hammers and bits. We have various sizes of bits. Our DTH hammers range in size from 4˝ to 12˝. We also offer a 5˝ and 6˝ tubeless DTH hammer—which is great for geothermal drilling. Our products are American made with American steel.

*Environmental Mfg. Inc. 8887 Green Valley Dr. Manhattan, KS 66502 (888) 587-0807 emiben88@yahoo.com www.emipipe.com Manufacturer of flush thread PVC casing and screen and distributor of completion materials for environmental monitoring, remediation, and UST wells. Specializing in custom threading, slotting, and perforating for all PVC, CPVC, and HDPE applications. Centrally located for excellent regional, national, and international distribution. Singular attention to quality and service.

*Flatwater Fleet Inc. 5354 Twig Blvd. Saginaw, MN 55779 (218) 729-8721 info@flatwaterfleet.com www.flatwaterfleet.com

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*Flomatic Corp. *Flexcon Industries 300 Pond Street Randolph, MA 02368 (781) 986-2424 Fax: 781-986-2029 www.flexconind.com swilliams@flexconind.com Flexcon Industries manufactures diaphragm well tanks in both steel and composite in sizes from 2 gallons to 119 gallons. Manufacturer of steel, and composite pressure tanks from 2 gallons to 119 gallons. Brands include Wellrite, Challenger, Flexlite, Jetrite, Flow Thru, Flex2Pro, InWell and Mixmaster Baffle tank.

*Flint & Walling Inc. 95 North Oak St. Kendallville, IN 46755 (800) 345-9422 bedwards@flintandwalling.com www.flintandwalling.com Flint & Walling manufactures a complete pump line including submersible well pumps, jet pumps, centrifugal pumps, booster pumps, lawn sprinkling pumps, specialty pumps, sump pumps, utility pumps, and sewage pumps, along with a full line of water conditioning products.

15 Pruyn’s Island Dr. Glens Falls, NY 12801 (800) 833-2040 fax (518) 761-9798 www.flomatic.com Flomatic Valves is a diversified manufacturer of valves—specializing in automatic control valves, butterfly valves, check and foot valves, and Cycle Gard Valves. Available in a wide range of sizes and materials, specifically designed for the municipal, industrial, domestic, and irrigation markets.

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*Flowserve – Flow Solutions Group 1341 West 2nd St. Hastings, NE 68901 (800) 437-8671 miallen@flowserve.com www.flowserve.com Flowserve Pump Division 2725 Reynolds Rd., Ste. 2 Lakeland, FL 33801 (800) 437-8673 fax (863) 666-2556 jhelmich@flowserve.com Flowserve Pump Division 1305 North Columbia St. Plainview, TX 79072 (800) 417-8676 fax (806) 296-2625 bohill@flowserve.com Flowserve Pump Division 2349 South Orange Ave. Fresno, CA 93725

Manufacturer of vertical turbine pumps and submersible pumps and motors. Legacy brand names include Byron Jackson, IDP, Pleuger, Western Land Roller, and Worthington.

and vehicles for the water well, construction, environmental, oil and gas, geotechnical, and exploration mining markets.

*Franklin Electric *Foremost Industries 1225 64th Ave. NE Calgary, AB Canada T2E 8P9 (403) 295-5800 fax (403) 295-5834 sales@foremost.ca www.foremost.ca Foremost is an innovative, world-class company that leverages its excellence in engineering and production to consistently deliver functional and reliable products to the agreed specification, performance, price, and delivery. Foremost manufactures drilling rigs, tooling,

9255 Coverdale Rd. Fort Wayne, IN 46809 (260) 824-2900 fax (260) 827-5801 dhaecker@fele.com www.franklinwater.com Franklin Electric is a global leader in the production of systems and components for the movement of water and automotive fuels – serving customers in residential, commercial, agricultural, industrial, municipal, and fueling applications. Franklin Electric began in 1944 by innovating the first water-lubricated, reliable submersible electric motor. Since then, the company has developed a full line of motors, pumps, drives and

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controls to provide to customers via distributors and dealers located throughout the world. Franklin Electric has been a driving force in the groundwater pumping industry for decades.

*GEFCO

*GeoPro Inc. P.O. Box 150 Bowie, TX 76230 (940) 872-8097 fax (940) 872-3678 askouby@geoproinc.com www.geoproinc.com

*Geovista Ltd. Unit 10, Cae Ffwt Business Park Glan Conwy, LL28 5SP United Kingdom (149) 257-3399 fax (149) 258-1177 sales@geovista.co.uk

2215 South Van Buren Enid, OK 73703 (580) 234-4141 fax (580) 233-6807 domsales@gefco.com www.gefco.com

*Geoprobe Systems

Geokon Inc. 48 Spencer St. Lebanon, NH 03766 (603) 448-1562 fax (603) 448-3216 info@geokon.com www.geokon.com Geokon UK Milton Keynes United Kingdom info@geokon.co.uk Geokon Beijing Beijing, China info@geokon.com.cn GKM Consultants 1430 Hocquart St., Ste. 100 St-Bruno, QC Canada J3V 6E1 (450) 441-5444 fax (450) 441-0677 info@gkmconsultants.com Geokon manufactures a range of highquality hydrological instrumentation, including piezometers and pressure transducers for direct connection to hydraulic systems, installation in small diameter stand pipes, and for precise measurements in weirs, flumes, and streams. Sensors are read with portable readout instruments and/or computerbased data acquisition systems. Geokon’s elegant and rugged sensor designs exhibit excellent long-term stability, accuracy, and reliability even in the most adverse conditions. 66 䡲 December 2014 WWJ

1835 Wall St. Salina, KS 67401 (800) 436-7762 info@geoprobe.com www.geoprobe.com Geoprobe Systems is the world leader in the design and manufacture of machines and tooling for the environmental industry. These subsurface machines and tooling are used for environmental soil and groundwater sampling, monitoring well installation, high-pressure grouting and injection systems, direct image subsurface logging, and geotechnical applications. The machines are known for their ease of use, well-organized controls, and reliable field performance. Tooling includes soil, groundwater, and soil gas samplers; prepacked screens for monitoring well installation; electrical conductivity logging equipment; and grouting/injection tooling for the environmental industry plus CPT tooling and the Automatic Drop Hammer for the geotechnical industry.

*GeoRocFor Inc. 165 Joseph-Robertson St. Sherbrooke, QC Canada J1L 2W7 (819) 569-4207 info@georocfor.ca www.georocfor.com Manufacturer of the Xs drill overburden system.

*Goulds Water Technology 2881 East Bayard St. Seneca Falls, NY 13148 (866) 325-4210 fax (888) 322-5877 david.webber@xyleminc.com www.goulds.com Goulds Water Technology, a Xylem brand, is a global leader in the water market, producing the world’s leading line of residential and commercial water products. The Goulds Water Technology product portfolio includes submersible and line shaft turbines; 4” submersible, jet, sump, effluent, sewage and centrifugal pumps for residential, agriculture, irrigation, swage, drainage, commercial and light industrial uses.This includes a diversified portfolio of highly-engineered, advanced technology, multistage and end-suction centrifugal and turbine pumps, controllers, variable frequency drives, tanks and accessories.

*Greenway Water Technologies 400 Southgate Dr. Guelph, ON Canada N1G 4P5 (519) 821-6237 info@greenwaywt.com www.greenwaywt.com No. 68 Dagang Yi Rd. Beilun District, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315800 China 86-0574-8681-5918 jxu@greenwaywt.com

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1270 Flagship Dr. Perrysburg, OH 43551 (888) 5-WATER-0 info@greenwaywt.com Greenway Water Technologies provides high quality innovative water treatment products and custom water solutions to the wholesale plumbing, OEM, water treatment, and light commercial/industrial channels globally. Our product lineup features ultraviolet water disinfection systems and complete UV rack systems, water softeners and backwash filters, our patented neoprene tank jackets, reverse osmosis systems, filtration, and more.

*Harwil Corp. 541 Kinetic Dr. Oxnard, CA 93030 (805) 988-6800 sales@harwil.com www.harwil.com Harwil manufacturers flow and level switches, temperature sensors, and pump controllers. Harwil switches and controls are designed to survive in any environment. We make one of the only flow switches that can be buried or installed underwater. Our level switches are used in truck mounted cleaning systems as they are the only level switch that can operate in this sloshing, splashing, swirling environment and still function perfectly.

*Heron Instruments Inc. *Grundfos Pumps Corp. 17100 West 118th Terrace Olathe, KS 66061 (913) 227-3400 fax (913) 227-3500 badolfsson@grundfos.com www.grundfos.us Grundfos is a global leader in advanced pump solutions and a trendsetter in water technology. With an annual production of more than 16 million pump units, Grundfos is one of the world’s leading pump manufacturers. Grundfos markets a full portfolio of groundwater and irrigation products including 3˝ through 10˝ submersible pumps, submersible motors up to 250 hp, jet pumps, line shaft turbines, end suction centrifugals, split case pumps, metering pumps, booster systems, variable speed drives and controls.

*Gus Pech Mfg. Co. Inc. 1480 Lincoln St. SW P.O. Box 96 Le Mars, IA 51031 (800) 383-7324 (712) 546-4145 fax (712) 546-8945 guspech@guspech.com

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447 Moxley Rd. Dundas, ON Canada L9H 5E2 (800) 331-2032 fax (905) 628-6869 info@heroninstruments.com

*Hoeptner Perfected Products 7796 Oak Spring Circle Gilroy, CA 95020 (408) 847-7615 fax (408) 847-0675 sales@freezeflow.com

*Hole Products 205 16th St. NE Suite A Little Falls, MN 56345 (888) 465-1569 marketing@holeproducts.com www.holeproducts.com Hole Products is a leading global supplier of high performance drilling products to the environmental, geotechnical, geothermal, HDD, mineral exploration, rotary and sonic drilling industries. We combine hundreds of years of drilling supply and service experience, a vast inventory of world class drilling supplies, multiple stocking locations, and worldwide shipping capabilities. In addition, our dedicated sales and management team offer innovative drilling solutions, unparalleled service, and around the clock support. Hole Products; working harder to make drilling easier!

*Hydro Resources 13027 County Rd. 18, Unit C Fort Lupton, CO 80621 (303) 857-7540 fax (303) 857-3826 frothauge@hydroresources.com www.hydroresources.com Hydro Resources offers over 200 years of combined industry experience in groundwater development. The acquisition and integration of six major groundwater related companies over the past decade has enhanced and extended our comprehensive capabilities. Utilizing our experience, vast equipment fleet and skilled workforce, we provide complete groundwater systems on a turnkey basis.

*Hydroflo Pumps USA Inc. 7118 Loblolly Pine Blvd. Fairview, TN 37062 (615) 799-9662 fax (615) 799-5654 info@hydroflopumps.com 13265 State Route 17 Culver, IN 46511 (615) 799-9662 fax (615) 799-5654 ryan.smith@hydroflopumps.com 2498 Kuhn Rd. Marion, AR 72364 (870) 735-0400 fax (870) 733-0500 stan.dodson@hydroflopumps.com 5437 South Nikita Ave. Fresno, CA 93725 (559) 834-1945 fax (559) 834-9705 mark.smith@hydroflopumps.com 3510 Wood River Rd. Grand Island, NE 68803 (308) 398-0920 fax (308) 398-0923 WWJ December 2014 䡲 67

1886 David Bailey Rd. Brownfield, TX 79316 (806) 637-8961 fax (806) 637-8964 steve.garry@hydroflopumps.com Hydroflo Pumps USA was founded in 1998 by the current CEO, Brian Daschner. His vision to manufacture the best vertical and submersible turbine pumps in the industry was realized by advancing the standard design to include investment cast stainless steel impellers. The company fabricates the only pump constructed with all lost-wax, investment cast technology. The company’s success has been built on manufacturing, assembling, and delivering the most dependable, wellengineered pumps in the marketplace. Our market segments include agricultural, commercial, municipal as well as specialized markets such as mine dewatering, and cooling towers.

advanced aquifer characterization, to long-term monitoring, to economical data collection, In-Situ instruments provide accurate results and reliable operation even in harsh support 24 hours a day, seven days a week through its global network of regional offices and distributors.

*Indar Máquinas Hidráulicas Barrio Altamira, Pol. Txara Beasain, Gipuzkoa AB 20200 Spain (+34) 9-43028200 fax (+34) 9-43028203 indarmh@indar.ingeteam.com

*Industrial Test Systems 1875 Langston St. Rock Hill, SC 29730 (803) 329-9712 fax (803) 329-9743 its@sensafe.com www.sensafe.com

International Construction Equipment (ICE) *Ideal Clamp Products Inc. 8100 Tridon Dr. Smyrna, TN 37167 (800) 221-0100 fax (800) 330-7814 marceneaux@idealtridonclamps.com www.idealtridon.com Ideal Clamp Products is the leading manufacturer of hose clamps for industrial and underground applications. IAMPO listed Ideal-Tridon clamps, Lox-On double lock, and Micro-Gear.

301 Warehouse Dr. Matthews, NC 28104 (704) 821-8200 (828) 256-7272 marketing@iceusa.com www.iceusa.com

221 East Lincoln Ave. Fort Collins, CO 80524 (970) 498-1500 fax (970) 498-1598 sales@in-situ.com www.in-situ.com

6385 County Rd. 7 Wheaton, MN 56296 (320) 563-4967 fax (320) 563-8051 sales@jktool.com www.jktool.com J&K Tool is the manufacturer and designer of the popular Kwik Klamp, as well as other time-saving tools used in water well, environmental, and mining industries. Kwik Klamp comes in three sizes: 1˝-2˝, 2½˝-4˝, and 6˝ PVC only. Other tools we manufacture are PVC casing elevators sizes 1˝ to 20˝, PVC flush joint pipe clamps for 4˝-24˝ (custom sizes available upon request), and heavy duty PVC elevators 4˝-8˝. J&K Tool also designs and manufactures high quality automatic production machines used for slotting, threading, and perforating both PVC and HDPE pipe. The pipe processed by these machines is used in water wells, groundwater monitoring, dewatering, landfills, recovery wells, and a variety of filtration applications.

*INW 8902 122nd Ave. NE Kirkland, WA 98033 (800) 776-9355 (425) 822-4434 fax (425) 822-8384 sales@inwusa.com

*ISCO Industries LLC – Geothermal Division *In-Situ Inc.

*J&K Tool Co. Inc.

926 Baxter Ave. Louisville, KY 40204 (804) 345-4726 fax (866) 256-5906 sales@isco-pipe.com www.isco-pipe.com

*Jet-Lube Inc. 4849 Homestead Rd., Ste. 232 Houston, TX 77028-5874 (713) 674-7617 fax (713) 670-5700 sales@jetlube.com www.jetlube.com Born in the oilfield in 1949, Jet-Lube now supplies all facets of industry with a complete line of environmentally acceptable lubricants, anti-seizes, sealants, penetrants, and coatings, all of which exceed set industry standards.

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*Johnson Screens 1950 Old Highway 8 NW New Brighton, MN 55112 (651) 636-3900 fax (651) 638-3171 waterwellsalesnsa@johnsonscreens.com www.johnsonscreens.com

*KEMTRON Technologies 10050 Cash Rd. Stafford, TX 77477 (281) 261-5778 fax (281) 499-4080 info@kemtron.com www.kemtron.com

*King Oil Tools 2215 South Van Buren Enid, OK 73703 (580) 234-4141 fax (580) 233-6807 domsales@gefco.com

*kwik-ZIP Centralizers 3612 Conflans Rd. Irving, TX 75061 (972) 790-0160 fax (972) 790-9210 sales@kwikzip.com

*Little Beaver Inc./ Lone Star Drill P.O. Box 840 Livingston, TX 77351 (800) 227-7515 fax (936) 327-4025 sales@littlebeaver.com www.littlebeaver.com

*MAASS Midwest Mfg. 11283 Dundee Rd. P.O. Box 547 Huntley, IL 60142 (847) 669-5135 fax (847) 669-3230 steve@maassmidwest.com www.maassmidwest.com

*LAKOS

Industrial Park East Hwy 6 & Trumbull Rd B PO Box 1287 Hastings, NE 68902-1287 (402) 463-5658 (800) 444-5658 fax 401-463-0323 info@mid-americapump.com www.mid-americapump.com

*MARL Technologies Inc. 5603-54 St. Edmonton, AB Canada T6B 3G8 (780) 435-8500 fax (780) 434-7242 info@marltechnologies.com www.marltechnologies.com

*Laibe Corp./Versa-Drill 1414 Bates St. Indianapolis, IN 46201 (800) 942-3388 fax (317) 266-8426 sales@laibecorp.com

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Marathon Solutions Inc. 36700 Squibb Road, Suite 215 Mission, KS 66202 Phone: 913-953-5300 thutteger@marathonsi.com www.marathonsi.com

*Mobile Drill Intl 3807 Madison Ave. Indianapolis, IN 46227 (317) 787-6371 sales@mobiledrill.net www.mobiledrill.net Mobile Drill Intl designs, manufactures, and stocks an extensive inventory of drilling rigs and parts and tooling to serve a wide range of applications. We also have a wealth of knowledge and experience in serving the drilling needs of a variety of industries. The industries we serve include geotechnical, sonic, geothermal, mineral exploration, environmental, foundation, seismic, and water well.

1365 North Clovis Ave. Fresno, CA 93727 (559) 255-1601 fax (559) 255-8093 http://pwc.lakos.com

*Laval Underground Surveys 1458 North Dearing Ave. Fresno, CA 93703 (559) 255-1601 fax (559) 251-2096 info@lavalunderground.com www.lavalunderground.com

*Merrill Manufacturing 315 Flindt Dr. Storm Lake, IA 50588-0392 (712) 732-2760 merrillsales@merrillmfg.com www.merrillmfg.com Merrill Manufacturing has provided more than 60 years of service to the water well industry with its diverse product line of more than 4000 items. Merrill Manufacturing is known for quality, service, and selection!

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*Morris Industries 777 Route 23 Pompton Plains, NJ 07444 (800) 835-0777 fax (973) 835-7414 info@morrispipe.com www.morrispipe.com 975 West Siddonsburg Rd. Dillsburg, PA 17019 (717) 432-9651 fax (717) 432-1150 dheikes@morrispipe.com WWJ December 2014 äĄ˛ 69

21 Commerce Circle Durham, CT 06422 (800) 232-2777 fax (860) 349-9363 cmartinez@morrispipe.com 44 Route 146 Mechanicville, NY 12118 (800) 635-6591 fax (518) 664-2006 lbarton@morrispipe.com Distributors and manufacturers of steel pipe, water well casing, and quality groundwater, geothermal, and environmental products for 50 years. Morris is partnered with industry leaders such as Amtrol, A.Y. McDonald, Baker, Baroid, Cresline, Franklin, Grundfos, Kalas, Geo Pro, and Oil Creek Plastics.

*Mount Sopris Instrument Co. Inc. 4975 East 41st Ave. Denver, CO 80216 (303) 279-3211 fax (303) 279-2730 sales@mountsopris.com www.mountsopris.com

*MudPuppy/Tibban Mfg.

We carry screens and shaker and replacement pump parts for all major brands of equipment.

P.O. Box 2675 Apple Valley, CA 92307 (760) 961-1160 fax (760) 961-1126 sales@tibban.com www.mudpuppyinfo.com

*Myers/Pentair 293 Wright St. Delavan, WI 53115 (888) 987-8677 fax (800) 426-9446 www.femyers.com

*National Pump Co. 7706 North 71st Ave. Glendale, AZ 85303 (623) 979-3560 fax (623) 979-2177 info@natlpump.com www.nationalpumpcompany.com

*Mud Technology International Inc. 2610 Highway 31 West Athens, TX 75751 (866) 675-3240 fax (903) 675-7837 info@mud-tech.com www.mud-tech.com

*Nelsen Corp.

We manufacture a complete line of shakers, desilters, desanders, and mud pump packages. Our tank and mixing systems are designed for maximum flexibility. We also custom manufacture equipment for specialty applications.

3250 Barber Rd. Norton, OH 44203 (800) 362-9686 fax (888) 544-8780 sales@nelsencorp.com www.nelsencorp.com

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*Northwest Pipe Fittings 33 South 8th St. West Billings, MT 59102 (800) 937-4737 fax (406) 248-8072 sbond@northwestpipe.com www.northwestpipe.net Northwest Pipe Fittings specializes in the distribution of plumbing, utilities, industrial products, HVAC and temperature controls, and water systems including water filtration, pumps and accessories, and steel and PVC well casing. NWP is committed to meeting and exceeding industry standards.

North American Specialty Products LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of North American Pipe Corporation, is a leading provider of specialty PVC pipe solutions serving the water well, mining & energy, agricultural irrigation markets, municipal water and sewer, as well

GEFCO, Inc. in conjunction with the Canadian School of Environmental & Natural Resources Sciences, Fleming College present: The 18th Annual Resource Drilling Fundamentals Training Seminar, May 18-22, 2015 COURSE CURRICULUM NEW TOPICS: Ç&#x153;Modern Drilling Methods Âˇ Anatomy of Drilling Fluids Âˇ Selection of Solids &RQWURO Ä +ROH &OHDQLQJ Ä +DPPHUV 3URSHU VHOHFWLRQ DQG DSSOLFDWLRQV Ä 7KH 7KUHH *ÂśV RI Grouting; Grout Pumps, Grouts, Ground Formations Âˇ Drill Site Set-Up Âˇ Drill Rig Maintenance Âˇ Identification & Examples of Drilling Methods Ç&#x153; Fundamentals Âˇ Identification of Drilling Systems Ç&#x153; Drill Rig SpecificationsÇ&#x153; Drillstring Components Ç&#x153; Down Hole Drilling Ç&#x153; Fluid Drilling Ç&#x153; Air DrillingÇ&#x153; Geotechnical and Environmental Exploration Ç&#x153; Air Compressor Types and Applications Âˇ Mud Pump Types and Applications Âˇ Geology and Hydrology Âˇ Mud Rotary Demonstration Âˇ Other Drilling Systems

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*Precision Geothermal LLC

*NUMA 646 Thompson Rd. Thompson, CT 06277 (800) 356-6862 fax (860) 923-2617 numa@numahammers.com www.numahammers.com Numa designs and manufactures down the hole hammers and bits for drilling hole diameters 89 mm to 1067 mm (3½˝ to 42˝). The company is an international provider of conventional as well as reverse circulation hammers and bits to the water well, oil/gas, mining, quarry, construction, foundation, environmental, and exploration industries. We also manufacture the Super Jaws overburden drilling systems for simultaneously drilling and setting steel casing in water well and micropile applications.

5115 Industrial St. Maple Plain, MN 55359 (952) 255-7050 fax (763) 479-2183 www.precisiongeothermal.com

*Premier Silica LLC 5205 North O’Connor Blvd., Ste. 200 Irving, TX 75039 (800) 947-7263 fax (719) 390-5517 salesinfo@premiersilica.com www.premiersilica.com

*Process Measurement & Controls Inc. 11 Old Sugar Hallow Rd. Danbury, CT 06810 (203) 792-8686 fax (203) 743-2051 sales@pmc1.com www.pmc1.com

*Pul-A-Pump Corp. P.O. Box 155 Stockholm, NJ 07460 (973) 697-2008 fax (973) 697-5989 www.pulapump.com

your needs and includes water encapsulated engines, water cooled rewindable and oil filled rewindable. DAB puts at your disposal a dedicated technical and commercial office, which provides product development, immediate support and flexibility, while also offering a high degree of customization.

*QSP Packers LLC P.O.Box 1544 Sumner, WA 98390 (253) 770-0315 fax (253) 770-0327 info@qsppackers.com www.qsppackers.com QSP Packers LLC, is a manufacturer/ supplier of a complete range of inflatable and mechanical packers used in North America and worldwide. They have many uses, pressure grouting, single/straddle set-up, wireline/core drilling, permeability testing, environmental wells, and water wells. Inflatable - smallest 1”-2” to largest 12”-18.” Mechanical for cased wells, or smooth bore holes, 2” and 4” standard size and custom sizes are available.

*Palmer Bit Co. PO Box 4155 Williston, ND 58802 (800) 421-2487 fax (701) 572-5447 sales@palmerbit.com www.palmerbit.com

*PENTEK/Pentair 293 Wright St. Delavan, WI 53115 (866) 9PENTEK fax (800) 426-9446 www.pumps.com

*Phase Technologies 3620 Homestead St. Rapid City, SD 57703 (605) 343-7934 fax (605) 343-7943 info@phasetechnologies.com www.phasetechnologies.com

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*Pumps America Inc. DAB Pumps Division 3226 Benchmark Dr. Ladson, SC 29456 (843) 824-6332 fax (843) 797-3366 info.usa@dwtgroup.com http://us.dabpumps.com DAB electronic pumps are synonymous with technology and reliability. We are able to provide adequate solutions for every kind of application, from small domestic irrigation to the most important industrial applications and water supply. There are also special versions of pumps for use in waters with varying degrees of aggressiveness. The range of Tesla motors, entirely designed and manufactured in Italy with ISO 9001 certified processes, is able to cover all

*Radon Away 3 Saber Way Ward Hill, MA 01835 (800) 767-3703 fax (978) 521-3964 sales@spruce.com www.radonaway.com RadonAway manufactures and distributes AIRaider Systems for removal of radon and other VOCs from well water. AIRaiders use aeration, a method recognized by the U.S. EPA as the “best available technology” to reduce the levels of radon and other well water contaminants. Spruce Environmental Technologies manufactures three AIRaider series with eight models to provide up to 99+% radon reduction. RadonAway is recognized as the world leader in radon mitigation fans and related products for airborne and waterborne radon mitigawaterwelljournal.com

tion and testing. RadonAway supports its products by providing knowledgeable technical support and training courses, both live and online.

*REICHdrill Inc. 99 Troy Hawk Run Highway P.O. Box 361 Philipsburg, PA 16866 (814) 342-5500 fax (814) 342-1135 sales@reichdrill.com www.reichdrill.com

Reid Plumbing Products 371 Route 31 North Hopewell, NJ 08525 (609) 466-4347 fax (609) 466-3982 info@wellmanager.com

*Rockmore International 10065 SW Commerce Circle Wilsonville, OR 97070 (503) 682-1001 fax (503) 682-1002 info@rockmore-intl.com www.rockmore-intl.com

*Rotary Drill Service Inc. P.O. Box 1470 Newton, NC 28658 (828) 465-0132 rigdoctor@rotarydrillservice.com www.rotarydrillservice.com

*RST Instruments Ltd.

*Robbco Pumps Rt. 1, Box 43 Idalou, TX 79329-6099 (806) 749-7475 fax (806) 892-2922 brobb@robbcopumps.com

11545 Kingston St. Maple Ridge, BC Canada V2X 0Z5 (604) 540-1100 fax (604) 540-1005 info@rstinstruments.com www.rstinstruments.com

*Salvadore Auctions & Appraisals *Rock-Tech International 12617 E. FM 917, Ste. A Alvardo, TX 76009 (817) 473-0500 fax (817) 473-0504 david@rocktechintl.com www.rocktechintl.com Offering 21st century rock DTH technology and loyal support to worldwide suppliers in the water well, oil/gas, civil construction, and mining industries. Standard/custom designs. Dyanite and diamond carbide hammer bits (3˝ to 46˝). Hole openers in all sizes and shanks, drag bits, drill pipe, the workhorse “Stone Krusher” line and premium “Stone Warrior” line of percussion hammers (2˝ through 30˝). Our patented “Catcher” hammer bit head retrieval system prevents shanked bit heads left in the hole. Twitter @WaterWellJournl

Schlumberger Water Services specializes in assessing, developing, and managing the world’s groundwater resources using the most powerful and costeffective technologies available today. Whether you’re looking for field-scale data collection, data management, modeling, or resource decision-making solutions, our teams of specialists are here to help you address all your groundwater projects safely and efficiently.

750 Boston Neck Rd., Suite 14 Narragansett, RI 02882 (401) 792-4300 auctions@SIAAI.COM www.siaai.com

*Schlumberger Water Services 460 Phillip St., Ste. 101 Waterloo, ON Canada N2L 5J2 (519) 746-1798 fax (519) 885-5262 sws-sales@slb.com www.swstechnology.com

*Schneider Electric 8001 Highway 64E Knightdale, NC 27545 (919) 217-6464 fax (919) 855-1104 jack.creamer@schneiderelectric.com http://products.schneider-electric .us/solutions/oem-solutions/ pumping-equipment Schneider Electric provides a broad range of cutting edge power, control, and automation solutions that meet and exceed the needs of the pumping industry. With 150 years of expertise gained from working with and locally servicing customers in more than 130 countries, Schneider Electric is able to provide proven solutions that are safe, reliable, and flexible enough to meet your challenging requirements.

*Schramm Inc. 800 East Virginia Ave. West Chester, PA 19380 (610) 696-2500 fax (610) 696-6950 schramm@schramminc.com

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*Shakti Pumps USA LLC 1339 Bennett Dr., Unit #165 Longwood, FL 32750 (407) 574-4001 ashish@shaktipumps.com www.shaktipumps.com Shakti is among the few pioneers in the world to produce 100% stainless steel submersible pumps and motors. Today Shakti is rubbing its shoulders with best brands in the world thanks to the stateof-the art technology and innovation as its hallmarks. We are one of the fastest growing manufacturers of submersible pumps and motors. With over 30 years of manufacturing experience currently we are supplying our quality product with competitive prices to around 100 countries all around the world.

SJE-Rhombus is a global provider of control solutions for water/wastewater pumping applications. Sump, effluent, and sewage controls include control panels, tank alarms, pump/control switches, and accessories for residential and commercial applications. Engineered controls are custom solutions designed and built to individual specifications for commercial, municipal, industrial, and agricultural applications. Features variable frequency drives, remote monitoring, service entrance ratings, programmable logic controllers, telemetry/SCADA, and more. Embedded controls provide innovative engineering solutions for software, firmware, and hardware designs using printed circuit board assemblies for high and low volume OEM applications. Ceramic filtration solutions provide water treatment using ceramic membranes and controls for industrial process water, commercial developments, decentralized communities, and municipal applications.

*Solar Power & Pump Co. *Simmons Mfg. Co. 1608 Highway 20 East McDonough, GA 30252 (800) 241-1935 fax (770) 957-3979 mrainey@simmonsmfg.com www.simmonsmfg.com Simmons manufactures a full line of domestic foot and check valves in both lead-free silicon bronze and ductile iron. The widest industry selection of madein-USA brass tank tees, well points, pitless adapters, frost-proof yard hydrants, and well seals constructed of cast iron, steel, or ABS.

301 West 12th St. Elk City, OK 73644 (866) 246-7652 fax (580) 225-1120 dennis@sunrotor.com www.sunrotor.com

22650 County Highway 6 P.O. Box 1708 Detroit Lakes, MN 56502 (218) 847-1317 fax (218) 847-4617 sje@sjerhombus.com www.sjerhombus.com

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*Southwire Co. One Southwire Dr. Carrollton, GA 30119 (770) 832-4590 fax (770) 838-6590 www.southwire.com

*Spruce Environmental Technologies Inc. P.O. Box 8244 3 Saber Way Ward Hill, MA 01835 (800) 355-0901 fax (978) 521-3964 sales@spruce.com www.spruce.com

*Solinst Canada Ltd. 35 Todd Rd. Georgetown, ON Canada L7G 4R8 (905) 873-2255 fax (905) 873-1992 instruments@solinst.com www.solinst.com

*Sonic Drill Corp. *SJE-Rhombus

drilling, Sonic Drill has invested more than 30 years in sonic research and development, making it the industry pioneer. Over the years, Sonic Drill rigs have earned the reputation of being three to five times faster (depending on soil conditions) than conventional drills, proving their worth on numerous projects in six continents around the world, particularly in geothermal and environmental applications. Today, Sonic Drill Corporation rigs remain the industry leader as the first and only choice for fast, cost-effective drilling in any type of overburden material.

119 N. Commercial Street Suite No. 190 #120 Bellingham, WA 98225 (604) 588-6081 Sonic Drill is an award-winning world leader in the design and manufacture of innovative sonic drill rigs and drill tooling. In addition to holding patents on the revolutionary technology of sonic

*STA-RITE/Pentair 293 Wright St. Delavan, WI 53115 (888) 782-7483 fax (800) 426-9446 matthew.servant@pentair.com www.sta-rite.com Sta-Rite pumps and water systems, which include a complete line of quality pumps, and steel and fibrewound tanks, have been moving and improving water for the agricultural, industrial, and residential markets for more than 70 years. Sta-Rite products are sold in more than 100 countries. Performance, dependability, and service are yours with Sta-Rite. An advantage you can count on.

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Stairs Industrial Co. Ltd. No. 3-8, Sanchial Tsun Lutsao Hsiang Chiayi Hsien, Taiwan N/A 61158 886-5-3750488 fax 886-5-3752330 stairs@stairs.com.tw

*Star Iron Works Inc. 257 Caroline St. Punxsutawney, PA 15767 (814) 427-2555 fax (814) 427-5164 sales@starironworks.com www.starironworks.com

*Stenner Pump Co. 3174 DeSalvo Rd. Jacksonville, FL 32246 (904) 641-1666 fax (904) 642-1012 sales@stenner.com www.stenner.com

*TAM International Inc. 4620 Southerland Rd. Houston, TX 77092 (866) 314-9139 fax (618) 281-9473 kent.schaffer@tamintl.com www.tamintl.com 948 High Ridge Dr. Columbia, IL 62236 (866) 314-9139 fax (618) 281-9473 kent.schaffer@tamintl.com TAM International manufactures a wide range of inflatable and fluid reactive packers for geotechnical, hydrological well testing, grouting, hydrofracturing, and bioremediation applications. Packers are available in sizes ranging from 1.70 inches to 30 inches, with differential ratings from 500 to 5000 psi.

*Tibban Mfg. Inc./ MudPuppy International *Sumoto Srl Via Peripoli R. e G., 1/3 Alte di Montecchio M., 36075 Italy +39 0444 490515 fax +39 0444 490518 info@sumoto.com www.sumoto.com Making submersible motors is our only mission! Sumoto offers a wide range of 3˝ to 4˝ and 6˝ electric motors suitable to drive all NEMA standard pumps, including yours. All our 2-wire and 3-wire encapsulated motors are UL-CSA listed. A new range of control boxes has been added to our production program as well as a 3˝ motor high speed, a revolutionary motor for the pumping world.

P.O. Box 189 Marshfield, WI 54449 (800) 826-2308 fax (715) 387-1600 p.peterson@vhtrucks.com www.vhtrucks.com V&H is one of America’s top material handling truck equipment manufacturers. We specialize in building heavy duty vocational trucks for building products, railroad, and commercial markets. Our team provides the best design, engineering, and manufacturing at each of our four facilities in the U.S. Our product line includes cranes, dumps, loaders, tanks, and a variety of commercial truck body equipment. We stock hundreds of new and used heavy trucks. Our state-of-the-art facilities provide the best in service, parts, leasing, and truck equipment rentals. The team at V&H always strives to exceed our customer’s expectations.

P.O. Box 2675 Apple Valley, CA 92307 (760) 961-1160 fax (760) 961-1126 sales@mudpuppyinfo.com

*TWG Canada 19350 - 22nd Ave. Surrey, BC Canada V3S 3S6 (604) 547-2100 fax (604) 547-2147 sales@team-twg.ca

*U.S. Silica 8490 Progress Dr., Ste. 300 Frederick, MD 21701 (800) 257-7034 fax (856) 785-2050 filpro@ussilica.com www.ussilica.com

*Unitra Inc. 12601 Exchange Dr. Stafford, TX 77477 (281) 240-1500 fax (281) 240-4334 unitra@unitrainc.com Twitter @WaterWellJournl

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*Voss Technologies Inc. 4235 Centergate San Antonio, TX 78217 (800) 247-6294 fax (210) 650-8032 vosstec@aol.com www.vosstech.com The idea was simple: Save environmental engineers time and money while eliminating cross contamination, exposure to the solvents used in decontamination and the capital expense of buying reusable equipment by making a bailer you could use once and then throw it away. That idea became the original disposable bailer introduced by Voss Technologies in 1988. Used at more sites than any other bailer on the market. While that original bailer has gone through several design improvements over the years, it is still basically the same device introduced in 1988. It is the device that has been used at more sites than any other bailer on the market. Today, Voss Technologies is committed WWJ December 2014 䡲 75

to finding, developing, and marketing products that make the sample process easier while maintaining a high level of product quality at prices that keep the cost of a sampling event lower than any other method currently in use.

*Water-Right Inc. 1900 Prospect Court Appleton, WI 54914 (800) 777-1426 fax (920) 739-9406 mail@water-right.com www.water-right.com Good water is essential to your health and home. We use it for cooking, cleaning, bathing, washing, and most importantly, drinking. This same water also runs through a household’s entire plumbing system and touches every water-using appliance. Whether your water comes from a private well or a municipal supply, Water-Right treatment systems can make it better. Our familyowned and operated business has been making “the right water for life” since 1963. Water-Right is one of the most trusted names in water treatment, and our solid reputation for solving the most complex and challenging water problems in residential, commercial, and industrial environments is unprecedented.

*WellMate – Pentair Water 220 Park Dr. Chardon, OH 44024 (440) 286-4116 fax (440) 286-9673 www.wellmate.com

*Wilo USA LLC 9550 West Higgins Rd. #300 Rosemont, IL 60018 (888) 945-6872 fax (708) 338-9455 david.bortolon@wilo-usa.com www.wilo-usa.com The number one source for groundwater needs! Wilo offers direct access for dealers who qualify for factory-direct sales on all 4˝ through 10˝ stainless submersible pumps! Large discounts for large dealers! Wilo is one of the leading manufacturers of pumps and pump systems for heating, cooling, and airconditioning technology and for water supply and sewage disposal.

*Woodford Mfg. Co. 2121 Waynoka Rd. Colorado Springs, CO 80915 (719) 574-0600 fax (719) 574-7621 sales@woodfordmfg.com www.woodfordmfg.com

bring profitability and performance to your job site. Whether on a job site, in an auditorium, online or on call, our technical team works with clients to offer solutions to challenges as they occur. Over the years, Wyo-Ben’s technical sales engineers have visited virtually every continent, helping clients understand the benefits and uses of our materials. We conduct mud schools, seminars, and training sessions transferring our knowledge to contractors, owners, engineers, and government agencies. While working with our clients in the field and on the rigs, we gain additional knowledge that ultimately leads to new and innovative products at our Product Development Lab.

*Yaskawa America Inc. 2121 Norman Dr. South Waukegan, IL 60085 (800) 927-5292 fax (847) 887-7310 marcom@yaskawa.com

*YSI 1725 Brannum Lane Yellow Springs, OH 45387 (937) 767-7241 fax (937) 767-1058 environmental@ysi.com www.ysi.com

*WaterGroup 193 Osborne Rd. Fridley, MN 55432 (800) 354-7867 fax (800) 544-6651 customerserviceusa@watergroup.com www.watergroup.com

*Webtrol Pumps 8417 New Hampshire Ave. St. Louis, MO 63123 (314) 631-9200 fax (314) 631-1804 help@webtrol.com

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*Wyo-Ben Inc. 1345 Discovery Dr. Billings, MT 59102 (406) 652-6351 fax (406) 656-0748 email@wyoben.com www.wyoben.com When you go Wyo-Ben green, you get naturally superior Wyoming bentonite combined with 60 years of experience and field-driven innovation. The result— a world class family of products that

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Groundwater and Salt Town Hall: Restoring the

December 2 Equilibrium After Severe Weather Events (webinar).

(800) 551-7379, fax (614) 898-7786, customerservice@ngwa.org, www.NGWA.org Learn how those in various areas affected by extreme weather events are dealing with groundwater and the role salt plays.

2014 NGWA Groundwater Expo and Annual Meeting

December 9–12 Las Vegas, Nevada. (800) 551-7379, fax (614) 898-7786, customerservice@ngwa.org, www.groundwaterexpo.com Attend the largest event in the groundwater industry. See new products in the exhibit hall, learn at the numerous professional development opportunities, and network with peers from all around the world.

2015

35th Annual Utah Ground Water Association

January 7–9 Conference and Expo Mesquite, Nevada.

http://utahgroundwater.org

Wisconsin Ground Water Conference 2015 Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. www.wisconsinwaterwell.com/ for-members/2014-convention

January 7–9

Colorado Water Well Contractors Association

January 8–10 2015 Annual Conference Denver, Colorado.

www.cwwca.org

Oklahoma Ground Water Association Annual Conference and Trade Show Norman, Oklahoma. www.okgroundwater.org

January 12–13

Reducing Problematic Concentrations of Radon in Residential Water Well Systems (online brown bag session). FREE to NGWA members. (800) 551-7379, fax (614) 8987786, customerservice@ngwa.org, www.NGWA.org

January 14

This session reviews the major steps included in the NGWAproduced industry best practices document on reducing radon in water well systems.

New Mexico Ground Water Association Winter CEU Classes and General Membership Meeting Albuquerque, New Mexico. www.nmgwa.org

January 17

Empire State Water Well Drillers Association Annual Meeting Rome, New York. www.nywelldriller.org/index.asp

January 20–21 January 21–23

Wyoming Water Well Association Convention Casper, Wyoming. www.wywaterwell.org

January 28–29

Idaho Ground Water Association Annual Convention Boise, Idaho. www.igwa.info

93rd Annual Minnesota Water Well Association Trade Show and Convention Bloomington, Minnesota. mwwa@ngwa.org

January 25–28

Pennsylvania Ground Water Association Winter Technical Conference and Trade Show Grantville, Pennsylvania. www.pgwa.org

January 29–30

January 30

North Carolina Ground Water Association Annual Convention and Trade Show Greensboro, North Carolina. www.ncgwa.org

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Coming EVENTS

Montana Water Well Drillers Association’s 70th Annual Convention Helena, Montana. www.mwwda.org

February 4–6 February 6

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South Carolina Ground Water Association Winter Meeting & Trade Show Columbia, South Carolina.

February 15–18

www.tgwa.org

Texas Ground Water Association 2015 Annual Convention and Trade Show San Marcos, Texas.

Reducing Problematic Concentrations of Strontium in Residential Water Well Systems (online brown bag session). FREE to NGWA members. (800) 551-7379, fax (614) 8987786, customerservice@ngwa.org, www.NGWA.org

February 18

This presentation gives a brief overview of the detailed instructions offered in the NGWA-developed industry best practices document on reducing strontium in water well systems.

Alaska Water Well Association Annual Conference Anchorage, Alaska. www.alaskawaterwellassoc.org

February 19–20

Michigan Ground Water Association 87th Annual Convention Battle Creek, Michigan. www.michigan groundwater.com

March 5–6

South Dakota/North Dakota Well Drillers Convention Deadwood, South Dakota. (605) 734-6631, hutdrill@chinetworks.net

March 8–11

2015 NGWA Groundwater Summit San Antonio, Texas. (800) 551-7379, fax (614) 898-7786, customerservice@ngwa.org, www.NGWA.org

March 16–18

Water Well Systems for Fire Protection Services for Stand-Alone Housing Units of Four or Fewer (online brown bag session). FREE to NGWA members. (800) 551-7379, fax (614) 898-7786, customerservice@ngwa.org, www.NGWA.org

March 18

This presentation provides informative guidance for the use of water wells for fire protection.

April 7–8

(304) 636-6025

West Virginia Water Well Drillers Association Spring Conference and Tradeshow Sutton, West Virginia.

Tennessee Water Well Association Annual Meeting and Trade Show Gatlinburg, Tennessee. http:// tnwaterwellassociation.org

April 10–11

Florida Ground Water Association Annual Convention and Trade Show Orlando, Florida. www.fgwa.org/ convention.php

May 7–9

GEFCO’s 18th Annual Resource Drilling Fundamentals Training Seminar Enid, Oklahoma. http://gefco.com/ wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2015-Training-Brochure.pdf

May 18–22

*Dates BOXED 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.

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Industry NEWSMAKERS NEW ADDITIONS

AMS Inc. announced the addition of Tim Herndon to its sales team. Herndon has 13 years of experience in the drilling, manufacturing, and environmental industries as the owner of Probe Lease. His knowledge and experience will help AMS Tim Herndon advance and innovate by meeting the demands of its customers. Herndon’s responsibilities will include technical sales and service in the U.S. Midwest from his home base of Kellyville, Oklahoma. Wilo USA, a provider of pumps and pump solutions for groundwater, water management, and Samuel D. building serv- Messana ice, named Samuel D. Messana as national sales manager—building service and regional sales manager for the Northeast. Messana will be responsible for directing, managing, implementing, and driving Wilo sales strategies. With more than 20 years of experience as a hands-on sales and product marketing executive, he has a strong background in the global pump, hydronic, and the original equipment manufacturer marketplace. Wilo USA also welcomed Eric Kearbey as Midwest regional sales manager for water management. Kearbey, a former MidEric Kearbey west regional sales manager 78 䡲 December 2014 WWJ

for Ekato Corp., has 17 years of experience in the chemical, pump and industrial markets. APPOINTMENT

SJE-Rhombus, an industry provider of quality control solutions for water and wastewater applications, appointed Lenny Newman to its Board of Directors. Newman has more than 30 years of experience in finance, currently serving as the chief financial officer of East View Information Services, a provider of native and transLenny lated foreign Newman language information products and services. CERTIFICATION

Pentair’s Technical Solutions business has announced its San Diego, California, manufacturing facility has been awarded with AS9100 Revision C and ISO 9001:2008 Quality System Certifications. These certifications provide consumers with confidence they are receiving a sustainable quality product produced within a quality management system that meets stringent aviation, space, and defense requirements. BUSINESS GROWTH

In an effort to better serve customers’ needs through expanded capacity, Grundfos has begun assembling its CM and CME horizontal multistage close-coupled pumps at its facility in Allentown, Pennsylvania, which serves as the main distribution center for the North American region. Plans are underway to

increase production in 2015 to include the CMBE and CME Plus systems. As part of this change, Grundfos will be releasing several new sales initiatives focused on meeting customer demands for the CM and other products. AWARDS

Harvard Business Review has recognized Pentair Chairman and CEO Randall J. Hogan as one of its “100 Best-Performing CEOs in the World” for 2014. The list, which appears in the November issue of the magazine, offers the only ranking of global CEOs’ performances over their entire tenure. This is Hogan’s first appearance on the list, ranking 68th based on the publication’s evaluation of global CEOs. Atlas Copco, a provider of industrial productivity solutions, was again listed as one of the top companies in its industry in the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Index for 2014-2015. The index lists the world’s leading sustainability-driven companies. Atlas Copco was among the top tier in the machinery and electrical equipment industry, scoring particularly well in the categories of environmental policy/management systems, environmental reporting, and risk and crisis management.

Ergodyne has been selected as one of Outside magazine’s Best Places to Work for 2014. Each year, Outside recognizes the top 100 companies in the United States that help their employees strike the ideal balance between work and play. Ranking second overall, Ergodyne was recognized as a top

company that encourages employees to lead an active lifestyle, favors work/life balance, and prioritizes giving back to the community. ANNIVERSARIES

Salmon Well Co. in Wakefield, Nebraska, is celebrating its 100th year in business. Fred W. Salmon, who has since passed away, received the National Ground Water Association Life Member Award in 1994. The award is presented to retired members, or members of retirement age, who have contributed a special service in the furtherance of the groundwater industry or to NGWA.

Italian drilling rig manufacturer Fraste is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Benito Fracca, president, founded the company in 1964, beginning his activity in the mechanical construction field. Soon the first water well drilling rig was developed and thus began the work in the drilling field. At that time, the drilling industry was still traditional and mainly concerned with mechanical transmission systems. Using hydraulics for its drilling units, Fraste was one of the Italian pioneers of modern drilling.

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IN MEMORIAM

Water Well Journal takes time to remember once again the following groundwater professionals who passed away in 2014. Each of them made an impact on their profession and will be missed.

Timothy John Schmalz passed away in February. He worked for 2M Co. Inc. in Montana where he always cared first and foremost about the customers he served. He is remembered for his charismatic personality, his sense of humor, and his love of family.

Joyce Sticha passed away in March. She was co-owner of NDS Drilling Supply Co. and Sub Adaptor Inc. in Minnesota. She started NDS as a small business she ran out of her home and remained vital in the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s growth into a manufacturing, office, and warehouse facility.

Gene Polk passed away in May. He worked for Baroid Industrial Drilling Products in New Mexico and was one of the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most successful salespeople. As a customer service specialist, he was unfazed by aggressive customers and never gave up because he believed in people and believed in doing things right.

H.H. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Buckâ&#x20AC;? Brigham passed away in May. He early on worked in distribution for NL Baroid Drilling Fluids in Oklahoma and later became a field service representative, eventually becoming manager of one of the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s divisions. He is remembered as a dedicated family man, a terrific boss, and a great person.

Ralph Cadwallader passed away in July. He was the owner of Holly Water Wells and Loop Tech International in Texas and was a licensed driller in seven states. A past president of the Texas Ground Water Association and a speaker and active member of the National Ground Water Association, he was involved in geothermal heat education and work. Elmer D. Tasker passed away in August. He was the cofounder of Taskerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Well Co. in New Hampshire, expanded the company, and trained many workers who later founded their own companies. He served as the Well Driller Member of the New Hampshire Water Well Board and was recognized by the New Hampshire Water Well Association for his dedication to the water well industry. His many roles included well driller, mechanic, and salesman. Tasker is remembered as an icon in the well drilling industry.

Albert L. Jones Jr. passed away in October. He was the husband of Veronica I. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ronnieâ&#x20AC;? Jones, the managing publisher of Worldwide Drilling Resource. He worked with his wife and the WWDR company team in Florida, where he became Vice President.

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Index of Volume 68: January–December 2014 Major Article Index by Month January Benefits of Keeping a Well Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan 19 Plumbness and Alignment Standards Analysis and recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan 22 Exit Your Business on Your Terms Plan in advance if you want a smooth exit from your firm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan 28 Safety Matters/ The Affordable Care Act Here’s a look at what’s in store for small businesses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan 30 The Water Works/ Engineering of Water Systems Part 11(b)—The Source: The Well, Part 2 . . . . . . . . . . Jan 32 People at Work/ Developing Online Guidelines Your company needs to have e-policies to save time, money, and potential headaches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan 38 ACT Like a Sales Pro/ What’s Your Selling Style? Take a tip from acting’s finest and you’ll see your sales grow. . . Jan 40 The After Market/ Back to Work with a Purpose Let’s turn resolutions into actions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan 42 Engineering Your Business/ Through the Years All Those Well Pumps Ago, Part 2: Jet Pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan 44

February Staying Away from Mayhem Know how to avoid problems with geothermal flush and purge operations. . . . . . . . Feb 17 Efficient Ground Source Systems Two Utah geothermal projects show how running multiple buildings from one borefield pays off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb 23 Field Notes Introduction to geologic maps . . . . . . . . Feb 27 A Site to See The new Music City Center in Nashville hosted the 2013 NGWA® Groundwater Expo and Annual Meeting, impressing both attendees and exhibitors. . . . . . . . . . Feb 31 Water Well Personalities/ The Thrilling Side of Geology Hydrogeologist-turned-novelist writes suspenseful tales of mysteries, biblical history—and geology. . . . . . . . . Feb 36 Safety Matters/ Preventing a Drill Rig Rollover It’s important to follow a checklist when drilling on sloped or unstable terrain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb 38 Engineering Your Business/ Through the Years All Those Well Pumps Ago, Part 3(a): Submersible Pumps . . . . Feb 40 ACT Like a Sales Pro/ Does Your Elevator Speech Pass the Test? Make the most of networking opportunities with these tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb 46 Your Money/ Knowing Your Bonds A good way to balance a portfolio is through taxable and tax-free bonds. . . . . . Feb 48 The After Market/ Selling Is a Very Worthwhile Career Six steps for successful selling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb 50

March Responding to Flooded Wells Aside from the immediate and obvious damage, flooding can impact well systems and aquifers for years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mar 17 Cameras in Treatment Work A downhole look helps you diagnose problems quicker and create loyal customers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mar 21 Twitter @WaterWellJournl

Increasing the Value of Your Business Setting goals to grow your business’ value will have you ready when it’s time to exit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mar 25 Safety Matters/ Eye Injury Prevention Is Easy and Affordable A face and eye protection plan is important for every business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mar 28 Not Just Another Day of Drilling/ The Driller Who Always Makes It Look Easy When jobs provide the unexpected, professionals carefully evaluate their options. . . . . . . Mar 30 Engineering Your Business/ Through the Years All Those Well Pumps Ago, Part 3(b): Submersible Pumps . . . . Mar 32 People at Work/ Why an HR Audit? It’s critical to know if your company is in compliance with human resource policies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mar 36 The After Market/ How Are We Doing? Too often we complain, but we can explain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mar 38 ACT Like a Sales Pro/ Brando’s Secret to Sealing the Deal When it comes to customer interaction, get creative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mar 40

April FMCSA Medical Certification Requirements Compliance deadlines are approaching. Are you ready? . . . . . . . . . Apr 17 Hazard Communication The right to know. The right to understand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr 21 Water Well Personalities/ Big Man in Texas Jason Klotz transitioned from playing professional basketball around the world to working as an outside sales representative for industry pipe manufacturer L.B. Foster Co. . . . . . . . . Apr 26 Safety Matters/ Working Safely Around Flammable Liquids Knowing good work habits will enable you to handle flammable liquids safely. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr 28 Engineering Your Business/ Through the Years All Those Well Pumps Ago, Part 3(c): Submersible Pumps . . . . Apr 30 ACT Like a Sales Pro/ “Sell Me This Pen” A lesson in need from The Wolf of Wall Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr 36 Your Money/ Taking Advantage of Your 401(k) Follow these tips to get the most from your retirement plan. . . . . . . Apr 38 The After Market/ Market Coverage 101 If we don’t look after our customers, someone else will. . . . . . . . . . . . Apr 40

May Saving the Life of Your Pump There are methods to prolong pump life for systems in drought-stricken areas. . . . . May 20 Variable Frequency Drives Make sure you know how to troubleshoot common system problems. . . . . . . . . . . May 23 2014 Pumps Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 27 Field Notes Understanding driller geology . . . . . . . . May 40 Safety Matters/ Machine Shop Safety Serious accidents can happen in your shop, so make sure you have a safety program in place. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 46 People at Work/ Avoiding Age Discrimination in the Workplace Make sure your company is following all the rules for older workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 48 WWJ December 2014 䡲 83

Engineering Your Business/ Working—and Having Fun— with Test Meters The important tool has changed dramatically over the years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 50 The After Market/ Future Jobs How will you stay in business without talented people in it? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 56 ACT Like a Sales Pro/ Progress Check Are you on track to hit your goals? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 58 The Water Works/ Engineering of Water Systems Part 11(c)—The Source: The Well, Part 3 . . . . . . . . . May 60

June Making It Safer Safety advancements on drilling rigs reduce on-the-job accidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jun 22 Keeping Your House in Order Practicing good housekeeping on the job site is essential for preventing safety accidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jun 29 Safety Matters/ Safety in the Heat Know how to work safely when the temperatures rise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jun 32 Not Just Another Day of Drilling/ You Want What? A driller goes to the drawing board to get creative in tackling a doozy of a job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jun 36 Engineering Your Business/ Forty Years and Counting This month marks 40 years in the groundwater industry for the author. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jun 38 The After Market/ Managing the Repair and Maintenance Businesses How do you measure labor efficiency? . . Jun 42 Your Money/ Paying Dividends You must understand dividends to know the true potential impact of your investments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jun 44 ACT Like a Sales Pro/ What’s Your “X Factor”? Stop selling commodities and start selling solutions. . . . . . . . . Jun 46 2014 Buyers Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 49

July Well Replacement Decisions When is it time to replace a well? Part 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jul 18 Knowing Your Drilling Fluids It’s a good idea to routinely brush up on the basics of drilling fluids. . . . . . . . . . . . Jul 23 Ditch the Paper Office management software streamlines paperwork and makes your business more efficient. . . Jul 26 2014 Heavy Machinery Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jul 30 Safety Matters/ Managing Worker’s Compensation Effective case management is the key to a good worker’s compensation program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jul 40 The Water Works/ Engineering of Water Systems Part 11(d)—The Source, The Well, Part 4 . . . . . . . . . . Jul 44 People at Work/ Don’t Lose Your Best Employees to an Improving Economy It’s not always all about the money. There are other things to keep your best around. . . . . . Jul 52 Engineering Your Business/ Through the Years Vertical Turbine Pumps and Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jul 54 ACT Like a Sales Pro/ Improvise Your Way to a Sale Being able to respond quickly will enable you to avoid pitfalls and close sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jul 58 84 䡲 December 2014 WWJ

The After Market/ Managing the Parts Business This is a business everyone thinks they understand. What don’t they know? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jul 60

August Being Choosy It’s critical you know how to select the right chemical for the job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug 18 Well Replacement Decisions When is it time to replace a well? Part 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug 23 Field Notes Overview of standardized geologic well logs using the USCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug 27 Positioning Your Company for a Future Sale Follow these steps when you decide it’s time to sell the business. . . Aug 30 Safety Matters/ Don’t Mess with Snakes! Preventing injury and death from snakebites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug 34 ACT Like a Sales Pro/ What’s Your Weakest Link? Stop sabotaging your sales! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug 36 The After Market/ Without Asking Questions What Would We Know? Questions and answers are how we manage our job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug 38 Your Money/ Having a Game Plan It’s important to have a set of market guidelines to help you with your investments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug 40 Engineering Your Business/ Pet Peeves We all have them. Do you share any of these with me? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug 42 WWJ Q&A/ Jim Paulhus, F.W. Webb Co. . . . . . . . . . Aug 46

September Closed Loop vs. Open Loop Find out why there is more than one choice for your geothermal systems. . . . . . . . . . . Sep 14 Sustainability in Action Eco-friendly family camp benefits from solar pump advances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep 18 Drought Tolerant Designing irrigation systems that use less water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep 22 Positioning Your Company for a Future Sale Part 2: The best buyer for your business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep 26 Safety Matters/ Doing PPE the Right Way Make sure you know how to select the right PPE for every job. . . . . . Sep 30 Engineering Your Business/ Design-Build vs. Design-BidBuild Part 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep 32 Not Just Another Day of Drilling/ So You Wanna Build a Dam? You’ll need extra planning, ingenuity, and plenty of muscle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep 36 The After Market/ Where Is the Next Generation of Leaders Coming From? We have to accelerate leadership development or we will be left behind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep 38 People at Work/ Showing Appreciation There are many ways to show employees their hard work is valued. . . . . . . Sep 40 ACT Like a Sales Pro/ The Movie Critic Principle How to leverage referrals to gain instant credibility with your customers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep 42

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Positioning Your Company for a Future Sale Part 3: The nuts and bolts of the sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct 21 WWJ Q&A/ John Hofer, California Groundwater Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct 24 Expo Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct 30 Expo Educational Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct 35 Groundwater Expo Q&A/ John Jansen, Leggette, Brashears & Graham Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct 51 Your Money/ Battling Healthcare Costs More people are turning to health savings accounts. Are they right for you? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct 58 Safety Matters/ The Case for Recordkeeping Not keeping illness and injury records is one of the top OSHA citations and has been for years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct 60 Engineering Your Business/ Design-Build vs. Design-BidBuild Part 2: Techniques and methods used by project managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct 62 ACT Like a Sales Pro/ Face the Fire: How to Handle Irate Customers Save the relationship first and the business second. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct 66 The Water Works/ Engineering of Water Systems Part 11(e)—The Source: The Well, Part 5 . . . . . . . . . . Oct 68 The After Market/ You Manage Processes . . . But You Lead People How does your leadership stack up? . . . . . . . . Oct 74

Protecting Yourself from Theft Equipment theft is a booming business. Don’t let your company become a thief’s next victim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec 19 Knowing Your Neighbors Well sites and source water protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec 25 ANSI/NGWA Water Well Construction Standard Section 3 (Well Screens, Filter Pack, and Formation Stabilizer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec 28 Iron Oxidizing Bacteria in the Well Environment If fouling is recognized at an early stage, and monitored over time, longterm savings can be realized. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec 32 Safety Matters/ Creating a Near-Miss Reporting Culture There are many different ways a near-miss program can be implemented. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec 38 Engineering Your Business/ Gone Fishin’ Part 2: Another vertical turbine pump recovery job for the ages . . . . . Dec 40 Your Money/ Stretching Your Income In the world of mutual fund investing, be aware of management fees. . . . . . . Dec 46 The After Market/ An Honest Year-End Review How do we measure our success? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec 48 ACT Like a Sales Pro/ How to Be a Challenger Seller . . . When You’re Not a Challenger Don’t expect it to be so easy and it won’t be so hard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec 50 Not Just Another Day of Drilling/ I’ll Never Forget the Smell . . . Author recalls job with a view, difficulties, and an odor that will stay with him forever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec 52

November Single-Family Household Well Market in a Temporary Trough? Data suggest lost market share among newly completed houses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov 20 ANSI/NGWA Water Well Construction Standard Section 1 (Well Site Selection) and Section 2 (Casing and Casing Installation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov 26 WWJ Q&A/ Ryan Hreljac, Ryan’s Well Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov 30 Field Notes Introduction to borehole geophysical logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov 34 Groundwater Expo at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov 39 Water Well Personalities/Moving Forward Incoming NGWA president Richard Thron, MGWC, isn’t ready to slow down. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov 50 Engineering Your Business/ Gone Fishin’ Part 1: A vertical turbine pump recovery job for the ages . . . . . . . . . . . Nov 54 Safety Matters/ Flu Season What is your company’s risk exposure and what will you do about it? . . . . . . . . . . Nov 58 The After Market/ Your Personnel Is Your Competitive Advantage How does your employee development program stack up? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov 62 People at Work/ Ten Tips to Being a Great Manager It’s important to know what employees seek in their manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov 64 ACT Like a Sales Pro/ Take Me to Your Leader The secret to getting in front of decision-makers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov 66 Twitter @WaterWellJournl

Major Article Index by Subject ACT Like a Sales Pro, by Julie Hanson What’s Your Selling Style? Take a tip from acting’s finest and you’ll see your sales grow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan 40 Does Your Elevator Speech Pass the Test? Make the most of networking opportunities with these tips. . . . . . . . . . . Feb 46 Brando’s Secret to Sealing the Deal When it comes to customer interaction, get creative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mar 40 “Sell Me This Pen” A lesson in need from The Wolf of Wall Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr 36 Progress Check Are you on track to hit your goals? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 58 What’s Your “X Factor”? Stop selling commodities and start selling solutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jun 46 Improvise Your Way to a Sale Being able to respond quickly will enable you to avoid pitfalls and close sales. . . . . . Jul 58 What’s Your Weakest Link? Stop sabotaging your sales! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug 36 The Movie Critic Principle How to leverage referrals to gain instant credibility with your customers . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep 42 Face the Fire: How to Handle Irate Customers Save the relationship first and the business second. . . . . . . . . . Oct 66 Take Me to Your Leader The secret to getting in front of decision-makers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov 66 How to Be a Challenger Seller . . . When You’re Not a Challenger Don’t expect it to be so easy and it won’t be so hard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec 50 WWJ December 2014 䡲 85

The After Market, by Ron Slee

Drilling

Back to Work with a Purpose Let’s turn resolutions into actions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan 42 Selling Is a Very Worthwhile Career Six steps for successful selling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb 50 How Are We Doing? Too often we complain, but we can explain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mar 38 Market Coverage 101 If we don’t look after our customers, someone else will. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr 40 Future Jobs How will you stay in business without talented people in it? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 56 Managing the Repair and Maintenance Businesses How do you measure labor efficiency? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jun 42 Managing the Parts Business This is a business that everyone thinks they understand. What don’t they know? . . Jul 60 Without Asking Questions What Would We Know? Questions and answers are how we manage our job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug 38 Where Is the Next Generation of Leaders Coming From? We have to accelerate leadership development or we will be left behind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep 38 You Manage Processes . . . But You Lead People How does your leadership stack up? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct 74 Your Personnel Is Your Competitive Advantage How does your employee development program stack up? . . . . Nov 62 An Honest Year-End Review How do we measure our success? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec 48

Plumbness and Alignment Standards Analysis and recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan 22 Well Replacement Decisions When is it time to replace a well? Part 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jul 18 Knowing Your Drilling Fluids It’s a good idea to routinely brush up on the basics of drilling fluids. . . . . . . . . . . . Jul 23 Well Replacement Decisions When is it time to replace a well? Part 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug 23 Field Notes Overview of standardized geologic well logs using the USCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug 27 ANSI/NGWA Water Well Construction Standard Section 1 (Well Site Selection) and Section 2 (Casing and Casing Installation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov 26 ANSI/NGWA Water Well Construction Standard Section 3 (Well Screens, Filter Pack, and Formation Stabilizer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec 28

Engineering Your Business, by Ed Butts, PE, CPI

Exit Your Business on Your Terms Plan in advance if you want a smooth exit process from your firm. . . . . . . . . Jan 28 Increasing the Value of Your Business Setting goals to grow your business’ value will have you ready when it’s time to exit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mar 25 Ditch the Paper Office management software streamlines paperwork and makes your business more efficient. . . Jul 26 Positioning Your Company for a Future Sale Follow these steps when you decide it’s time to sell the business. . . Aug 30 Positioning Your Company for a Future Sale Part 2: The best buyer for your business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep 26 Positioning Your Company for a Future Sale Part 3: The nuts and bolts of the sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct 21

Through the Years All Those Well Pumps Ago, Part 2: Jet Pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan 44 Through the Years All Those Well Pumps Ago, Part 3(a): Submersible Pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb 40 Through the Years All Those Well Pumps Ago, Part 3(b): Submersible Pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mar 32 Through the Years All Those Well Pumps Ago, Part 3(c): Submersible Pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr 30 Working—and Having Fun—with Test Meters The important tool has changed dramatically over the years. . . May 50 Forty Years and Counting This month marks 40 years in the groundwater industry for the author. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jun 38 Through the Years Vertical Turbine Pumps and Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jul 54 Pet Peeves We all have them. Do you share any of these with me? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug 42 Design-Build vs. Design-Bid-Build Part 1 . . . . . . . . Sep 32 Design-Build vs. Design-Bid-Build Part 2: Techniques and methods used by project managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct 62 Gone Fishin’ Part 1: A vertical turbine pump recovery job for the ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov 54 Gone Fishin’ Part 2: Another vertical turbine pump recovery job for the ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec 40

Buyers Guides and Directories

Equipment and Suppliers

2014 Pumps Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 27 2014 Buyers Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jun 49 Index of Products and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jun 50 Directory of Suppliers and Manufacturer Representatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jun 67 Directory of Manufacturers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jun 71 2014 Heavy Machinery Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jul 30

Cameras in Treatment Work A downhole look helps you diagnose problems quicker and create loyal customers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mar 21 Variable Frequency Drives Make sure you know how to troubleshoot common system problems. . . . . . . . . . . May 23 Knowing Your Drilling Fluids It’s a good idea to routinely brush up on the basics of drilling fluids. . . . . . . . . . . . Jul 23 2014 Heavy Machinery Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jul 30 Closed Loop vs. Open Loop Find out why there is more than one choice for your geothermal systems. . . . . . . . . . . Sep 14

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Protecting Yourself from Theft Equipment theft is a booming business. Don’t let your company become a thief’s next victim. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec 19

Field Notes, by Raymond L. Straub, PG Introduction to geologic maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb 27 Understanding driller geology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 40 Overview of standardized geologic well logs using the USCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug 27 Introduction to borehole geophysical logging . . . . Nov 34

Geothermal Technology Staying Away from Mayhem Know how to avoid problems with geothermal flush and purge operations. . . . . . . . Feb 17 Efficient Ground Source Systems Two Utah geothermal projects show how running multiple buildings from one borefield pays off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb 23 Closed Loop vs. Open Loop Find out why there is more than one choice for your geothermal systems. . . . . . . . . . . Sep 14

Groundwater Quality Benefits of Keeping a Well Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan 19 Responding to Flooded Wells Aside from the immediate and obvious damage, flooding can impact well systems and aquifers for years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mar 17 Well Replacement Decisions When is it time to replace a well? Part 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jul 18 Well Replacement Decisions When is it time to replace a well? Part 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug 23 Field Notes Overview of standardized geologic well logs using the USCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug 27 Knowing Your Neighbors Well sites and source water protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec 25

Industry Data Single-Family Household Well Market in a Temporary Trough? Data suggest lost market share among newly completed houses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov 20

National Ground Water Association A Site to See The new Music City Center in Nashville hosted the 2013 NGWA® Groundwater Expo and Annual Meeting, impressing both attendees and exhibitors. . . . . . . . . . Feb 31 Expo Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct 30 Expo Educational Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct 35 Expo Q&A/ John Jansen, Leggette, Brashears & Graham Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct 51 Single-Family Household Well Market in a Temporary Trough? Data suggest lost market share among newly completed houses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov 20 ANSI/NGWA Water Well Construction Standard Section 1 (Well Site Selection) and Section 2 (Casing and Casing Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov 26 Groundwater Expo at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov 39 ANSI/NGWA Water Well Construction Standard Section 3 (Well Screens, Filter Pack, and Formation Stabilizer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec 28 Twitter @WaterWellJournl

Not Just Another Day of Drilling, Denis Crayon, CHST The Driller Who Always Makes It Look Easy When jobs provide the unexpected, professionals carefully evaluate their options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mar 30 You Want What? A driller goes to the drawing board to get creative in tackling a doozy of a job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jun 36 So You Wanna Build a Dam? You’ll need extra planning, ingenuity, and plenty of muscle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep 36 I’ll Never Forget the Smell . . . Author recalls job with a view, difficulties, and an odor that will stay with him forever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec 52

People at Work, by Alexandra Walsh Developing Online Guidelines Your company needs to have e-policies to save time, money, and potential headaches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan 38 Why an HR Audit? It’s critical to know if your company is in compliance with human resource policies. . . . . . . . Mar 36 Avoiding Age Discrimination in the Workplace Make sure your company is following all the rules for older workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 48 Don’t Lose Your Best Employees to an Improving Economy It’s not always all about the money. There are other things to keep your best around. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jul 52 Showing Appreciation There are many ways to show employees their hard work is valued. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep 40 Ten Tips to Being a Great Manager It’s important to know what employees seek in their manager. . . . . . . . . . . . Nov 64

Pumps and Water Systems Saving the Life of Your Pump There are methods to prolong pump life for systems in drought-stricken areas. . . . . May 20 Variable Frequency Drives Make sure you know how to troubleshoot common system problems. . . . . . . . . . . May 23 2014 Pumps Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 27 Sustainability in Action Eco-friendly family camp benefits from solar pump advances. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep 18 Drought Tolerant Designing irrigation systems that use less water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep 22

Regulations/Laws FMCSA Medical Certification Requirements Compliance deadlines are approaching. Are you ready? . . . . . . . . . Apr 17 Hazard Communication The right to know. The right to understand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr 21

Safety Making It Safer Safety advancements on drilling rigs reduce on-the-job accidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jun 22 Keeping Your House in Order Practicing good housekeeping on the job site is essential for preventing safety accidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jun 29

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Safety Matters, by Victor D’Amato, Gary Ganson, Jack Glass, Carly Johnson, Grant Lahmann, and Alexandra Walsh

Creating a Near-Miss Reporting Culture There are many different ways a near-miss program can be implemented. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec 38

The Affordable Care Act Here’s a look at what’s in store for small businesses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan 30 Preventing a Drill Rig Rollover It’s important to follow a checklist when drilling on sloped or unstable terrain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb 38 Eye Injury Prevention Is Easy and Affordable A face and eye protection plan is important for every business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mar 28 Working Safely Around Flammable Liquids Knowing good work habits will enable you to handle flammable liquids safely. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr 28 Machine Shop Safety Serious accidents can happen in your shop, so make sure you have a safety program in place. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 46 Safety in the Heat Know how to work safely when the temperatures rise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jun 32 Managing Worker’s Compensation Effective case management is the key to a good worker’s compensation program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jul 40 Don’t Mess with Snakes! Preventing injury and death from snakebites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug 34 Doing PPE the Right Way Make sure you know how to select the right PPE for every job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep 30 The Case for Recordkeeping Not keeping illness and injury records is one of the top OSHA citations and has been for years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct 60 Flu Season What is your company’s risk exposure and what will you do about it? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov 58

Water Well Journal Q & A

Statement required by the act of August 12, 1970, Section 3685, Title 39, United States Code showing the ownership, management, and circulation of: Water Well Journal, publication number 0043-1443, published monthly at 601 Dempsey Rd., Westerville, OH 43081 for October 2014. Number of issues published annually: 12. Annual subscription price: $115 domestic; $150 international. The general business offices of the publisher are located at 601 Dempsey Rd., Westerville, OH 43081-8978. The names and addresses of the publisher, editor, and managing editor are: publisher, Thad Plumley, 601 Dempsey Rd., Westerville, OH 43081-8978; editor, Thad Plumley, 601 Dempsey Rd., Westerville, OH 43081-8978; managing editor, Mike Price, 601 Dempsey Rd., Westerville, OH 43081-8978. The owner is National Ground Water Association, 601 Dempsey Rd., Westerville, OH 43081-8978. The names and addresses of stockholders owning or holding 1 percent or more of the total amount of stock are: None. Known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders owning or holding 1 percent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are: None. The average number of copies each issue during the preceding 12 months are: a. Total number of copies printed: Net press run: 22,208 b. Paid and/or requested circulation: 1. Mail subscriptions: 21,329 2. Sales through dealers and carriers, street vendors, and counter sales: 0

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c. Total paid and/or requested circulation: 21,329 d. Free distribution by mail, carrier, or other means: samples, complimentary and other free copies: 0 e. Distribution outside the mail: 0 f. Total free distribution 0 g. Total distribution 21,329 h. Copies not distributed: 879 i. Total: 22,208 j. Percent paid and/or requested circulation: 100% The actual number of copies of single issue published nearest to filing date are: a. Total number of copies printed: Net press run: 24,000 b. Paid and/or requested circulation: 1. Mail subscriptions: 23,348 2. Sales through dealers and carriers, street vendors, and counter sales: 0 c. Total paid and/or requested circulation: 23,348 d. Free distribution by mail, carrier, or other means: samples, complimentary and other free copies: 0 e. Distribution outside the mail 0 f. Total free distribution 0 g. Total distribution: 23,348 h. Copies not distributed: 652 i. Total: 24,000 j. Percent paid and/or requested circulation: 100% I certify that the statements made by me above are correct and complete. Thad Plumley Publisher

Jim Paulhus, F.W. Webb Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug 46 John Hofer, California Groundwater Association . . . Oct 24 John Jansen, Leggette, Brashears & Graham Inc. . . . Oct 51 Ryan Hreljac, Ryan’s Well Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . Nov 30

Water Well Personalities The Thrilling Side of Geology Jim Mercer, hydrogeologistturned-novelist, writes suspenseful tales of mysteries, biblical history—and geology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb 36 Big Man in Texas Jason Klotz transitioned from playing professional basketball around the word to working as an outside sales representative for industry pipe manufacturer L.B. Foster Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr 26 Moving Forward Richard Thron, MGWC, incoming NGWA president, isn’t ready to slow down. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov 50

The Water Works, by Ed Butts, PE, CPI Engineering of Water Systems Part 11(b)—The Source: The Well, Part 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan 32 Engineering of Water Systems Part 11(c)—The Source: The Well, Part 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 60 Engineering of Water Systems Part 11(d)—The Source: The Well, Part 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jul 44 Engineering of Water Systems Part 11(e)—The Source: The Well, Part 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct 68

Well Rehabilitation Responding to Flooded Wells Aside from the immediate and obvious damage, flooding can impact well systems and aquifers for years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mar 17 Cameras in Treatment Work A downhole look helps you diagnose problems quicker and create loyal customers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mar 21 Being Choosy It’s critical you know how to select the right chemical for the job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aug 18 Iron Oxidizing Bacteria in the Well Environment If fouling is recognized at an early stage, and monitored over time, longterm savings can be realized. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec 32

Your Money, by William J. Lynott Knowing Your Bonds A good way to balance a portfolio is through taxable and tax-free bonds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb 48 Taking Advantage of Your 401(k) Follow these tips to get the most from your retirement plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Apr 38 Paying Dividends You must understand dividends to know the true potential impact of your investments. . . . . . . Jun 44 Having a Game Plan It’s important to have a set of market guidelines to help you with your investments. . . . . . . Aug 40 Battling Healthcare Costs More people are turning to health savings accounts. Are they right for you? . . . . . . . . . . Oct 58 Stretching Your Income In the world of mutual fund investing, be aware of management fees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec 46 waterwelljournal.com

ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES Foremost Industries www.foremost.ca

BENTONITE PELLETS/TABLETS Wyo-Ben www.wyoben.com

BUSHINGS, ROTARY DECK Foremost Industries www.foremost.ca

CABLE, SUBMERSIBLE PUMP/MOTOR Southwire www.southwire.com

CABLE WIRE, TIES, AND GUARDS Southwire www.southwire.com

CAMERAS, DOWN-THE-HOLE

Laval Underground Surveys www.lavalunderground.com

CASINGS, SHOE Foremost Industries www.foremost.ca

CHECK VALVES Flomatic www.flomatic.com CLAMPS Boshart Industries www.boshart.com

CONTROLS, VARIABLE SPEED PUMPING Lorentz Solar Water Pumps www.lorentz.de

DATA LOGGING EQUIPMENT In-Situ www.in-situ.com

DRILL PIPE TOOLS Star Iron Works www.starironworks.com DRILLS, CAISSON Foremost Industries www.foremost.ca

DRILLS, DIRECT PUSH/PROBES Geoprobe Systems www.geoprobe.com DRILLS, FOUNDATION Foremost Industries www.foremost.ca DRILLS, ROTARY Foremost Industries www.foremost.ca Geoprobe Systems www.geoprobe.com

DRILLS, TOPDRIVE Foremost Industries www.foremost.ca

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DRIVES, SHOE Foremost Industries www.foremost.ca

DRIVES, VARIABLE FREQUENCY Yaskawa America www.yaskawa.com ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPLIES Baker Manufacturing, Water Systems Division www.bakermfg.com FILTERS, CARBON Baker Manufacturing, Water Systems Division www.bakermfg.com

FILTERS, CARTRIDGE TYPE Baker Manufacturing, Water Systems Division www.bakermfg.com FILTERS, MISCELLANEOUS Baker Manufacturing, Water Systems Division www.bakermfg.com FITTINGS Baker Manufacturing, Water Systems Division www.bakermfg.com

GEOPHYSICAL EQUIPMENT AND TESTING SERVICES Mount Sopris Instruments www.mountsopris.com

GROUT, BENTONITE, SEALANT GeoPro www.geoproinc.com Wyo-Ben www.wyoben.com LUBRICANTS, BENTONITE Wyo-Ben www.wyoben.com

LUBRICANTS, DRILLING FLUIDS Wyo-Ben www.wyoben.com

MOTORS, SUBMERSIBLE PUMP A.Y. McDonald Manufacturing www.aymcdonald.com Sumoto www.sumoto.com MUD SYSTEMS Mud Technology International www.mud-tech.com MUDS, POLYMERS, AND ADDITIVES Wyo-Ben www.wyoben.com

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NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION NGWA/b2u www.ngwa.org NGWA/Bookstore www.ngwa.org NGWA/Certification www.ngwa.org NGWA/ConsensusDocs www.ngwa.org NGWA/Educational Foundation www.ngwa.org/ngwref NGWA/Membership www.ngwa.org NGWA/Online Buyers Guide www.ngwa.org NGWA/Professional Development www.ngwa.org PIPE, DRILL Foremost Industries www.foremost.ca L.B. Foster www.lbfoster.com

PIPE FITTINGS, METAL Merrill Manufacturing www.merrillmfg.com

PITLESS ADAPTERS Baker Manufacturing, Water Systems Division www.bakermfg.com

PUMP HOISTS SEMCO www.semcooflamar.com PUMPS, BLADDER In-Situ www.in-situ.com

PUMPS, CENTRIFUGAL Unitra www.unitrainc.com PUMPS, PERISTALTIC In-Situ www.in-situ.com

PUMPS, SAMPLING In-Situ www.in-situ.com

Shakti Pumps www.shaktipumps.com

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PUMPS, SUBMERSIBLE, RESIDENTIAL PUMPS, TURBINE SUBMERSIBLE, VERTICAL LINESHAFT Robbco Pumps www.robbcopumps.com PUMPS, YARD HYDRANTS Baker Manufacturing, Water Systems Division www.bakermfg.com

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PUMPS, HAND Bison Pumps www.bisonpumps.com

REMEDIATION CHEMICALS Cotey Chemical www.coteychemical.com RIGS, AIR ROTARY Foremost Industries www.foremost.ca GEFCO/King Oil Tools www.gefco.com

RIGS, EXPLORATION Foremost Industries www.foremost.ca Central Mine Equipment www.cmeco.com Geoprobe Systems www.geoprobe.com RIGS, OVERBURDEN Foremost Industries www.foremost.ca

RIGS, REVERSE CIRCULATION Foremost Industries www.foremost.ca RIGS, ROTARY Foremost Industries www.foremost.ca Geoprobe Systems www.geoprobe.com

RIGS, SONIC DRILL Geoprobe Systems www.geoprobe.com

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SANITIZERS Water-Right www.water-right.com

SENSORS, LEVEL In-Situ www.in-situ.com Wellntel www.wellntel.com

SENSORS, PRESSURE In-Situ www.in-situ.com

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SWIVELS North Houston Machine www.northhoustonmachine.com Western Rubber & Mfg. www.westernrm.com TANKS, WATER Flexcon Industries www.flexconind.com

TELEMETRY SYSTEMS In-Situ www.in-situ.com

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TRACK VEHICLES Foremost Industries www.foremost.ca

WATER ANALYSIS Water Systems Engineering www.h2osystems.com

WATER LEVEL MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT In-Situ www.in-situ.com Wellntel www.wellntel.com WATER LEVEL METERS In-Situ www.in-situ.com

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WATER QUALITY INSTRUMENTATION In-Situ www.in-situ.com

WATER TREATMENT, DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS Better Water Industries www.betterwaterind.com WINCHES Pullmaster Winch www.pullmaster.com

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Classified MARKETPLACE WEST DRILL RIGS 2000 Gefco/Speedstar 150K Drill Rig: CCC 4 Axle, P/B Detroit 60 (475 hp) Allison Auto Trans., Tophead w/150,000 lb. Cap. 61 Derrick . . . . . . . . . . . . $445K 1980 Failing 2500: Mntd. on CCC 4 Axle, P/B Det. 8V92T, 59 Derrick 90,000 lb. Cap. DD Drawworks, 18 Rot. Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $385K GD 3000: (Tophead ) Mntd. on CCC 4 Axle, P/B JD3000 HP, 63 Derrick. King 85 Ton Topdrive, w/ 7⁄8 8 line block. 100 Ton Cap. w/Drive on Substructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $325K GD 2000: (Recond. 2005), CCC 4 Axle, P/B Cummins 400 HP, Newer 58 Derrick & 54 M Stacked DD, 5 8 Pump, WEJ Air Comp., 10 Retract. Rot. Table. Excellent Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $295K 1990 REICHdrill T-625-W: P/B Cat (400 HP), 850 350 Sullair Comp. 34 Mast w/28 Stroke, 30,000 lb. Hoist, 7,000 lb. Winch, Water Injection . . . . . . . $147K 1973 GD 14 W: Mntd. on CCC 3 Axle, P/B Cummins 400 (Rebuilt), 38 Derrick, 3 Drum DD, 10 Retact. Rot. Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125K OBO 1987 REICHdrill C-700: Crawler Mnt., P/B Cummins (600 HP), A/C 1200 150, Pullback 30,000 lbs. . . . . . . . . . . $98K 2006 Pulstar P7000 Pump Hoist Rig: Ford F-550 4 2 6.7 Diesel w/5 Speed Man. Trans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $72K

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MUD PUMPS Ideco T-500 Triplex: P/B Det. 14L (645 HP), Skid Mounted . . . . . . . . . . .$195K GD 71⁄2 10 : Det. 318, Trl. Mnt. $48K (2) CE D-375 71⁄2 14 : P/B Cat D353, Skid Mnt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $43K GD FY FXO 71⁄2 10 : Det. 8V71 with PTO, Skid Mnt. . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,500 Ideal C-250 71⁄4 15 : P/B Cat. D353, Skid Mnt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38K GD FG-FXG 5 6 : Perkins 4 cyl. with 5 Spd. Trans., Skid Mnt. . . . . . . . . . $17K GD FF-FXF 41⁄2 5 : Trl. Mnt., 3 Cyl. Lister w/PTO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11K AIR COMPRESSORS 2003 I/R XHP 1070 350: Cat. 3406, Trlr. Mnt., 2,600 hrs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $87K Sullair Rotary Screw: 750/150 PSI, Trlr. Mnt., CAT 3306 . . . . . . . . . . . $17,500 (2) GD Rotary Screw: 1000/125 PSI, Skid Mnt., CAT 3408 . . . . . . . $12,500 each (3) GD Boosters: w/Detroit Power Skid Mnt. . . . . . . . . . . . . $10K, $15K, $20K

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SEMCO Inc. All Hydraulic Hydrorench S110H In Stock 1-10 Four Rollers Breaks Pipe Make Pipe to Torque Specs 800-541-1562

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REPAIRS: Eastman deviation survey clocks (mechanical drift indicators) repaired. We also have three, six, and twelve degree angle units, charts, and other accessories in stock. Call Downhole Clock Repair, (325) 660-2184.

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

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15 BITS Bits, subs, stabilizers, hole openers, etc. Over 10,000 bits in stock.

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Kwik Klamps 1 & 2 (adjustable 1 –2 or 21⁄2 – 4 ) NEW – Kwik Klamp 3 (for 6 PVC) Elevators for PVC well casing (sizes 1 –16 ) Heavy Duty PVC Elevators (sizes 4 –8 ) Flush Joint PVC Pipe Clamps (sizes 4 –24 ) www.jktool.com sales@jktool.com Tel 320-563-4967 Fax 320-563-8051

SkyRex Water Well Elevators 1 thru 36 for casing, column pipe, tubing, and drill pipe

PVC Lightweight Elevators Stock Sizes: 3 ⁄4 thru 16 * Same Day Shipping * Complete Reverse Circulation Drill Strings

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Drilling World - Inside Sales Position We are a well-established, 30 yr. old manufacturing and supply company, with our corporate headquarters in Tracy, CA. We moved our Indianapolis facility to Shelbyville, IN over 2 yrs. ago and have found Shelbyville to be an excellent location. We are continually growing and expanding our Shelbyville facility and we are looking for an experienced inside sales associate with at least 5 years sales experience. Full time position (40 hours per week) Duties include: customer service, answering phones, placing and follow up on orders, getting to know customers and their needs, submit quotes as requested, work closely with shipping to expedite orders, learning all drill tooling aspects. Touch typing skills required, must have good communication and time management skills, professional attitude, team player, reliable, knowledge and experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Explorer. Must have transportation. Will train candidate on custom program. Hourly rate based on experience and knowledge of industry. Benefits: Holidays paid; plant shut down from Christmas to New Year’s. Sick pay, 401(k) match, medical, dental, vision, life insurances. Gas allowance. Contact Karen (317) 642-5070, karnett@drillingworld.com or Vince (209) 855-8310 vaverett@drillingworld.com.

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(936) 336-6200 (800) 337-0163 Fax: (936) 336-6212 E-Mail: StandardManufacturing @yahoo.com Web site: www.standardmfg.com

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