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NOVEMBER 2014 VOL. 68, NO. 11
Featured ARTICLES 20 Single-Family Household Well Market in a Temporary Trough? By Kevin McCray, CAE
Data suggest lost market share among newly completed houses. 26 ANSI/NGWA Water Well Construction Standard By Babs Makinde, PE, D.WRE, Steven B. Gross, PE, and Mike Mehmert
Section 1 (Well Site Selection) Section 2 (Casing and Casing Installation) 30 By Mike Price
Ryan Hreljac, founder of Ryan’s Well Foundation 34 Field Notes By Raymond L Straub Jr., PG
Introduction to borehole geophysical logging
2014 Groundwater Expo 30 About the cover: A woman in Uganda gets water at a well built by the Ryan’s Well Foundation of Kemptville, Ontario, Canada. For more on the organization that does water relief projects around the world, go to the Water Well Journal Q & A on page 30. Photo submitted by Ryan’s Well Foundation.
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39 Groundwater Expo at a Glance It’s almost Expo Time! 50 Water Well Personalities Moving Forward By Jennifer Strawn
Incoming NGWA president Richard Thron, MGWC, isn’t ready to slow down.
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Featured COLUMNISTS 54 Engineering Your Business By Ed Butts, PE, CPI
Gone Fishin’ Part 1: A vertical turbine pump recovery job for the ages
58 Safety Matters 34
WWJ DEPARTMENTS 4 First Up Back in Vegas 6 Editor’s Note The World Is Flat 8 In This Issue 10 Industry Newsline Water Savings Act to help address water infrastructure funding 16 The Log Washington engineer earns CSP recognition 18 Web Notes Read NGWA technical journals on iPad or iPhone 68 Coming Events 70 Industry Newsmakers Ergodyne announces new CFO 72 Featured Products 76 Index of Advertisers 78 Classified Marketplace
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Flu Season What is your company’s risk exposure and what will you do about it?
62 The After Market By Ron Slee
Your Personnel Is Your Competitive Advantage How does your employee development program stack up?
64 People at Work By Alexandra Walsh
Ten Tips to Being a Great Manager It’s important to know what employees seek in their manager.
66 ACT Like a Sales Pro By Julie Hansen
Take Me to Your Leader The secret to getting in front of decision-makers The views expressed in the columns are the authors’ opinions based on their professional experience.
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he National Ground Water Association’s Groundwater Expo and Annual Meeting returns to Las Vegas, Nevada, on December 9-12. The Expo was last held there in 2012 and drew 4357 people that year. As this photo shows from that event, many attendees took to the more than 70,300square foot exhibit hall. For more on the 2014 Expo, turn to page 39. First Up is a page of Water Well Journal that showcases—you! Please send in photos and brief descriptions and you just may be “first up” in an issue of WWJ! And remember, if your photo is selected for the cover of WWJ, you’ll receive $250. If your photos are selected, you will be asked to fill out a photo disclaimer form that grants the National Ground Water Association the royalty-free right to display the photos. Please send high resolution digital photos to tplumley@ngwa.org.
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Editor’s NOTE
THE WORLD IS FLAT
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here are times I think the famous phrase “The world is flat” applies to the groundwater industry. It seems no matter where I go, I see industry professionals plying their trade. I’m sure you notice signs of groundwater around you on a regular basis as well. But how often do you tell those in your community about it? For so many, our industry is underground—and that means out of sight, out of mind. Several years ago, my wife and I were hiking in stunning Yosemite National Park in Northern California. We were winding on a path by ourselves through a forest of giant redwood trees. At one point, our journey took us around a bend and I laid eyes on a huge . . . drill rig. I would love to say I saw an elk or even a pack of bighorn sheep, but no. I saw what I write about every week in these pages—a well system being installed. I looked at my wife, laughed, and said, “I sure hope Water Well Journal is laying in that cab.” Just recently my father and I drove back to his hometown in the rolling hills of West Virginia. It was my first time to see the small blink-and-you-miss-it town and the first time he had been back in decades. After going by his childFor so many, hood home, school, and other places, we stopped at a diner for lunch. our industry is Sitting at a table, I saw a gentleman come into the restaurant, go to underground—and that the table behind me, and begin talking. It quickly became obvious the means out of sight, person who came in was a pump installer and was asking his boss out of mind. the correct way to wire a pump on a job call he had received. When I walked last summer on the campus of The Ohio State University, one of the largest colleges in the nation located near my home, I couldn’t miss a huge geothermal installation taking place on the South Oval. The job, featuring more than 400 wells, was done to heat a new residence hall sprouting up on campus. It seems I’m never too far from groundwater. Tell your community that is the case for them too. Point out at any one time groundwater is 20 to 30 times greater than the amount of water in rivers, lakes, and streams in the United States. Tell those around you groundwater is the drinking water source for nearly 44% of the country. That’s close to half! Or there are nearly 16 million wells in the United States serving a variety of purposes, whether it be private water systems, public water supply, irrigation, livestock, manufacturing, mining, and more. You’ll not only surprise people, but come across as your community’s water expert. That’s a good thing because the world is flat—everyone around you is a potential customer.
Thad Plumley is the editor of WWJ and director of information products at the National Ground Water Association. He can be reached at tplumley@ngwa.org and on Twitter @WaterWellJournl.
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he November issue of Water Well Journal focuses on global water and organizations involved with projects overseas. It contains a Q & A on the subject and a list of organizations doing such work.
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Along with that content and the monthly assortment of columns and departments, the November issue also contains a section titled “Groundwater Expo at a Glance” on page 39. The section details some of the happenings that will take place at the 2014 NGWA® Groundwater Expo and Annual Meeting, December 9-12 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The section also contains on page 44 a listing of all the companies that are currently slated to be in the exhibit hall, while a list of suppliers taking part in the NGWA Supplier Incentive Program can be found on page 42. Richard Thron, MGWC, who will become NGWA’s president at the Expo, is featured in the WWJ Personalities article titled “Moving Forward” on page 50. Freelance writer Jennifer Strawn authored the piece that details Thron’s views on sharing the importance of groundwater’s value, elevating the perception of the groundwater industry, giving back to your industry, as well as Thron’s enjoyment of competing in tractor-pulling competitions with his son and grandson. Senior Editor Mike Price interviews Ryan Hreljac, founder of Ryan’s Well Foundation, a Canadian registered charity focused on providing clean and safe water in developing countries, in this month’s Water Well Journal Q & A on page 30. Ryan’s Well Foundation was formed in 2001 and has helped build more than 875 water projects and 1120 latrines, bringing safe water and improved sanitation to more than 850,000 people. Hreljac learned of the great need Mike Price for clean and safe water in developing countries in first grade—and with the support of friends, family, and the community, he raised enough money to build a well in 1999 in northern Uganda. An accompanying sidebar article provides a listing of water relief organizations working overseas. There is also information on two sessions at the Expo on the groundwater industry working in developing nations. Back at home, new federal data may suggest the U.S. residential water well market has lost market share among newly completed single-family houses. NGWA Chief Executive Officer Kevin McCray, CAE, discusses this and points out it may be only a temporary condition in the feature article “Single-Family Household Well Market in a Temporary Trough?” on page 20. The U.S. Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction, which is jointly funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, released in the fall new annual characteristics tables. The Kevin McCray, CAE release includes never-before-published data on sewer and water systems, and more. The report also provides estimates of new privately owned residential structures in the United States. The data suggest the percentage of new single-family houses completed in the United States with individual water service (primarily wells) may have dropped from about 12.5% to about 8% from 2009 to 2013. McCray points out, though, when the Census numbers are put in context to state agency construction reports, the Census estimates may appear low. Freelance writer Raymond L. Straub Jr., PG, provides an introduction to borehole geophysical logging in the latest installment of Field Notes on page 34. He details multiple tools that help provide information about the physical makeup of the subsurface. Among the tools he goes over are gamma ray, caliper, spontaneous potential, resistivity/induction, and neutron. He concludes by pointing out geophysical logs are only part of having a complete understanding Raymond L. Straub, Jr., PG of the subsurface and best work when combined with driller logs, lithological logs, mud logs, and our understanding of geologic processes. 8 䡲 November 2014 WWJ
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Industry NEWSLINE California Drilling Contractors Catching Up with Water Well Demand
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alifornia drought conditions have placed a high demand on groundwater contractors throughout the state in 2014. However, according to the California Groundwater Association (CGA), the long waiting periods to get a residential water well drilled and completed began to decrease during the summer. Contractor members of the association indicated at a directors meeting in Valencia, California, they are typically no more than three to six months out on meeting current demand. Many areas of the state have enough qualified contractors to meet demands in even less time. It should be noted apparent contractor backlogs are made worse by several conditions outside their control. In many areas, the county permitting process may take one month or more. This process cannot begin until the contractor receives a signed contract. Additionally,
many potential customers will get on waiting lists with multiple contractors with expectations of being served sooner. This makes many waiting lists appear longer, but ultimately results in multiple cancellations, thereby making it much more likely to get a well completed in a much shorter time. The CGA understands the frustration resulting from long delays but is also warning customers to be sure they are working with licensed drilling contractors who know the region. In times like these, it is not unusual for disreputable or unlicensed drilling contractors to come into a drought-stricken region and offer their services to desperate customers. Often, the property owner discovers all too late the contractor’s work is inferior and the contractor cannot be relied upon to return if follow-up servicing is necessary. Also, it is illegal in California to require a deposit of more than $1000 or 10% of the job (whichever is smaller). A contract and deposit are
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Water Savings Act to Help Address Water Infrastructure Funding Congressman Marlin Stutzman (RIndiana) introduced the Water Supply Cost Savings Act, or Savings Act, legislation on September 18 to provide small communities across the nation with critical information on the use of water wells and water well systems to deliver high quality, affordable drinking water. The Savings Act was greeted with support from the water supply industry, including the National Ground Water Association, the Water Systems Council, and the Water Quality Association. To assist small communities with their drinking water technology needs, the Savings Act establishes a Drinking Water Technology Clearinghouse where the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. NEWS continues on page 12
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NEWS from page 10 Secretary of Agriculture will disseminate information on cost-effective, innovative, and alternative drinking water delivery systems, including systems supported by wells. “The Savings Act is a simple, common sense bill that can save taxpayer dollars and, importantly, help rural communities gain access to much needed high quality drinking water,” Stutzman says. There are 52,000 community water systems in the United States, of which 41,801 are small community water systems (3300 or fewer people). The EPA’s most recent Drinking Water Needs Survey placed the shortfall in drinking water infrastructure funding for small communities at $64.5 billion. The Savings Act will encourage these small communities to consider less expensive drinking water systems supplied by wells that could save taxpayers billions of dollars in infrastructure costs.
Economist Who Predicted Housing Bubble Thinks Another Recession Is Coming The Associated Press reports just as the U.S. economy is strengthening, other countries are threatening to drag it down. Economist David Levy warned nearly a decade ago U.S. housing was a bubble set to burst and the damage would push the country into a recession so severe the Federal Reserve would have no choice but to slash short-term borrowing rates to their lowest levels ever to stimulate the economy. That is exactly what happened. Now, Levy says the United States is likely to fall into a recession next year triggered by downturns in other countries. “The recession for the rest of the world will be worse than the last one,” says Levy, whose grandfather called the 1929 stock crash and whose father won praise over decades for anticipating turns in the business cycle, often against conventional wisdom.
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Levy’s forecast for a global recession is an extreme one, but worth considering given so much is riding on the dominant view that economies are healing. Investors have pushed U.S. stocks to record highs, and Federal Reserve estimates have the nation growing at an annual pace of at least 3% for the rest of the year and all of 2015. Investors have also poured hundreds of millions of dollars into emerging market stock funds recently in hopes economic growth in those countries will pick up, not stall. Worrisome signs are already out there. Unlike their U.S. counterparts, European banks are still stuck with too many bad loans from the financial crisis. Household and business debt in Europe is too high. Confidence is fleeting, as investors saw earlier when stocks sold off on worries over the stability of Portugal’s largest bank. In China and other emerging markets, the old problem of relying on indebted Americans to buy more of their goods each year and not selling enough to their own people means a glut of underused factories.
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“The world hopes to ride on the coattails of the U.S. consumer,” says Eswar Prasad, an economist at Cornell University, “but the U.S. consumer isn’t in a position to take on the burden.”
Groundwater May Help Predict Earthquakes in Advance
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he Guardian reports geologists taking weekly measurements of groundwater chemistry in northern Iceland over five years discovered big shifts four to six months before two separate earthquakes in 2012 and 2013. The quakes were both significant in size—over magnitude five—and 47 miles from the sampling site. “This does not mean we can predict earthquakes yet, but at the least we have shown something happens before earthquakes,” says professor Alasdair Skelton of Stockholm University in Sweden. “That is tantalizing, as it means something is happening to the rocks before the earthquakes. We are highlighting groundwater chemistry as a promising target for future earthquake prediction studies.”
The fact the chemical spikes were identified before two different earthquakes is significant, said Skelton, because it indicates they are not a mere coincidence. He said the chances of that were 100,000 to 1. The previous best evidence for groundwater changes was an analysis of Japanese spring water bottled before and after the huge 1995 Kobe earthquake, which killed 6400 people. The Kobe water also revealed a chemical spike, but there was too little data to make a link to the tremor statistically convincing. The chemical changes are thought to occur as stress builds on the rocks before the earthquakes and creates small fractures which connect different aquifers, allowing them to mix. Skelton says the next steps are to understand better exactly how the chemical spikes occur and then to see if these can be observed in other parts of the world. The rock in Iceland is of only one type, basalt, and it may be that in places where there is a mix of rock types the chemical changes will be even more marked.
Manufacturers’ Optimism at Odds with Frustration at Washington The latest National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)/IndustryWeek Survey of Manufacturers shows manufacturers continue to face significant challenges due to policies emanating from Washington, D.C., and remain extremely frustrated as a result. While manufacturers continue to be mostly upbeat, their optimism can be tied to confidence in their own workforce and ability to grow their business in the face of increasing regulatory burdens and rising health care costs. Those rising health care costs maintained its ranking as the top business challenge for manufacturers in the United States. This issue has ranked the highest in terms of primary challenges all year. In addition, manufacturers remain deeply concerned about a hostile environment for business caused by a host of issues, including a broken tax system and overregulation. NEWS continues on page 14
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NEWS from page 13 Manufacturers relayed serious concern with the growing number of actions in the labor arena. Key survey findings included: • More than 77% of manufacturers identified rising health care and insurance costs as their most important challenge. • More than 85% of respondents said they believe their health care costs will increase by at least 5%. • More than half said they would be forced to increase health care copays and deductibles (56%) and/or increase the share of premiums paid by employees (54%) • Due to increased labor regulations, roughly one-quarter of respondents said they would be less likely to hire in the coming 12 months, with essentially the same percentage noting they would be less likely to bid on federal contracts. The NAM/IndustryWeek Survey of Manufacturers was conducted among NAM’s membership of small, mediumsized, and large manufacturers.
Pesticides Still a Concern for Aquatic Life in Rivers and Streams Levels of pesticides continue to be a concern for aquatic life in many of the nation’s rivers and streams in agricultural and urban areas, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey study spanning two decades (1992-2011). Pesticide levels seldom exceeded human health benchmarks. More than half a billion pounds of pesticides are used annually in the United States to increase crop production and reduce insect-borne disease, but some of these pesticides are occurring at concentrations that pose a concern for aquatic life. The proportion of streams with one or more pesticides that exceeded an aquatic-life benchmark was similar between the two decades for streams and rivers draining agricultural and mixedland use areas, but much greater during the 2002-2011 decade for streams draining urban areas. Fipronil, an insecticide that disrupts the central nervous system of insects, was the pesticide most frequently found
at levels of potential concern for aquatic organisms in urban streams during 2002-2011. There have been widespread trends in concentrations of individual pesticides since 1992, some down and some up. The trends are mainly driven by shifts in pesticide use due to regulatory changes, market forces, and introduction of new pesticides. For additional information including data, reports, and maps on pesticide status, trends, and use, visit USGS at http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa/pnsp/pubs/ pest-streams.
Status Quo on Infrastructure Hampers Competitiveness
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Washington Engineer Becomes First to Earn CSP Recognition This Year A field service engineer from Franklin Electric is the first to earn the National Ground Water Association’s Certified Sales Professional designation in 2014. NGWA welcomed Jeremy Corbin, CSP, of Franklin Electric in Yakima, Washington, as the Association’s newest certified professional in August. He is the Association’s 31st CSP. The CSP designation is a part of NGWA’s voluntary certification program and is specifically intended for supplier and manufacturer owners, operators, and employees. Earning the CSP designation is a way to demonstrate commitment to enhancing industry professionalism and providing good customer service. Corbin is a field service engineer for Franklin Electric and provides field training and technical support to those customers in his region. In all, NGWA administered six certification exams in August, with one of those passing. Seventeen exams were taken for state licensure purposes, with nine passing scores. In the first eight months of the year, there were 75 certification exams given
and 157 state licensing exams were administered. 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.
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NGWA Adds 210 Members in August NGWA added 210 new members in August. The total consisted of 113 scientists and engineers, 57 contractors, 19 manufacturers, 12 students, 8 suppliers, and 1 associate. A total of 550 members renewed their membership as well. To learn more about NGWA and how to become a member, visit www.NGWA .org/Membership.
NGWA Offers CSP–Drilling Operations Exam NGWA offers a second component to the Certified Sales Professional designation within its Voluntary Certification Program—the Certified Sales Professional–Drilling Exam. The CSP designation is specifically intended for suppliers and manufacturers. Earning the CSP is a remarkable way to demonstrate Certified your commitment to Sales Professional enhancing industry professionalism and providing good customer service. Eligible individuals who wish to earn the CSP designation will be required to take only one exam, but they can extend their designation to a CSP-II by passing both the drilling and pump installation exams. Exam appointments may be scheduled through NGWA’s third-party testing facility, PSI LaserGrade, by calling (800) 211-2754 (360-896-9111 outside the United States). ®
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SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD WELL MARKET IN A TEMPORARY TROUGH? Data suggest lost market share among newly completed houses. By Kevin McCray, CAE
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ew federal data may suggest the U.S. residential water well market has lost market share among newly completed single-family houses. But still, it may be only a temporary condition. The U.S. Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction, which is jointly funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, released on September 2 new annual characteristics tables. The release includes never before published data on sewer and water systems, and more. The report also provides estimates of new privately owned residential structures in the United States. The purpose of the Survey of Construction (SOC) is to provide national and regional statistics on starts and completions of new single-family and multifamily housing units and statistics on sales of new single-family houses in the country. Statistics from the SOC are tabulated only for the United States and four Census regions. The SOC does not have a large enough sample size to make state or local area estimates. The questionnaire used by Census asked: “What water supply source will
be used for this house?” Three answer options were: • “Public water (including community or share water supply/well)” • “Individual well” • “Other” Among the data are indications of at least an apparent short-term downward trend for new residential water well construction. The data suggest the percentage of new single-family houses completed in the United States with individual water service (primarily wells) may have dropped from about 12.5% to about 8% from 2009 to 2013. The data for new single-family houses completed with water wells are shown in Table 1. Caution needs to be applied when examining the Census data in the table. Census assigns a “relative standard error” or RSE percentage to each column of its compiled data. “Estimates of the standard errors,” Census explains, “have been computed from the sample data for selected statistics. They are presented in the tables in
the form of average relative standard errors (RSEs). The relative standard error equals the standard error divided by the estimated value to which it refers.” The RSE for “New completed singlefamily houses on wells and on public sewer” is 71. The RSE for “New completed single-family houses on wells with septic system” is 23. For a detailed explanation of RSE, visit the Census Bureau website at www.census.gov/ construction/chars/how_the_data_are_ collected/. When the Census numbers are put in context to state agency construction reports, the Census estimates may appear low. For just 14 states and two water districts in Florida, for which the National Ground Water Association has so far compiled data on household wells in each year from 2009 to 2013 (Table 2), we find there has been an increase in construction of less than one-half of one percent (0.5%) over this period. Further, these numbers do not distinguish between new (first-time) wells or WELL MARKET continues on page 22
Table 1. Abstracted from “Type of Sewage System by Water Supply Source in New Single-Family Houses Completed” (U.S. Bureau of the Census, September 2, 2014)
Year
New completed single-family houses on wells and on public sewer
New completed single-family houses on wells with septic system
Total new completed single-family houses on wells
Total new completed single-family houses
Percent new completed single-family houses on wells of total new completed single-family houses market
2009
2000
63,000
65,000
520,000
12.5%
2010
1000
53,000
54,000
496,000
10.9%
2011
2000
44,000
46,000
447,000
10.2%
2012
2000
41,000
43,000
483,000
8.9%
2013
2000
46,000
48,000
569,000
8.4%
Totals
9000
247,000
256,000
2,515,000
10.2%
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Table 2. NGWA Compilation of Household Water Well Construction by State State
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Colorado
1698
1536
1474
1690
1556
Florida–NW District
1056
975
914
849
837
Florida–South District
889
437
704
2095
1508
Minnesota
4921
4613
4383
5090
5032
Nebraska
987
903
990
1089
953
New Jersey
2214
2389
2498
2186
2059
New Mexico
1124
778
1393
1393
1337
Oregon
2119
1737
1681
1606
2034
Pennsylvania
2361
3191
2681
2604
2589
South Dakota
410
377
275
414
373
Tennessee
2050
1779
1733
1520
1506
Texas
8284
8017
9304
9639
11,458
Utah
226
166
195
301
260
Virginia
5036
4475
3554
3763
3463
Washington
2920
2800
2650
2550
2226
Wisconsin
7606
7426
6203
6884
6823
43,901
41,599
40,632
43,673
44,014
Totals
WELL MARKET from page 21 replacement wells for existing housing. Nor do they account for actual completed single-family house starts in these areas. NGWA is dependent upon state agencies to compile data from the drilling contractor reports or permits, and the states are in turn dependent upon contractors to file timely reports. Each year in which NGWA conducts its annual well construction inventory, we allow states to amend data from the previous year. Many do, and almost every time upward. As NGWA continues to compile 2013 data, we expect to see increases in 2012, 2011, 2010, and 2009. But, for the states and two Florida districts in Table 2, NGWA believes these are representative numbers at this time, subject to change when 2014 data are compiled. It must be recognized there are variations in what the state agencies may provide to NGWA and actual industry activity. Looking then to Pennsylvania as an example, Stuart Reese, PG, chief of the 22 䡲 November 2014 WWJ
Groundwater and Environmental Geology Section, Geologic Mapping Division, of Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, tells NGWA the numbers he provides to the Association’s annual well construction inventory are retrieved internally from our online WebDriller system for water well drillers.These numbers should be classified as “electronically reported” water wells; the actual number of water wells (all types, including residential wells) drilled in Pennsylvania is much greater, and has been estimated at 15,000 wells per year. We know that over half of the licensed drillers have not been submitting records, and we are working on ways to increase the number of reports. We also get some paper reports and those numbers are not included.
Reese adds there are possibly companies drilling wells without a license. Moreover, the well construction inventory sample in Table 2 does not distinguish between new (first-time) well construction and replacement well construction. While unmeasured and not
validated, some believe, at least with pump systems for wells, the replacement sector is around 85% of the total domestic shipments made by U.S. manufacturers. Of course, drought can impact water well construction any year. Lowered water tables will cause a well to go “dry.” When water table drops, some consumers will opt for a new well, rather than deepening an existing well. This may explain the Texas uptick in new household well construction for 2013. One septic system market analyst shares there is a similar percentage drop reflected in Census estimate of septic system utilization (21% to 15%). According to that septic industry market analyst, the Census estimated septic percentages are much lower than what he calculates (using state septic permit data, they determine a septic utilization rate of about 33%) and the drop in rate is much steeper. The market analyst believes the results may have been skewed by an increasing Census survey rate in urban areas. According to the septic system market analyst, in 2013 the split was 57% new and 43% replacement. However, back in 2005 in a stronger housing market the split was about 74% to 26% (48% and 52% in 2009). Many in the septic industry state a septic system lasts about 30 years before the drain field needs to be replaced. However, a count of replacement permits indicates that less than one percent of the inventory is replaced each year, with the rate relatively constant in each state. Drought or wet conditions will have a temporary impact on replacements. When the weather is very dry, a septic system drain field is less likely to malfunction (reach the end of its useful life). Changes in the septic utilization rate over time are a function of net population movement between urban (more likely served by central sewer) and rural (more likely served by septic) communities. Slower recent growth in rural areas may be only a temporary drop in water well and septic utilization rates. As late as 2009, some water well system professionals contend mortgage money was readily available, land and home prices were inflating at a healthy WELL MARKET continues on page 24 waterwelljournal.com
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WELL MARKET from page 22 rate, and people were looking to live the “country” lifestyle. Rural subdivisions were still popular, but they had to be fairly travel-convenient to shopping areas. Then the bottom dropped out. The rural subdivisions had expensive homes—land prices combined with larger lots for water well and septic systems. Even when the homes were valued at half price, they were still more than two times the price of the glut of homes in “city” subdivisions and the city itself. In some regions of the nation it took until 2012 to sell most of the residential properties listed below $100,000. Today, it is still less money to buy a house than build the same house, while land prices have not increased much. While some reports indicate the U.S. is urbanizing even more, which could be contributing to apparent market losses, others take a longer view. William Frey, a demographer writing for the Brookings Institution, a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C., says, “For the first third of this decade, big city population growth continues to outpace the rates of 2000 through 2010, according to new data released by the Census Bureau.” At this point, the prognosis does not look good for much of small town America (with the exceptions of a handful of energy boom towns and retiree magnets). As badly as some regions have fared during the postrecession period, the new statistics show population decline in smaller areas, increasing large metropolitan area dominance. Additionally, the population living entirely outside metropolitan areas— nearly two-thirds of the nation’s 3100 counties—shows an actual population loss for the third year in a row. At the other end of the spectrum, the nation’s largest metropolitan areas are growing at far higher rates with only a modest growth slowdown due to a national downturn in immigration and births.
According to the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, “Nonmetro areas in some parts of the country have experienced population loss for decades. However, the 2010-13 period marks the first time with an estimated population loss for nonmetro America as a whole.” 24 䡲 November 2014 WWJ
Figure 1. Nonmetro population change and components of change, 1976-2013.
County population change includes two major components: natural change (births minus deaths) and net migration (in-migrants minus outmigrants. Since 2010, the increase in nonmetro population from natural change (193,000 more births than deaths) has not matched the decrease in population from net migration (276,000 more people moved out than moved in). While natural change has gradually trended downward over time, net migration rates tend to fluctuate in response to economic conditions. Net out-migration rates were often much lower in the past (such as in the 1980s), but were always offset by higher rates of natural increase.
Figure 1 shows the change in nonmetro population and the components of that change (net migration and natural increase) for the period 1976 to 2013, compiled by the Economic Research Service. The ERS report continues: Net out-migration from nonmetro areas was more severe during the 1980s compared with 2010-13, but overall population change remained positive during the 1980s because natural increase contributed roughly 0.5% growth (compared with 0.2% today). Falling birth rates and an aging nonmetro population have steadily dampened the contribution of natural change to nonmetro population growth. Nonmetro net migration rates peaked during the “rural rebound” in
the mid-1990s and again in 2004-06, just prior to the recent housing mortgage crisis and economic recession. Net migration remained positive for much of the past two decades, increasing nonmetro population every year but one from 1990 to 2009, but has since contributed to population loss. Lowering rates of natural change contributed to expanded population decline in nonmetro areas and resulted in roughly 300 counties experiencing natural decrease for the first time during 2010-13. Areas that recently began experiencing natural decrease are found in the Northeast, South, and especially around the margins of Appalachia, expanding a large region of natural decrease extending from Pennsylvania through northern Alabama. Counties end up as natural decrease counties as a result of two separate demographic processes operating over several decades: retiree attraction and long-term out-migration of young adults (who take their future children with them, so to speak). Typically, these trends occur in different regions of the country: the former in Florida, Arizona, and other Sunbelt locations; the latter in persistent outmigration areas such as in the Great Plains and Corn Belt. However, both trends are contributing to the emergence of natural decrease counties in many nonmetro regions, such as in Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Tennessee.
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But, a recent survey by the Urban Land Institute (America in 2013) indicates 42% of adults plan to move in the next five years. There is an expressed preference to move toward rural areas in the next five years in all population groups (Table 3). The ULI study also found 50% of surveyed rural American residents were “very satisfied” with their community’s quality of life, 93% were “satisfied” with their current homes, and 82% with their current housing options. While 18% of rural residents overall identified themselves as “likely movers,” 25% of rural baby boomers saw themselves as likely movers, as did 28% of small town baby boomers. Overall, however, ULI says “rural dwellers are the most stable, with only 24% reporting moving recently.” The same Census report from September 2014 also shares types of heating systems used in new completed singlefamily houses (Table 4). While it does not separate air-to-air heat pumps from ground-source (geothermal) heat pumps, the category however does include both technologies. Perhaps the growth years of 2012 and 2013 have also included geothermal heat pump growth. The federal government stopped compiling product shipment data in 2010, so actual geothermal heat pump market activity is difficult to discern. Some state agencies share reports of geothermal heat pump projects, while others share reports of loop wells (open or closed) drilled. Table 5 should be examined only for relative trends within those states reporting activity each year from 2009 to 2013, and the same caveats about trailing activity reporting should be noted, as well. WWJ
Table 3. Rural Living Preference Gen Y
Gen X
Baby Boomer
War Babies/ Silent Generation
Currently rural
12%
17%
19%
15%
Want to move rural in fave years
20%
27%
30%
16%
Table 4. Abstracted from “Type of Heating System Used in New Single-Family Houses Completed” (U.S. Bureau of the Census, September 2, 2014
Year
Heat pumps
Percent of change
Estimated percent share of new completed single-family houses
2009
194,000
n/a
37%
2010
189,000
–2.6%
38%
2011
171,000
–9.5%
38%
2012
183,000
7.1%
38%
2013
216,000
18%
38%
Table 5. GeoExchange Activity 2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
238
423
233
104
249
Florida–NW District
6
4
10
7
5
Florida–South District
20
40
22
13
42
Florida–SW District
47
111
200
120
57
Kansas
93
235
290
235
256
Minnesota
4500
6556
4905
2004
1720
Nebraska
3055
3094
2212
2739
1511
New Jersey
783
755
675
498
323
Pennsylvania
320
2312
2102
1708
1460
South Dakota
2348
2736
2265
3160
1697
Tennessee
178
264
180
181
152
Sources
Texas
8931
7003
4504
3021
2054
U.S. Census Bureau. “Additional 2013 Characteristics of New Housing. Census Bureau News. Accessed September 2, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce. www.census.gov/construction/chars/how_ the_data_are_collected/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_ error#Relative_standard_error www.brookings.edu/research/opinions/ 2013/05/28-city-growth-frey www.brookings.edu/research/opinions/ 2014/03/31-population-slowdownsmall-town-america-frey
Utah
1560
1245
742
1183
815
Virginia
132
184
198
270
241
Washington
630
1200
1100
700
358
22,841
26,162
19,638
15,943
10,940
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Kevin McCray, CAE, is the chief executive officer of the National Ground Water Association. He can be reached at kmccray @ngwa.org.
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ANSI/NGWA WATER WELL CONSTRUCTION STANDARD Section 1 (Well Site Selection) Section 2 (Casing and Casing Installation) By Babs Makinde, PE, D.WRE, Steven B. Gross, PE, and Mike Mehmert This article begins a six-part series that will detail each of the 11 sections of the ANSI/NGWA Water Well Construction Standard.
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he Water Well Construction Standard is divided into several sections. They range from Section 1 (Well Site Selection) up to Section 11 (Permanent Well and Test-Hole Decommissioning). The standard was developed to protect groundwater quality in underlying aquifers, to protect public health and safety, and permit conformity assessment. It was developed to promote the development of durable and efficient wells. Each section of ANSI/NGWA-01-14 was developed by a task group of drillers, contractors, engineers, scientists, manufacturers, and others related to the groundwater industry. 26 䥲 November 2014 WWJ
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. This article will summarize Sections 1 and 2 of the standard. It is not meant to provide details included in the standard. We urge you to consult the full standard as cross-referencing should be done among sections. Section 1 focuses on well site selection while Section 2 concentrates on casing and casing installation. Even
though the standard covers many types of wells (municipal, monitoring, etc.), the user must consider the specific situation and type of well when applying the standards.
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Section 1: Well Site Selection There are many important factors to consider when locating a well. The purpose of this section is to describe several which should be considered in selecting the well site in order to protect the underlying aquifers. The standard states: “The well site shall be sited for the protection of the aquifer” and adds among a list of things to be considered are desired yield, distance from potential contaminant sources (septic tanks, oil wells), and the safety of the public and project personnel. Many jurisdictions require well permits before drilling, and many of the above factors are generally included in state and local regulations regarding permits for well construction. It is important to note that wells must be sealed to at least the depth required by local regulations in order to protect the quality of water in the underlying aquifers. Unique factors may apply to wells that tap aquifers considered under the influence of surface water. Formations containing undesirable water quality must be sealed off. Groundwater produced from some wells may require treatment or blending prior to use in order to meet the desired water quality. Adequate spacing must be reserved for storage and treatment facilities. It is important to consider groundwater quality can vary over the expected life of the well. Some wells not requiring treatment when constructed may subsequently require treatment because of groundwater degradation or regulatory changes that redefine acceptable water quality. The standard points out an important consideration for monitoring wells is the groundwater sampled should be representative of the aquifer being monitored. Monitoring wells may pose significant contamination threats if not properly constructed or abandoned. For municipal wells, many permitting public health agencies have additional requirements. These would include vulnerability assessment and the delineation of wellhead protection zones and perimeter security fencing, especially around disinfection facilities. Twitter @WaterWellJournl
Standard Created Through Consensus and Review By Jessica Rhoads The National Ground Water Association applied for a standard accreditation from the American National Standards Institute in 2006. ANSI is an independent, non-profit organization that oversees the creation of consensus-based standards. To begin the standard-setting process, an accredited standards developer like NGWA must provide ANSI with operating procedures outlining the process it will follow to create an American National Standard (ANS). NGWA stated its standard would be created through: • Consensus by a group of materially affected or interested parties • Broad-based public review and comment on draft standards • Consideration and response to all comments from both voting task group members and public reviewers • Incorporation of approved changes into the draft standard • The right to appeal for any participant who believes due process principles were not respected as required by NGWA’s ANSI-approved procedures. The ANSI/NGWA-01-14 Water Well Construction Standard was first announced as an ANS in 2008 through ANSI’s Standards Action and industry media, but the work was just beginning. More than 64 volunteers provided their expertise, knowledge, and countless hours of their time since then. Without them, the standard would not be possible. Through countless conference calls, emails, and ballots, these folks set out to provide an industry-derived basis on which all water wells can be constructed. As a result, the document contains the baseline of requirements to produce a quality water well, allowing for professional judgment when necessary to accommodate local variations in geology and practice. All water well construction and maintenance activity must be performed in accordance with all applicable codes and regulations of the location. NGWA received notification that ANSI/NGWA-01-14 Water Well Construction Standard was accepted by ANSI as an American National Standard on May 22, 2014. It became available to the groundwater industry in late July and more than 200 copies were distributed and sold in the first two months. On behalf of the NGWA Standard Development Oversight Committee and NGWA staff, I thank all those who helped make that happen. I also invite any interested parties to participate in the standard-setting process. The Water Well Construction Standard will be due for revision, reaffirmation, or withdrawal within five years of the most recent approval date, as required by ANSI. The current edition can be found in the NGWA Bookstore in softcover format. Go to www.NGWA.org to get your copy today. Jessica Rhoads is the NGWA industry practices administrator/ certification coordinator. She can be reached at jrhoads@ngwa.org, or at (800) 551-7379, ext. 511.
Contractors must also be aware of safe construction practices such as “Dig-Alerts,” OSHA, construction safety, and drilling fluids/dewatering water discharge limitations.
Section 2: Casing and Casing Installation The second section of the standard focuses on casing and the installation of casing. The cased portion of the well is STANDARD continues on page 28
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STANDARD from page 27 where techniques, materials, and practices all come together to: • Provide the means to protect our groundwater resource from contamination (first and foremost) • Function as the chamber for the pumping equipment • Serve as the access point to allow future maintenance and rehabilitation of the well intake when necessary. Today, the most common casing materials are steel and PVC. The standard presents key material and installation criteria that should be carefully evaluated for the individual well purpose in an easy-to-follow outline format. For example, the standard lists common grades of steel, steel alloy materials, and PVC by their specific ASTM designations, which are acceptable for water well construction. Also, from a material perspective, the standard outlines all critical design parameters that must be evaluated depending on the purpose of the specific well and its expected life expectancy. For example, Section 2.2.4, Resistance to
Corrosion, prompts an evaluation of site-specific criteria that may influence the selection of carbon steel vs. more corrosion-resistant materials like stainless steel and PVC. The standard also references industry standard formulas for the calculation of casing collapse strength. Outlined for evaluation are critical steps for proper casing installation to achieve proper function and adequate grouting. Such steps are necessary, given the wide variety of geologic conditions that impact setting depth and drilling methods. It must be noted that local regulatory requirements—which may vary with regard to minimum grout intervals or grout materials—can also impact casing material selection. For example, heavywall steel casing with greater strength than thermoplastic materials may be more suited for deep well application or wells requiring special grout pumping techniques. Section 2 lists acceptable methods of joining casing materials, such as welding and threading for steel casing and solvent welding and high-strength
spline-lock joints for PVC. The list is designed to aid contractors for specific site impact as to effectiveness, availability, and value. Finally, Section 2 addresses casing wellhead completion considerations that are chiefly for aquifer protection and functionality. Among those is a requirement for steel casing or a small metallic shield around PVC casing at the surface to withstand impact from vehicles and to provide protection from vandalism. WWJ
Babs Makinde, PE, D.WRE, is based in Bakersfield, California. He can be reached at bmakinde@netscape.net. Steven B. Gross, PE, is the director of research and development and technical services for North American Specialty Products, a Westlake Chemical company in Wayne, Pennsylvania. He can be reached at sgross@northamericanpipe.com. Mike Mehmert, is the director of sales and marketing for Bilfinger Water Technologies Inc./Johnson Screen Products in New Brighton, Minnesota. He can be reached at mike.mehmert@bilfinger.com.
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(Left) Ryan Hreljac of Ryan’s Well Foundation operates the first well system he raised funds for 15 years ago. Hreljac was in first grade when he began raising money for the well at a school in Uganda.
RYAN HRELJAC Ryan’s Well Foundation By Mike Price
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ater Well Journal caught up with Ryan Hreljac, founder of Ryan’s Well Foundation, a Canadian registered charity focused on providing clean and safe water in developing countries. Ryan’s Well Foundation was formed in 2001 and has helped build more than 875 water projects and 1120 latrines, bringing safe water and improved sanitation to more than 850,000 people. Hreljac learned of the great need for clean and safe water in developing countries in first grade—and with the support of friends, family, and the community, raised enough money to build a well in 1999 in northern Uganda. For more information on Ryan’s Well Foundation, visit www.ryanswell.ca. 30 䡲 November 2014 WWJ
Hreljac attended the University of King’s College in Halifax on the east coast of Canada, where he completed his studies in international development and political science. He speaks around the world on water issues and on the importance of Ryan Hreljac making a difference, no matter who you are or how old you are. His advice to anyone? “In order to make a positive change in the world, you need to find what you are passionate about and then you need to take steps to act.” Water Well Journal: What prompted a desire at an early age to embark on a
dream of providing clean and safe water in developing countries? Ryan Hreljac: In 1998, when I was in first grade, we had a lesson on poverty. My teacher explained to the class that people in the world were dying because they didn’t have clean water. She told us that some people walked for hours in Africa and sometimes it was just to get dirty water. It was just nine or ten steps from my classroom to the drinking fountain for clean water. Before that day in school, I figured everyone lived like I did and so when I found this out, I decided I had to do something about it. I began doing extra chores and telling family and friends about the water crisis so I could raise money. It took almost a year, but eventually I raised enough money to build a well at a school in Uganda. WWJ: Since forming Ryan’s Well Foundation, how has your perception changed with regard to the need for developing countries to have access to clean and safe water? Ryan: When I was young I thought building one well would solve the world’s water problems. Of course I’ve learned that’s not the case. But I’m still as naive and stubborn as I was when I was six. It gets a little bit harder when you realize how vast the problems are in this world. Things can be complicated. But you focus on what you can do. You learn from your experience, you put that into practice, and you do what you can. WWJ: Your organization supports water and sanitation projects in East and West Africa. How has the current Ebola outbreak in Africa affected your foundation’s work? What have you learned from this? Ryan: The Ebola outbreak hasn’t affected the work of Ryan’s Well, as we are not working in the currently affected countries. But we are keeping a close eye and communicating with our partners on the ground to keep abreast of developments. WWJ: You revisited the site of the original well built in May in Uganda, marking 15 years since the building of waterwelljournal.com
it at Angolo Primary School in northern Uganda. More than 4000 people turned out to greet you. How was that experience and what will you remember most from it? Ryan: It was awesome to go back to Uganda. We visited a number of communities where we’ve built wells over the years. It was nice to see the joy that comes from having clean water. People don’t have to spend days collecting water from unsanitary areas that make them sick. The visit to Angolo Primary School was incredible. It was amazing to see how the community has grown over the years. There’s a high school now, right next to the elementary school. They’re all using the same water well. I’ll remember all those people, their joy, their music, their warm welcome. (You can watch the “Return to Ryan’s Well” video at www.youtube.com/watch?v= iXpxJmyMJUQ.) WWJ: What current projects are in the works with the holidays approaching? Ryan: Our Seasonal Giving project is the Adwir Health Clinic, in Alebtong district, northern Uganda. The clinic serves a wide community, including many women who come to deliver their babies. But right now, there’s no water, no toilets, no place to bathe in privacy. There’s just one clerical person and a midwife. We’re raising $37,950 to build a well, safe latrines, a washing room and handwashing facilities. Once the clinic has water and sanitation, the community will be able to bring on doctors and nurses. Clean water really is the gift that keeps on giving! WWJ: How has your local community in Ottawa, Ontario, embraced your foundation and raised money for water projects? Ryan: The local community—and communities all over the world, in fact—has been very supportive. The local media has always been interested in the work of the foundation, as we’ve grown over the years. Just recently we were announced as a charity partner in CTV Ottawa’s Amazing People Gala (http://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId= 461154). Schools and organizations in the area hold fundraisers, and corporations and individuals in the community continue to help fund the work. In our Twitter @WaterWellJournl
The Ryan’s Well Foundation promotes the importance of sanitation as it builds latrines, handwashing facilities, and washing rooms as well as water wells. This latrine was recently built in Haiti.
Find out about the Developing Nations Fund The National Ground Water Research and Educational Foundation’s Developing Nations Fund provides small assistance grants to benefit the quality of life for people in developing economies around the world without access to plentiful supplies of potable groundwater. Find out about projects that receive funds and how you can help or donate at www.ngwa.org/Foundation/developing_world/Pages/default.aspx. small town of Kemptville, just outside Ottawa, they are very proud that the roots of the foundation are here. They’ve even named one of the streets Ryan’s Well Drive! WWJ: What do you want folks to take away from your foundation? Ryan: We are all ordinary people if you think about it, but when you have a passion and you invite other ordinary people to join in, you become a community and it’s with a community of ordinary people that you can make extraordinary things happen. Through the collective efforts of all of us, we can make real change. This is exactly how my little first grade project became the Ryan’s Well Foundation. Since 1998, the Foundation has improved the lives of more than 880,000 people with safe water and sanitation, and impacted the lives of millions more with inspiration and motivation to make the world a better place. WWJ: The “Youth in Action” program your foundation created in Ottawa is a creative learning program
designed to educate students about the importance of clean water in the classroom. What are your hopes with this program? Where is it at right now? Ryan: Our education program is multifaceted. We provide tools for teachers to use in their curriculum to help educate students about the importance of clean water and to encourage them to become active and responsible citizens. We also get kids excited about taking action through our school visits, conferences, and skypes. Our School Challenge program is an awesome way to motivate students. While they fundraise for a specific project, that project is under construction and we send photos and updates. It makes it very real and students can see right away the results of their efforts. WWJ: Many water projects throughout the world have formed to help provide clean and safe water in developing countries. What do you see as the biggest hurdles moving forward for your foundation and others? RYAN continues on page 32
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Water Relief Organizations Working Overseas These organizations are involved with groundwater projects overseas. More information on these organizations can be found at www.NGWA.org under the “Professional Resources” tab. Click “Groundwater industry links” and a link to organizations involved with overseas groundwater projects will appear. The Ann Campana Judge Foundation Contact: Michael Campana acjf@acjfoundation.org www.acjfoundation.org Charity: Water info@charitywater.org www.charitywater.org Clear Blue Global Water Project www.clearblueproject.com Columbia Water Center watercenter@columbia.edu http://water.columbia.edu EDGE Outreach claudia@edgeoutreach.com www.edgeoutreach.com Flowing Streams Ministries cleanwater2020@gmail.com www.flowingstreamsministries.org Global Water info@globalwater.org www.globalwater.org
Integrated Community Development International Contact: Jim Hocking jimhocking@icdi.org www.icdinternational.org Lifewater International pklever@lifewater.org www.lifewater.org Living Water International tim@water.cc www.water.cc Medicine for Mali dave.m@shophomemakers.com http://medicineformali.org Mercy Ships mark.thompson@mercyships.org www.mercyships.org Missions Resource International ghilliard@missionsresource.org www.missionsresource.org
H2O for Life phall@h2oforlifeschools.org www.h2oforlifeschools.org
National Ground Water Research and Educational Foundation kmccray@ngwa.org www.ngwa.org/Foundation
Healing Hands International jsmith@hhi.org www.hhi.org
PresAid Uganda administration@presaiduganda.org www.presaiduganda.org
Hope Life International admin@hopelifeinternational.org www.hopelifeinternational.org
Rosshirt Water for Africa Foundation trosshirt@insight.rr.com www.rosshirtwaterforafricafoundation .com
Inner Voice Foundation innervoicefoudation@gmail.com www.innervoicefoundation.in
Ryan’s Well Foundation info@ryanswell.ca www.ryanswell.ca Society for Peace Rural Education & Awareness Development (SPREAD) spread.india1988@gmail.com
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organization focused on helping in a handful of countries.
Ryan: We are always trying to spread the word about the world water and sanitation crisis. Nearly 800 million people in the world still lack access to clean water and almost 2.5 billion do not have access to safe sanitation. We are a small
WWJ: What goals do you want to reach in the near future with your foundation? Ryan: We want to continue to bring clean water and sanitation for communities in need. We want to continue to in-
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Thirst Relief International nathanwhite@thirstrelief.org www.thirstrelief.org Water Can info@watercan.com www.watercan.com Water4 Foundation rcgreenly@pumpsofoklahoma.com www.water4.org Water 4 Kids International angie@hope4kidsinternational.org www.water4kidsinternational.org Water for Humanity Fund waterdowser@hotmail.com www.dowsers.org Water for Life leonard@waterforlifehaiti.com www.wflhaiti.com Water for Life International garyangiebart@ptera.net www.h2oforlife.org Water for People www.waterforpeople.org Water of Life info@givefreshwater.org www.givefreshwater.org Water.org donorcare@water.org www.water.org Waters Edge Ministries weministry@gmail.com World Hope International scottdrury@worldhope.net www.worldhope.org
spire others. I’ve learned there are many people who care and are willing to help. What’s hugely rewarding for me is meeting people who try to make a difference in their own way . . . people who are passionate about something and then act on it. I love hearing stories of people who’ve been inspired by my story and they in return inspire me. waterwelljournal.com
Check Out Expo Educational Opportunities The 2014 NGWA Groundwater Expo and Annual Meeting will feature back-to-back sessions focusing on groundwater in the developing nations. • Developing Nations Interest Group Roundtable, 10–11 a.m. on December 11 • Keeping It Local: How to Sustain and Grow the Groundwater Industry in Developing Nations, 11 a.m.–12 p.m. on December 11 Visit www.GroundwaterExpo.com for more information. Other Resource Unlocking the Potential of Groundwater for the Poor’s website, http://upgro.org, is a social and natural science approach to enabling sustainable use of groundwater for the benefit of the poor. A new seven-year international research program, UPGro’s primary focus is to enable developing countries and partners in Sub-Saharan Africa to use groundwater in a sustainable way to benefit the poor. WWJ: The groundwater industry features water well drillers, pump installers, manufacturers, and suppliers. How can they aid Ryan’s Well Foundation? Ryan: Fundraising is our biggest need. It would be fantastic if the groundwater industry took this on as a challenge and set a goal to fund a water project. Our partners on the ground work very hard every day, often in challenging conditions, to drill wells, install pumps, con-
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struct latrines and sanitation facilities. Funding from the groundwater industry to aid in this work would be most appreciated. With support from the industry, your customers and partners, we could accomplish a lot together, and bring clean water to more people in need. WWJ: Lastly, do people with Ryan’s Well Foundation teach people in developing countries how to work with well systems or even revisit wells they installed in the past to ensure they are
Nearly 800 million people in the world still lack access to clean water and almost 2.5 billion do not have access to safe sanitation. still operating and providing clean and safe water? Ryan: Absolutely. A local water committee is organized for every project we do. These are members of the community who are trained and empowered to manage and maintain the water source over the long term. Pump mechanic training helps ensure that the equipment will continue to operate. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation is done regularly by our local partner in the country, as well as a Ryan’s Well representative. All of this helps ensure a sustainable source of water for years to come. WWJ Mike Price is the senior editor of Water Well Journal. In addition to his WWJ responsibilities, Price produces NGWA’s newsletter and contributes to the Association’s quarterly scientific publication. He can be reached at mprice @ngwa.org.
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FIELD NOTES Introduction to borehole geophysical logging By Raymond L. Straub Jr., PG
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ecent installments of Field Notes have discussed well logs from the driller’s perspective and the geologist’s point of view. We will now combine these ideas into a more mechanical and repeatable concept. More than once, I have heard a fellow geo-professional say, “If I could see below the ground, I wouldn’t be working out here!” Since we can’t truly see below the ground, we are forced to resort to specific tools to help provide information about the physical makeup of the subsurface. These tools combine various physical and mechanical sciences to detect rock properties in a reproducible format that can be applied across numerous geologic horizons. The process of detecting and recording rock properties in a drilled boring is called borehole geophysics. This article will cover some of the basic downhole geophysical tools and their uses.
Borehole Geophysics If you call a logging company for a project, most often you will be asked what suite or package you want to run. I remember I had no clue the first time I was asked. I only knew I wanted what everyone else normally used. I knew I wanted there to be at least two to three squiggly lines on the left chart and one to four squiggly lines on the right chart. After about a 30-minute conversation with the logging company technician, I knew then exactly what I wanted. There are numerous downhole tools available for logging. Some of the more popular logging tools used in the groundwater industry are gamma ray, caliper, spontaneous potential, resistivity/induction, conductivity, acoustic, vertical velocity, and neutron. Gary Batcheller, a log interpretation and training consultant with GWB Consultants in Yukon, Oklahoma, stresses the following when training students in the basic understanding of geophysical logging: While geophysical logs are primarily applied in oil and gas exploration, they also have significant application
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in the search for fresh water as well. The reservoir properties of porosity, permeability, and reservoir fluids can largely be determined by geophysical logs for both applications. (Batcheller 2014a)
Logging Tool Types Gamma Ray One of the fundamental tools used in borehole geophysics is the gamma ray. This tool is included in most downhole packages. The gamma ray is used extensively as a formation correlation tool. Formations with common depositional histories in common depositional environments tend to share similar profiles. These profiles can be tracked across multiple logs and correlated to produce a formation profile in a cross section map. The example in Figure 1 is a gamma ray profile of the Rustler Formation in the Ochoan Series of the Upper Permian Period. Many users of the gamma ray log consider it the shale finder. As the gamma ray tool encounters formations containing radioactive elements, the gamma ray curve moves more to the right of the scale and those formations containing less radioactive elements cause the curve to move more to the left side of the scale. Formational materials found in sedimentary deposits normally contain small amounts of radioactive elements like potassium-40 and decayed products of uranium and thorium. The potassium-40 element emits gamma rays, which the scintillation crystal detector in the tool detects and is displayed in cycles per second on the log scale. Potassium is an important mineral in clay, shale, mica, and feldspar (Driscoll 2003). Materials that tend to drive the log curve to the right of the scale are formations containing shale, clay, feldspar-rich sand, radioactive elements, and kerogen. Materials that generally produce less radioactive response are clean quartz sand, limestone, dolomite, gypsum, salt, and anhydrite. The gamma ray can be used in a wide range of well applications including open hole, plastic or steel cased, flooded and non-flooded bores. This advantage makes the gamma ray a popular tool for subsurface evaluation.
Figure 1. Gamma ray log
Figure 2. Caliper log Caliper The caliper log (Figure 2) is one of the simpler tools in the geophysical toolbox, but when combined with other tools, it can be powerful in unraveling the subsurface. Caliper tools range from just a single arm tool that fluctuates with the changes in the size of the borehole as the tool is retracted to multi-arm tools with various logging pads on each arm. Caliper logs are used to determine the gauge and size of the borehole. Every formation responds to the drill bit and drilling mud in a different way. FIELD NOTES continues on page 36
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FIELD NOTES from page 35 For instance, reactive shale and swelling clays tend to swell and heave during drilling, creating a potentially larger bore. Some porous formations tend to leak drilling fluid from the boring. As the fluid is strained from the boring into the porous medium, filter cake is deposited on the boring wall. Once filter cake is deposited to the bore wall, the gauge of the boring will tend to shrink in diameter. Even dense formations with vuggy or karst features can be detected with a caliper. Similar to the gamma ray, the caliper can be used in open holes, plastic or steel cased wells, and flooded or nonflooded bores. Spontaneous Potential The spontaneous potential tool (Figure 3), or simply SP, is a permeability detector and shale detector. The primary function of the SP is to detect the electrochemical potential of the formation through diffusion of ions from the fluid in the borehole and in the formation (Ellis and Singer 2008). SP logs are normally read using a baseline. The baseline trend is created from the clay or shale formations that exist in the bore. The shale line can be drawn from a trend where the SP curve moves left or right of the baseline. Zones of higher permeability tend to move the SP curve to the left of the shale line. Caution should be used when interpreting the SP curve. The makeup of the borehole fluid and formational fluid can have significant effects on the SP curve. For instance, if drilling with freshwater-based mud and a saltwater zone is encountered, the SP curve will tend to move significantly to the left. Whereas in the same circumstance, encountering a freshwater zone, the SP curve may only shift slightly left of the shale line (Driscoll 2003). Unlike the gamma ray, the SP log can only be utilized in flooded uncased borings. Resistivity/Induction There are two types of resistivity logs: the induction log and the laterolog. The induction log is for freshwaterbased mud. The laterolog is for saltwater-based mud. Since groundwater 36 䥲 November 2014 WWJ
professionals deal mainly with freshwater resources, we will focus on the induction log. The use of the dual induction log (Figure 4) is recommended for freshwater-based drilling fluid. The dual induction tool measures an induced current that is projected into the formation. The deep induction component of the tool measures an induced current at about 90 to 120 inches from the boring while the medium induction component measures an induced current at about 60 inches from the bore. The Shallow Focused Log is an electrode-based logging tool that measures resistivity within 10 inches of the bore through a conductive borehole fluid. The relative amounts of separation between the medium and the deep or shallow and deep indicates invasion of drilling fluid from the boring into the formation. The invasion of drilling fluid into the formation is an indicator of permeability. The measurement of the resistivity of the combined tool is measured in ohms per meter and is displayed as individual traces on a logarithmic scale. The resistivity of any formation is a function of the amount of water in that formation and the resistivity of the water itself (Batcheller 2014b). The Shallow Focused Log has the best vertical resolution of the formation but is the most susceptible to fluid intrusion and borehole damage. The medium and deep induction have the best indication of actual formation resistance, but due to the nature of the wider spacing of the electrodes on the tool, the induced electrical current has a deeper penetration but less vertical resolution. The relative amounts of separation between the medium and deep or shallow and deep indicates invasion of drilling fluids into the formation. The intrusion of drilling fluid into the formation typically indicates permeability (Batcheller 2014b). Batcheller goes on to say: A resistivity log can give an idea when fresh water is present versus more brackish water. Additionally for sandstones, it helps determine when there is less clay and therefore larger grain sizes which will provide more permeability and therefore, greater water flow. (Batcheller 2014a)
Figure 3. Spontaneous potential log The induction tool, as with most electric-based tools, requires a flooded uncased bore to operate. Neutron In an effort to determine lithology and porosity of various formations, specific tools have been created that utilize a radioactive source (Figure 5). The source emits a neutron at one point and it travels through the formation material to a receptor point on the tool. The formation material influences the spatial and energy distribution of the neutron population and in turn affects the counting rate at the receptor (Ellis and Singer 2008). In understanding the specific uses of this tool, Batcheller goes on to explain the concepts in a straightforward manner: The volume of pore space in any reservoir rock determines the volume of fluid to be contained within. The geophysical logs called density logs and neutron logs can determine the amount of porosity and also the type of rock or lithology. Therefore, knowing which types of rocks will produce water can be determined and be correlated to other water-producing zones in a region. The thickness and porosity estimated from geophysical logs will largely determine which zones will produce more water and better quality water overall. (Batcheller 2014a)
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Figure 5. Neutron porosity log
Figure 4. Resistivity/induction log
Parting Thoughts The primary source of information concerning any geophysical log is the header. All the information about the well is noted and located at the top of the log in the header section. Every detail is listed from the logging company name to the well owner, drilling contractor, legal description, drilling fluid makeup, casing information, drilled depth, logged depth, datum and elevation, and tool arrangement. There is even tool configuration schematics and calibration data. To the casual observer, a geophysical log can look like just a bunch of squiggly lines on a graph. But to the trained user, logs can unlock some of the mysteries of the subsurface. Geophysical logs are only one of the key elements to creating a complete understanding of the subsurface. Even though we may not be able to actually see in the ground, by combining geophysical logs with driller logs, lithological logs, mud logs, and our understanding of geologic processes, geoprofessionals can create a reasonable interpretation of the region that makes up the subsurface. WWJ
References Batcheller, Gary W. 2014a. Personal interview by the author. September 27, 2014. Batcheller, Gary W. 2014b. Introduction to Log Analysis and Petrophysics. Training Course, Yukon, Oklahoma: GWB Consultants. Driscoll, Fletcher G. 2003. Groundwater and Wells, Second Edition. St. Paul, Minnesota: Johnson Screens. Ellis, Darwin V., and Julian M. Singer. 2008. Well Logging for Earth Scientists, Second Edition. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer.
Get Classification Tools in the NGWA Bookstore Go to the NGWA Bookstore to find several classification tools for use at groundwater job sites. The Guide for Using the Hydrogeologic Classification System (item #T1030) is not only a two-sided plastic card that can be used in the field, but an 18-page book explaining how to use the card to best log water well boreholes. Also check out the Geotechnical Gauge (#X723), which includes actual sand fused to the 5 ⳯ 7 plastic card. Other related items are the Field Guide for Rock Core Logging and Fracture Analysis (#X956) and the Field Guide to Soil and Stratigraphic Analysis (#X940). All can be found in the bookstore at www.NGWA.org.
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Raymond L. Straub Jr., PG, is the president of Straub Corp. in Stanton, Texas, a Texas-registered geoscience firm and specialized groundwater services firm. He is a Texas-licensed professional geoscientist and holds master driller licenses in Texas and New Mexico and a master pump installer license in Texas. He can be reached at raymond@straub corporation.com.
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Groundwater Expo at a Glance
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Expo Orientation Tuesday, December 9, 8–9 a.m. Wednesday, December 10 7:30–8:30 a.m. If this is your first time at the Groundwater Expo, or you’re new to NGWA—or you simply want the inTwitter @WaterWellJournl
sider’s scoop on this year’s event and to meet up with fellow groundwater industry professionals—attend this welcome and orientation session to discover how to make the most of both your Expo experience and your NGWA membership.
The Master Groundwater ABILITY Contractors Luncheon EXPERIENCE KNOWLEDGE is an ideal way for MGWCs to visit CERTIFIED national ground water association with old friends as well as greet the newest entrants into the ranks of the green jackets. (This is open only to MGWCs and their spouses. Ticket required. The per person cost on or before November 7 is $40; the cost thereafter is $50.) WC
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he 2014 National Ground Water Association Groundwater Expo and Annual Meeting will take place December 9-12 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In attendance will be groundwater professionals from all sectors of the industry—water well contractors, scientists and engineers, manufacturers, and suppliers—from every state and around the world. There will be educational opportunities, networking events, and an exhibit hall packed with the latest wares from the manufacturers and suppliers. There are also an assortment of entertainment opportunities so you can make sure to squeeze in some fun! Here’s a quick glance at just some of the happenings. Register today if you have not already done so. Go to www.GroundwaterExpo.com or call NGWA at (800) 551-7379.
Tuesday, December 9 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
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NGWA Interest Group CONNECT Express Those NGWA members who participate in the various established interest groups have expressed a desire for the opportunity to meet others with similar interests informally. And the Groundwater Expo will feature times for such get-togethers. Just show up, select the
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EXPO from page 39 table with your interest, make new connections, and build your network. Tuesday, December 9, 2–3 p.m. ● Geothermal Energy ● Groundwater Availability ● Internet Groundwater Data ● Transboundary Aquifers Tuesday, December 9, 3:15–4:15 p.m. ● Groundwater Modeling ● High Capacity Pumps and Wells ● Horizontal Wells ● Regulators Wednesday, December 10, 3–4 p.m. ● Aquifer Protection ● Deep Groundwater Investigations ● Economics of Groundwater ● Groundwater Law (Note, the Developing Nations Interest Group has a formal program scheduled on Thursday, December 11.)
Attendee Welcome Reception
Tuesday, December 9 5:30–7 p.m. Meet up with old friends and make new ones during this annual crowdpleaser. Plus, it’s a great way to unwind after a full day of educational offerings.
Franklin Electric is the official sponsor of the Attendee Welcome Reception.
NGWA Divisional Membership Meetings Tuesday, December 9 7:30 a.m.–12 p.m. All of NGWA’s divisional membership meetings are on Tuesday morning. Contractors Division 7:30–8:30 a.m. Scientists and Engineers Division 8:30–9:30 a.m. Suppliers Division 9:30–10:30 a.m. 40 䡲 November 2014 WWJ
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Exhibit Hall
Opening Session and Awards Presentations Wednesday, December 10 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Join Alex Bandar, Ph.D., founder and CEO of the Columbus Idea Foundry, as he presents the H2O Talk “Improving the World —One Idea at a Time,” a journey into the exciting world of the Maker Movement. Explore how new opportunities such as free online education, open-source software, digital prototyping resources (think 3-D printers), and crowdfunding, combined with more traditional activities such as metalworking, woodworking, and traditional arts and crafts, are empowering people like never before. Bandar presents the history of the “makerspace” and provides examples of how “makers” of all types—from scientists and designers to entrepreneurs and inventors—are coming together to bring about the next generation of products and innovations to improve the world . . . one idea at a time. Next up are the NGWA award presentations. NGWA awards represent the highest quality in standards and business practices. Award recipients are recognized for outstanding contributions through service, innovation, research, safety, and outstanding projects of scientific and technological importance affecting the growth and well-being of the groundwater industry. Join us in congratulating these extraordinary people. To round out the morning’s events— and get you in the mood for the opening of the exhibit hall—is country music’s Josh Gracin. A member of the U.S. Marine Corps at the time, he skyrocketed to fame after becoming the fourth-place finalist in the second season of American Idol.
Franklin Electric is the official sponsor of the Opening Session and Awards Presentations.
The Exhibit Hall will be packed with the latest products from the groundwater industry’s manufacturers and suppliers on thousands of feet of exhibit space. Make sure to leave plenty of time to be in the hall during the 12 hours it is open. Exhibit Hall hours: Wednesday, December 10 12–6 p.m. ● Thursday, December 11 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Before you head to the hall, make sure to grab a program and have a bag for all of your take-home materials. You can get both of these at the on-site registration area where you receive your Expo attendee badge. Baroid Industrial Drilling Products is the official sponsor of the on-site registration area. ●
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NGWA Activity Area During exhibit hall hours Exhibit Hall Building on the success of the “Skills Box” at last year’s Expo, NGWA is expanding this offering in 2014 to include stations named The Well, The Aquifer, The Office, The Pump, and Safety Through Leadership. Thirty-minute
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slots will focus on skills including the following: • Interpreting logs • Properly slotting well screen • Using Google Earth for well location • Calibrating instruments and sensors • Selecting the right tablet • Using a Rossum sand tester.
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been made over time as technology and the understanding of drilling fluids has improved. Peterson’s lecture will provide you with the basics for the proper planning, implementation, and follow-through of a well-designed drilling program with the goal of providing the best seal possible during the final well construction.
Wednesday, December 10 1:30–3 p.m. Gain insight from Dorthe Wildenschild, Ph.D., on the current state of imaging of porous media systems —and processes taking place within them— using x-ray tomography, a technique that allows for three-dimensional observation and measurement of variables internal to an otherwise opaque object. In Wildenschild’s presentation titled “What Happens in the Pore, No Longer Stays in the Pore: Opportunities and Limitations for Porous Media Characterization and Process Quantification Using X-ray Tomography,” she will explain how x-ray tomography has advanced to the point where it is possible to probe porous media in great detail, allowing for fully quantitative analyses of processes and mechanisms at the pore scale. Detail resolution ranges from hundreds of microns for centimeter-sized samples down to hundreds of nanometers for micron-sized objects. Contrast depends on density and atomic number of the imaged object, and creative use of contrast agents can help delineate features.
2015 NGWREF McEllhiney Lecture Kickoff Presentation Wednesday, December 10 3:30–5 p.m. Learn how using the proper drilling fluid for a particular project is paramount to a successful job during Ronald B. Peterson’s lecture, “Drilling Fluids: A Common Sense Approach.” Peterson’s presentation will briefly cover the evolution of the water well industry with emphasis on drilling fluids and grouts, and the progress that has Twitter @WaterWellJournl
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NGWREF Fundraising Auction Wednesday, December 10 6 p.m. You can make a difference! Proceeds from this annual auction help to support the National Ground Water Research and Educational Foundation, a charitable organization focused on conducting educational, research, and other activities related to a broader public understanding of groundwater. The auction begins immediately following the close of the exhibit hall on Wednesday.
Expo 2015 Kickoff Thursday, December 11, 2:30–4 p.m. Get ready for the Expo’s return to Vegas in 2015 with refreshments, prizes, and magic! Jason Andrews is the iconic image you think of when you hear “magician.” His style combines classic magic with contemporary class and elegance. Recently returned to the United States after a three-week appearance at Trump Towers in Istanbul and Ankara, Turkey, he has also appeared in the world-famous Crazy Horse at the MGM Grand and on NBC’s America’s Got Talent. Andrews has been awarded a total of 25 variety accolades, including International Champion of Magic and Entertainer of the Year. There will be refreshments and a chance to win an all-expense-paid* trip to the 2015 Expo taking place December 15-17 in Las Vegas! *Good toward airfare, hotel, and Expo registration fee. Value capped at $1000. Must be present to win.
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Thursday, December 11, 8–9:30 a.m. Come meet this year’s board candidates. And, if you’ve been chosen as a delegate, make sure your vote gets counted. Note that you must register onsite at the Delegates Registration Desk and pick up the appropriate credentials at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the meeting. Registration hours are: ● Tuesday, December 9 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m. ● Wednesday, December 10 7 a.m.–6 p.m. ● Thursday, December 11 6:30–8:15 a.m.
Stop by the Groundwater TV stage— located adjacent to the Expo Welcome Center—to watch the taping of live interviews with various groundwater industry personnel. The interviews will take place at the bottom of every hour during the course of Expo.
Mud Technology International is the official sponsor of Groundwater TV.
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EXPO from page 41 Welcome Center, the New Products Showcase allows you to get a sneak peek at the latest in products, services, and technology from select exhibitors. Mudpuppy International is the official sponsor of the New Products Showcase.
NGWA Bookstore The NGWA Bookstore is where you can get the latest books, DVDs, and information products from the groundwater industry. The bookstore will be open during all show hours and is in the lobby of the convention center.
Complimentary Shuttle Transportation For your added convenience, complimentary shuttle service between the conference hotels and the convention center will be available during the Expo hours. Jet-Lube is the official sponsor of the Groundwater Expo shuttle service.
Supplier Incentive Program Participants The Supplier Incentive Program, a collaborative effort between NGWA and its supplier members, allows suppliers to register their customers for the NGWA Groundwater Expo at a reduced rate, providing a cost-effective opportunity for suppliers to share the benefits of attending the Expo while showing appreciation for their customers’ loyal business. NGWA thanks the 2014 supplier participants. List as of October 15. 2M Co. Austin Pump & Supply Co. Johnston Supply Inc. HD Fowler Co. Midland Implement Co. Milan Supply Co. Mitchell Lewis & Staver Northwest Pipe Fittings Preferred Pump & Equipment LP Roberts Pump & Supply Co. Robertson Supply/ The Pump House Warren Pump & Supply Western Hydro 42 䡲 November 2014 WWJ
Take a Tour While You’re in Las Vegas Vintage Vegas Tour Wednesday, December 10 1–6 p.m. With Vintage Vegas, you will enjoy an orientation tour in one of the world’s most recognizable cities. You will begin at the Neon Boneyard where you will bear witness to the classic Las Vegas art form—the neon sign. Next is The Mob Museum, which sheds a light on how the Mob came to be, the battles that were fought, and its remains in modern society. The museum also details common conceptions of Mob culture and distinguishes fact from fiction. You’ll also be witness to some of the most infamous Mob artifacts, such as the wall from the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre and the barber chair where Mob boss Albert Anastasia was murdered. Last, you will stop at the world-famous Fremont Street Experience. Glittering lights. Stunning visual and sound effects. Crowds of people. Just another day in Vegas, right? Wrong. The Fremont Street Experience, located in fabulous downtown Las Vegas, is a project that blends vintage Vegas with high-tech wonderment, live entertainment, and more—to create an attraction that rivals the famed Vegas Strip. A must-see for anyone visiting the City of Entertainment. (The cost for this tour is $95. Space is limited, so be sure to reserve your spot when registering to attend the Expo.)
Fremont Street Experience Wednesday, December 10 6–11 p.m. The Fremont Street Experience is an incredible entertainment and gaming complex in the heart of the world’s most exciting city. Starting at 6 p.m., and running every half hour until 11 p.m., custom coaches will run between the Las Vegas Westgate and Fremont Street. A ticket will provide transportation only. (Cost is $25 on or before November 7 and $30 thereafter.)
Make the Most of Your Time Go to www.NGWA.org and access the online itinerary planner, which allows you to search the Expo schedule and create your own personalized agenda before you arrive so you don’t miss out on the workshops, meetings, and events you want to attend. Also on the website, the free Expo mobile app, available in both Apple and
Android versions, will be available for your smartphone on November 24. In addition to syncing with the online itinerary planner, the app allows you to know of any last-minute schedule updates, provide you access to the exhibitor listing, and more. Make sure you go to the Apple App store or Google Play on November 24.
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2014 Groundwater Expo Exhibitors ere is a listing of the companies that will be in the Exhibit Hall at the 2014 Groundwater Expo December 9-12 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The list is as of October 6, 2014.
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101 Pipe & Casing A.O. Smith Water Systems A.Y. McDonald Mfg. Co. ABB Inc. Acker Drill Co. Action Machining Inc. Advance E & I Systems Inc. Advanced Geosciences Inc. Allegheny Instruments Inc. Alloy Machine Works Inc. AlturnaMATS Inc. Amarillo Gear Co. America West Drilling Supply Inc. American Granby Inc. American Mfg. Co. American West Windmill & Solar American-Marsh Pumps AMS Inc. Amtrol Inc.
Analytical Technology Inc. Anderson Metals Corp. Inc. AquaLocate Aries Industries Inc. Armored Textiles Inc. Armstrong Machine Co. Inc. Atlas Copco Mining Rock Excavation & Construction LLC Atlas Manufacturing Baker Water Systems Baroid Industrial Drilling Products Baski Inc. Better Water Industries Inc. Bigfoot Mfg. Co. Bilfinger Water Technologies/ Johnson Screens Bit Brokers International BITCO Blast Hole Bit Co. LLC BMR USA Inc. Boshart Industries C.R.I. Pumps (Pvt) Ltd. Campbell Scientific
Canature North America Cemex Centennial Plastics Inc. Center Rock Inc. Centerline Manufacturing Central Mine Equipment Co. CETCO Channell-Bushman USA Charger Water Treatment Products ChemGrout Inc. Clear Well Products LLC Cotey Chemical Corp. Cresline Plastic Pipe Co. Inc. CSI Water Treatment Custom Pipe & Coupling DAB Pumps Inc. Danfoss Drives Delta Screens Diedrich Drill Inc. Doosan Portable Power Drill King International Drill Pipe Inc. Drillers Pipe Manufacturing DrillingWorld
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DuraTrac Products Dynamic Supply Ltd. Dynotek LLC
Franchise Insurance Franklin Electric Gearhart Companies Inc. GEFCO Inc. General Pump GenPro Energy Solutions GEO – Geothermal Exchange Organization Geo Pro Inc. Geo-Loop Inc. Geoprobe Systems Georocfor Inc. Geotech Environmental Equipment Inc. Geothermal Supply Co. GeoThermal Tools Inc. Getec Inc. Gicon Engineered Pumps Givens International Drilling Supplies Inc. Goulds Water Technology, a Xylem brand GP Fiberglass Grundfos Guardino Enterprises LLC Gus Pech Mfg. Co. Inc.
East West Machinery & Drilling Eastern Driller Mfg. Co. Inc. ECT Mfg. Inc. Emco Wheaton Retail Enid Drill Systems Inc. Eno Scientific LLC Environmental Mfg. Inc. Environmental Service Products Errickson Equipment ESP Environmental Service Products Inc. First Corp International Flatwater Fleet Fleetwood Continental Flexcon Industries Flint & Walling Inc./Wolf Pumps Flomatic Corp. Flow Center Products Flow Industries Ltd. Flowserve FlowSleeve Mfg. LLC Foremost Industries Forestry Suppliers Inc.
H2Optimal Inc. Hach Hydromet Hanna Instruments Harwil Corp. Heron Instruments Inc. Higgins Rig Co. Hitachi America Ltd. Hoeptner Perfected Products Hole Products Hose Solutions Hunke Manufacturing Hydro Resources Hydroflo Pumps USA Inc. Ideal Clamp Products Inc. Industrial Test Systems Inc. (ITS) Infinity Tool Manufacturing Inflatable Packers International In-Situ Inc. International Pipe Inc. ISCO Industries J&B Industrial Services Jentech Drilling Supply Inc. Jet-Lube Inc.
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EXHIBITORS/from page 45 K&K Supply Kalas Karlington Keller America Inc. KEMTRON Technologies Inc. KPSI/Measurement Specialties Inc. L.B. Foster Co. Laibe Corp./Versa-Drill LAKOS Separators and Filtration Solutions Laval Underground Surveys LLC Leapfrog Software Liberty Pumps Lifewater Drilling Technology Lodestar Drilling Equipment M. Augustyn Inc. Maass Midwest Magnation Water & Energy Technologies Marathon Solutions Inc. MARL Technologies Inc. Merrill Mfg. Co. M-I SWACO Mid-America Pump & Supply Mill Man Steel Inc.
Mills Machine Co. Milspec Industries Mincon Mitchell Lewis & Staver Mitsubishi Materials USA Corp. Mobile Drill International Morris Industries Inc. Mount Sopris Instruments Mud Technology Mudpuppy International/ Tibban Mfg. Inc. Mudslayer Manufacturing Murphys Water Well Bits Murray Corp. National Driller National Oilwell Varco National Pump Co. Nidec Motor Corp. Noland Drilling Equipment North American Specialty Products Northwest Flattanks Norwesco Inc. Novo Water Conditioning Numa Oakmont Capital Services Oil Center Research LLC Orenco Controls
Paige Electric Co. LP Palmer Bit Co. PDSCo Inc. Pentair Flow Technologies Phase Technologies LLC PMC Engineering LLC Power-Packer Preferred Pump & Equipment Premier Silica Proheat Pulsafeeder Inc. Pulstar Manufacturing PumpTrax–GeoTrax QSP Packers LLC Quick Tanks Rauch Mfg. Inc. Red Flint Sand & Gravel LLC Redi Clean Regency Wire REICHdrill Inc. Rentzel Energy Equipment Co. RMSYS Inc. & Clearstream Wastewater Systems Inc. Robbco Pumps Rockin’ Feet Rockmore International Inc. Rock-Tech International
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Roscoe Moss Co. Rose-Wall Mfg. Inc. Round Ground Metals Ruhrpumpen Rusco Inc. Sandvik Construction Sargent Pipe Co. Schlumberger Water Services Schneider/Square D Schramm Inc. Scorpion Oil Tools Inc. See Water Inc. SEMCO Inc. Service Wire Co. Shakti Pumps USA LLC Sigmund Lindner GmbH SIMCO Drilling Equipment Inc. Simmons Mfg. Co. Sinclair Well Products SJE-Rhombus SME-USA Inc. Solar Power & Pump Co. Solinst Canada Ltd. Sonic Drill Corp. SonicSampDrill Southwire Co. LLC Stairs Industrial Co. Ltd.
Star Iron Works Inc. Stenner Pump Co. Sterling Water Treatment Submersibles and Electric Inc. Sumoto Srl SunPumps Inc. SVE Portable Roadway Systems Inc. TAM International Inc. TDS Fluid Industries LLC Technical Translation Services Teco-Westinghouse Telemecanique Sensors Throop Rock Bit Titan Industries Inc. TLP Solutions TWG Canada Unimin Corp. Unitra Inc. Uponor Infra Ltd. Vansan Makina San ve Tic A.S. Varuna Pumps Victory Steel Products Corp. Viqua – A Trojan Technologies Company
Water Office Water Quality Association Water Savings Act WaterGroup/Novatek Water-Right Inc. Weber Industries Inc. (Webtrol Pumps) Weldco-Beales Manufacturing Well Pumps S.A. WellGauge WellJet WellMagic Wellmaster Pipe and Supply Inc. WellMate and American Plumber by Pentair Wellntel Inc. WellOwner.org Well-Vu Cameras Western Rubber & Manufacturing Wilo USA LLC Winger Machine & Tool Woodford Manufacturing Worldwide Drilling Resource Inc. Wyo-Ben Inc. Yaskawa America Inc. Zilmet USA
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New Exhibitor SHOWCASE Preferred Pump & Equipment Continues to Serve Groundwater Industry
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Guardino Enterprises Touts 60 Years in Well Repair Guardino Enterprises’ 60 years of experience in the water well repair business has led to the development of our new generation of hydraulic swages. Over the years we have encountered and fixed just about every well problem and every situation that can occur in a water well. This gives us the knowledge and skills to build the tool that will do the best job for you. Our tool has the ability to accomplish a quick fix to get through a water cycle or do a complete well restoration making the well as good as new. Booth no. 984
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MOVING FORWARD Incoming NGWA president Richard Thron, MGWC, isn’t ready to slow down. By Jennifer Strawn
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hether Richard Thron, MGWC, who will become the National Ground Water Association’s president at the 2014 Groundwater Expo and Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, is testifying before the Minnesota legislature or talking a fellow contractor through a tough problem on the job site—he tirelessly advocates for the groundwater contracting profession. At age 70, the owner of Mantyla Well Drilling in Lakeland, Minnesota, shows no signs of slowing down. “He’s at the age most people are retiring, and he hasn’t even hit the peak of his career yet,” says Roger Renner, MGWC, owner of E.H. Renner and Sons in Elk River, Minnesota, and a longtime friend. “Richard doesn’t have a job—he has a living—and he wants to live his living for as long as he can.” Thron began his career while he was in high school, repairing and installing pumps with his father who ran a plumbing and pump repair business out of their home. After serving four years in the Air Force during the Vietnam War, Thron planned to move to California to work on aircraft engines. But his father had a different idea. “Mantyla Well Drilling, a company that my dad had worked for in the early ’50s, came up for sale . . . and he purchased it. When I came to the end of my tour of duty he offered me a job,” Thron recalls. “So, I weighed the pros and cons and moved home. I’ve been working here ever since.” The company was using cable tool rigs in the 1960s and eventually switched to rotary rigs when codes in Minnesota began requiring larger diameter holes. Today, the company provides services for both residential and light Thron has been racing two tractors in tractor-pulling competitions for years. Twitter @WaterWellJournl
commercial customers, specializing in constant pressure systems. The key to the company’s longevity is its willingness to work on almost any system—even jet pumps and hand pumps. They’ve designed water systems for automatic watering in plant nurseries and are even restoring an old windmill on a historic farm. “We enjoy it, and it provides a more well-rounded service for our company because we’re not just specializing in one thing,” Thron says. Now nearly 50 years after joining Mantyla Well Drilling, he can easily say he’s found a profession and an industry he loves. The ability to provide clean, potable water for his customers is his favorite part of the job. “I get to provide the second most important thing for our survival for my customers,” Thron says. “If there is no water, there is no existence in that area because nothing can grow and no animals or humans can survive.”
Sharing groundwater’s value While clean water is critical to our survival, much of the public doesn’t understand the value of it, or even where it comes from. “People don’t often realize how lucky they are to have clean, clear water they can trust,” Thron emphasizes. Helping others—particularly those in the legislature—understand water’s value and the role the groundwater industry plays in providing a potable water source is a reason he first joined industry associations. Code revisions in Minnesota during the 1970s spurred him to join the Minnesota Water Well Association in its fight to help the state’s health department understand the effect the code changes would have on the groundwater industry. “My dad and I saw this as an opportunity to be a multiple-voiced organiza-
tion instead of a single voice trying to sway the Minnesota Department of Health into another direction,” Thron says. “We were able to help them see the complications and complexities of what they were trying to change and it gave us direction in our own industry.” Their efforts worked well, creating a partnership between the groundwater industry and the Department of Health that has led to rules protecting groundwater resources. On a national level, he has participated in NGWA’s Washington Fly-ins, helping members of the U.S. Congress understand groundwater resources and the industry. “The fact we can go before the Department of Transportation, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration, and even the Internal Revenue Service to give our case as to what impact it’s going to have on our industry, and they listen, is just amazing,” he points out. “I never thought we would have that kind of power.”
Elevating the industry’s perception In fact, Thron admits the public had a poor perception of the groundwater industry in his early days. “Back then we were known as well diggers, and the image of the well digger wasn’t the best,” he remembers. “We used to joke if you needed a well digger, you went to the local saloon and two stools from the end was the local well digger slugging whiskey.” Thron wanted better for himself, his company, and the industry. THRON continues on page 52 WWJ November 2014 䡲 51
Thron served as the president of the Minnesota Water Well Association in 1991 and will become NGWA’s president in December.
Associations have also played an important role in improving the professionalism in the industry—especially NGWA’s certification program. When Thron first learned about NGWA’s certification programs, he was hesitant to take part. “I thought, I’m just a little well driller from Minnesota. What do I know from my peers?” he admits. But he soon saw the value of being certified after studying for, and passing, the certification exams, which includes earning the coveted distinction of Master Groundwater Contractor. “It’s the pride of wearing the green jacket—in knowing you passed that test that’s really, really tough,” he says. “It’s also about keeping our industry as professional as I can. I’m not a well digger or even a well driller; I’m a groundwater professional, and I tell people that.” Thron has been involved in numerous NGWA committees for years, including one on DOT/OSHA.
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Richard Thron, MGWC, leads a professional development session at the 2013 Groundwater Expo and Annual Meeting. THRON from page 51 “I certainly corrected everyone. I told them I was a well driller, not a well digger,” he makes clear. “We tried to improve the image to be that of a well driller and not a well digger, and I think my dad did a very thorough job of doing that.” 52 䡲 November 2014 WWJ
When Thron is not working, you’re likely to see him speeding around the tractor-pulling track. His son, his grandson, and he started building tractors and racing in tractor pulls several years ago. “They’re basically garden tractors you can drive off your lawn and onto the track without the mower deck attached, and you pull a weight down a track,” he explains. Thron races two tractors—one with two snowmobile engines in it at 300 hp and one with a Chevy 642 hp engine in it. This year he took home the championship from his local club in both the 1200- and 1900-pound classes. “I have a bumper sticker that says ‘Tractors are like potato chips; you can’t have just one.’—and it’s true,” he says. “We’ve built nine of them so far.” If he’s not racing, he’s volunteering. He serves as president of a local cemetery board and volunteers for his local Lions International Club at the club, district, and subdistrict levels.
Giving back His desire to volunteer and give back extends into his professional life, too.
Giving back to the associations that have helped him and the industry during his career motivates him to volunteer for both the Minnesota Water Well Association and NGWA. “He’s a very popular guy both in Minnesota and on the national scene,” Renner describes him. “I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like him. Richard won’t say no and won’t say he’s too busy. He’s someone who knows what’s important.” Throughout his career Thron has served on the board of directors for both associations and served as MWWA president in 1991. At MWWA, he continues to serve on the legislative and convention committees and several task forces. It wasn’t long after he joined NGWA in the 1980s, back then known as the National Water Well Association, that he became involved in committee work on the national level. The DOT/OSHA Subcommittee was one of the first committees he joined at NGWA and one he remains active in today. “NGWA has been such a great resource for me, and if they’re helping waterwelljournal.com
me, I want to help them back by improving the Association for others,” Thron says. “I’m really just amazed and so proud of what NGWA does to improve the water quality for the world and I can have a part in that.” In the coming year, Thron says NGWA’s members can expect the Association to be even better. “I want NGWA to continue to be looked upon by legislators as the resource for the information they need before they make a piece of legislation,” he says. “I want NGWA to continue to be the leading resource for groundwater protection, preservation, and conservation.” As Renner puts it, Thron is someone you can trust to live up to his promises. “He’s such a motivator; he can motivate molasses to go faster” is how Renner portrays him. “It’s just the way Richard is. It’s easy to see he’s going to do very well next year as president.” 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 in Columbus, Ohio. She can be reached at strawnj2 @gmail.com.
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GONE FISHIN’ Part 1: A vertical turbine pump recovery job for the ages ED BUTTS, PE, CPI
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s I mulled back through all the various topics I have written about the last 13 years, a topic stood out as one in which I have not given much space—well or pump fishing jobs. All of you know what I mean by fishing jobs. It’s not the kind where we rise at the crack of dawn, fix a sack lunch, kick our kid out of bed, pull on our chest waders, and wander down to the nearest fishin’ hole. No, the kind of fishing jobs I am alluding to are those dreaded, always unpredictable, and usually non-paying jobs involving a lost string of tools. It might be a drill bit, or as they were mostly in my case, a broken pump, column, or riser pipe—all of which ultimately found their way to the bottom of a well. I don’t claim to corner the market on the most experience on any type of well or pump fishing project. In fact, I welcome input from those of you who have that kind of experience and wish to write in and regale us with your personal background. I would be honored to pass your stories on to my readers in a future column. However, I will say this much: The few stories of my fishing jobs I will pass on in these next two columns were certainly enough for me!
Going Fishin’ Anyone who has spent enough years working with vertical turbine pumps will likely have a few stories to tell about fishing jobs. These are pumps that for whatever reason broke or snapped off, got loose from you while pulling it out of or installing it into the well. Although I ended up fishing for around six or seven vertical turbine pumps (VTPs) and 11 submersibles, including five broken-strap Aermotor 54 䡲 November 2014 WWJ
subs, with around an 80% success rate, there are a few cases that stand out. The first, which also happened to be the first time I was involved in a fishing job for a vertical turbine pump, was in 1976. I had been working that summer at Stettler, mostly with my rig partner, Loyd Smith, and I thought we made a pretty good team. Loyd had years and experience on me, especially with VTPs. In fact, Loyd was referred to in the company as the turbine guy. This particular assignment was the pulling and retrieval of our firm’s smaller VTP test pump, which was an old Berkeley 10-inch vertical turbine pump bowl assembly set on 400 feet of 6-inch × 113⁄16-inch water-lubricated column and line shaft. This well test job just happened to have every stick of column and shaft available for this particular test pump installed in this well. As long as I live, I will never forget the events of that cold mid-autumn day. Upon arrival at the site, Loyd and I disconnected and moved (tore down) the test engine, a vintage Cat diesel, away from the well and set up our smaller turbine hoist truck. As I had been working with Loyd virtually all summer and by then had run the controls numerous times on lighter pump sets, he decided the time was right for me to be given the chance to operate this hoist truck on a heavier load. Now please remember I was not a true neophyte at this. I had previously worked for two years at Ace Pump and had operated its hoist truck countless times as well as most of Stettler’s rigs by then. But this was a new experience for me as I had never operated a pump hoist pulling this much weight. Now as most people who have ever worked with a VTP test pump know, the first task is pulling up and removing the
right-angle gear drive and the discharge head. After removing the gear drive, the next order of business was to carefully transfer the weight of the suspended pump from the well casing to the hoist truck and then pull the cast-iron discharge head up the required 5 feet needed to place an elevator under a column coupling and then remove the head. Stettler, as many firms did, used a system of what we called elevators to pull large turbine and submersible pumps. The elevator would be used as both the pulling and suspending tool, set under the coupling for pulling from the well and holding the load while a joint was removed.
Down the Well! This first step went without a hitch and the head was soon lying on the ground. You will soon understand I thanked God for that! As we proceeded to pull up the first full length of column, I heard a loud popping noise originating from the top of the mast accompanied by a shudder of the suspended load. I stopped the process immediately, and with the entire load suspended in the air about 6 feet above the top of the well, Loyd and I backed away from the hoist truck to see if we could find the source of the noise and shudder. Within 10 seconds, another sound— which sounded like a 12-gauge shotgun going off—erupted from the top of the mast. Loyd and I stood and watched in horror as four tons or better of pump column, line shaft, bowl assembly, and other assorted test gear began to fall down the well! Something had given way and the cable had snapped! As the elevator that was used to support the weight of the waterwelljournal.com
load encountered the top of the well casing, the entire pump assembly literally bounced off the top of the well, and with the weight and momentum being far too great, literally spread the coupling off from the column threads . . . and you know the rest. Virtually an entire vertical turbine pump was lost, and more than 400 feet of column, line shaft, and bowl assembly went down the well. It was simply all gone.
What Happened? Loyd and I were dumbfounded. We must have stood there for 15 minutes or so exchanging shocked looks while every conceivable noise emanated from the well. There were bubbles, pops, hissing, and other sounds I had never heard. Once we regained our composure, we quickly realized we could do no further good at the site—as if we had done any good to begin with—and decided to tear the rig down and drive back to the shop. Upon arrival at the shop, we were immediately greeted by the owner of the company as the report of our mishap had spread across our two-way radio network to the entire Stettler contingent. My boss and future partner, Jim Grimm, was a true gentleman. He was fair and generally gave you the benefit of the doubt and the opportunity to explain the circumstances before passing judgment. That said, that particular day was not our best interaction. We had just driven into the yard and stopped the hoist truck when Jim met Loyd and me and instantly launched into a tirade. Most of it was directed towards Loyd, and consisted of “What did you do?” “Why did you let Ed run the controls?” “and “Was he jerking on the lever or what?” Fortunately for all of us, Jim’s temper quickly relented as fast as it rose. He realized he had not given either of us an adequate opportunity to explain. Loyd immediately defended me and asserted I had done nothing out of the ordinary or different than he would have done. He intimated the load was simply suspended as we had done numerous times before and the cable wasn’t even moving. It just simply broke! None of us were satisfied with the explanation the “cable simply broke” Twitter @WaterWellJournl
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and all of us wanted more information. Within a few days both ends of the broken cable were sent to a testing lab for analysis and the explanation we received, while simple, surprised us.
What Did Happen The cable used on this particular pump hoist was a ¾-inch-diameter rotation-resistant cable, which was specifically used to resist rotation and then twisting of the cable during either installation or pulling of a well pump. Unfortunately, this type of cable also has a specific temperament which, if not carefully monitored, can result in the exact string of events we incurred. Given the cable is assembled with counteracting lays or direction of two different runs of cable, a right-lay and left-lay (Figure 1), the outer and inner cables had a tendency of working against each other during the application of weight. Unless the cable was religiously lubricated, carefully monitored, and inspected, this action could result in excessive friction and wear between the two cable runs in time with repeated loading, particularly between the inner cable run and outer run as the assembly would repeatedly travel over a 90 degree travel sheave, which was exactly what happened in our case.
Although those who worked on this hoist routinely examined the cable for wear, none of us apparently realized this cable was exhibiting substantial wear and strand breakage of the inner run of cable, the unexposed run that could not easily be monitored! Eventually, the inner run entirely snapped, which then applied all the weight of the suspended pump onto the outer cable, which could not support this weight by itself, resulting in an explosive breakage of the entire cable. Even though I felt somewhat vindicated by the test lab’s findings, we still had a lot of work to do. Our test pump was lying at the bottom of an irrigation well, with the nearest retrieval point being a 6-inch male column pipe thread sitting 70 feet or so below the ground. There was no debate: Getting this entire turbine pump out of the well, even in a hundred pieces, was a must for not only did our firm have the cost of one of our entire test pump assemblies at risk, but we were also risking the cost of having to completely redrill and replace a 500-foot rock well as well as abandoning the old well for our farming client. All in all, I estimate a cost of more than $40,000 in 1976. You can imagine what that equals in today’s dollars! ENGINEERING continues on page 56 WWJ November 2014 䡲 55
Please remember this was 1976. Downhole cameras were not available in every well and pump business and we mostly had to do things the old fashioned way. In fact, the only downhole video camera in our area at the time was owned by Portland General Electric, which mostly used it for irrigation and municipal well inspections and refused to place it in a well involved in a fishing job for fear the camera would become stuck.
Making an Impression
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Preparation Process Although I had been working in the well and pump business for a few years in 1976, this particular project was my very first VTP fishing project. Since nobody in the firm had actually fished out a pump of this type from a well before, the senior management of Stettler picked and assigned three individuals to the task: Loyd Smith, the go-to turbine guy; Larry Woods, the pump crew foreman and the firm’s active pumpman with the most experience; and me, so I could pay for losing it in the first place. Fortunately, we had a few things going for us: No. 1 was we knew how much pump and column pipe we had lost, so we knew with reasonable certainty how deep we had to go to reach our connecting point (the top of the pump in the well). No. 2 was since we still had the ability to inspect the column coupling that was sheared from the column pipe, and the threads on the column coupling were intact and the coupling simply expanded, we also believed the threads sticking up on the top of the 56 䡲 November 2014 WWJ
column pipe were also likely viable and we could connect to them the existing column to facilitate pulling the unit out of the well. Our initial procedure was to verify the exact depth and position of the top of the column pipe. This was a vital first step. It was imperative we knew the exact depth we would have to connect onto the pipe, not only to verify the engagement, but to be able to track our progress as we removed the assembly from the well. Just as critical was the orientation of the pipe within the well. Was it centered and sticking straight up so we would be able to easily thread back onto the assembly? Or was it leaning to one side, making a direct threaded engagement impossible? For this determination, we used an impression block. Even though I had not been directly involved with the fishing of a vertical turbine pump before this time, I had participated in the fishing of several submersible pumps in my prior years and had used an impression block several times before to gauge what was needed to hook onto or go over the top of a pump.
So back to the impression block. I developed impression blocks using two different materials, clay or Styrofoam. Either material worked fairly well although before we finally had access to a downhole video camera in later years, I used the Styrofoam most often as I could access the Styrofoam easier, cheaper, and quicker. On this job, however, we fabricated our impression block from a block of unfired potter’s clay. Once the depth of the top of the column pipe was verified by using a weighted string and the impression block was assembled, it was carefully and slowly lowered on a string of 1-inch galvanized pipe until we were just a foot or so above the column pipe. At that point we placed an ordinary Ridgid pipe vise on the 1-inch pipe to enable disconnecting from the hoist truck and then quickly released the grip of the vise to allow the impression block to slide the remaining distance over the pipe. Those of you who also worked with impression blocks may have had better luck with making multiple impressions than I did, but all I know is using one direct impression over the target seemed to provide the best information for me. Once the impression was made, we reconnected the hoist truck to the string of 1-inch pipe and pulled the assembly from the well. This is when I wished I would have had the foresight to bring a camera, as the impression was perfect. The clay had provided a full impression of the top of the 6-inch column. It was centered in the 10-inch well and we verified the threads were intact, not stripped, and the top of the column pipe was unobstructed. This meant that the line shaft was not protruding above the column and would, therefore, not prewaterwelljournal.com
sent any impediment to connecting onto the column. Hey, this was getting easier—or so I thought. From the information obtained from the impression block, we all agreed the most likely retrieval method would be through the use of a 6-inch column coupling with a chased starter thread (to assist with the initial connection to the column pipe) lowered on a string of pipe. This was the point when some engineering was employed. Although we had access to just about any size of steel pipe we needed, we felt the smallest practical diameter of pipe with the highest strength ratio in the threads should be selected. This was to enable the greatest space within the wellbore for potential leaning of the pull pipe in the 10-inch well in case the 6-inch riser threads were slightly off center or moved about the well as we tried to engage the threads. A quick analysis indicated the use of 2½-inch threaded drop pipe would provide the best overall strength and alignment factors. Although the bottom side of each 2½-inch pipe couplings would be fully welded for added strength, three evenly spaced tack welds would also be placed on the upper thread to the coupling connection to add strength but permit disengagement of each pipe joint during removal from the well or in case we determined we needed to use an alternative method.
Lost and Found There has always been one aspect of water well fishing jobs that has struck me. Simple logic says you should employ the simplest method possible to save time and prevent problems from occurring when using sophisticated methods. Counter logic tries to convince you “more is better”—so use more steel, more clamps, more cables, etc. This is an example where the simple method was definitely the best to use. Once our fishing tools (coupling), pipe, hydraulic jacks, and related equipment were on-site and ready, we lowered the three and a half joints of 2½-inch pipe, were able to quickly engage and thread onto the male-ended 6-inch riser pipe, and, between the strength of our larger hoist truck and a pair of 20-ton hyTwitter @WaterWellJournl
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Figure 3. Recovered bowl assembly draulic jacks, started to slowly pull the assembly from the well (see Figure 2). I will not infer the pump came up smoothly and without a few sticky places. In fact, we were unable to remove the jacks and pull with the unassisted hoist truck until we had retrieved almost 100 feet of the pull pipe and the entire pump assembly was inside of the well casing. Since the last thing any of us wanted was the second loss of our test pump, we pulled the unit up so slowly it required almost a full workday to pull the initial 70 feet and gain sight and hold of the target column pipe. As we then proceeded and methodically removed each section of the first 200 feet of column pipe, we were struck by the fact that the line shaft was not present. The bronze bearing brackets (spiders) were present at each joint, but only the outer ring survived. Once we retrieved the initial 200 feet of column, we discovered what had happened to the upper line shaft. It had sheared from the lowest 200 feet of shaft and traveled down the inside of the upper sections of column pipe, wiping out each spider on its trip to the bowl assembly. This meant we had to remove two sections of line shaft as we pulled each 10-foot section of the remaining 200 feet of column pipe until we reached the bowl assembly after three days. Once we saw the bowl assembly, it was soon obvious why we had had such difficulty starting to lift the pump from
the well. The upper 200-foot section of line shaft, based on the momentum gained from falling 200 feet inside the column pipe, had gone through the top case of the bowl assembly, struck the upper impeller, diverted out the side of the bowl, and traveled down the outside of the bowl assembly to finally stop at almost the suction. Once again, I wish we had had a camera. However, the illustration in Figure 3 provides a fair representation of what happened. In the end we were able to recover everything from the well except for the airline—not bad in my book. Although we had to replace all of the line shaft and bearing brackets, we were able to reuse all of the column pipe in future well tests. To this day whenever I drive by this well, I remember the week of work and sweat spent on that site. Next month, I will recall two other fishing jobs I was involved with in the conclusion to “Gone Fishin’.” Until then, work safe and smart. WWJ Ed Butts, PE, CPI, is the chief engineer at 4B Engineering & Consulting, Salem, Oregon. He has more than 35 years experience in the water well business, specializing in engineering and business management. He can be reached at epbpe@juno.com.
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SAFETY MATTERS
FLU SEASON What is your company’s risk exposure and what will you do about it? ALEXANDRA WALSH
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he flu has arrived—but it’s still not possible to predict what this flu season will be like. Although flu spreads every year—the timing, severity, and length of the season vary from one year to the next. One thing you can count on, though, is it never hurts to be prepared. You need to remind your employees to practice basic hygiene with the onset of flu season and to get their annual flu vaccine. While influenza is a serious disease and can pose acute health risks for certain segments of the population, most flu seasons are not likely to have an impact on businesses or interrupt their operations. The H1N1 influenza pandemic of 2009-2010 underscored the importance of businesses and communities being prepared for health threats.
Influenza Pandemic A pandemic is a global disease outbreak. An influenza pandemic occurs when a new influenza virus emerges for which there is little or no immunity in the human population. It begins to cause serious illness, and then spreads easily person-to-person worldwide.
Employers will likely experience employee absences, changes in patterns of commerce, and interrupted supply and delivery schedules. A worldwide influenza pandemic could have a major effect on the global economy. It would affect travel, trade, tourism, and eventually investment and financial markets. Planning for pandemic influenza by business and industry is essential to minimize a pandemic’s impact. During a pandemic, transmission can be anticipated, not only from patients to workers in healthcare settings, but also among coworkers in general work settings. A pandemic would cause high levels of illness, death, social disruption, and economic loss. Everyday life would be disrupted because so many people in so many places become seriously ill at the same time. Impacts could range from school and business closings to the interruption of basic services such as public transportation and food delivery. In the event of an influenza pandemic, employers will play a key role in protecting employees’ health and safety as well 58 䡲 November 2014 WWJ
as in limiting the impact on the economy and society. Employers will likely experience employee absences, changes in patterns of commerce, and interrupted supply and delivery schedules. Proper planning will allow employers to better protect their employees and lessen the impact of a pandemic on society and the economy.
Pandemic and Water Well Contracting Most employees of water well contracting companies would likely be classified at lower exposure risk for pandemic influenza. This pertains to employees who are not required to have frequent contact with the general public. Basic hygiene practices and social distancing can help protect low-risk employees at work. Managers at contracting firms should: • Communicate what options may be available to employees for working from home or receiving instructions and directions for drilling operations while maintaining minimal physical contact with other employees. • Communicate office leave policies, policies for getting paid, transportation issues, and day care concerns. • Make sure employees know where supplies for hand hygiene are located. • Monitor public health communications about pandemic flu recommendations and be sure employees also have access to that information. • Designate a person, website, bulletin board, or other means to communicate important pandemic flu information. Assign roles and responsibilities for planning and responding well in advance of a pandemic.
Basic Hygiene and Social Distancing The best strategy to reduce the risk of becoming infected with influenza during a pandemic is to avoid crowded settings and other situations that increase the risk of exposure to someone who may be infected. If it is absolutely necessary to be in a crowded setting, the time spent in a crowd should be as short as possible. Some basic hygiene and social distancing precautions should be implemented in every workplace: • Encourage sick employees to stay at home. • Encourage employees to wash their hands frequently with soap and water or with hand sanitizer. Encourage employees to avoid touching their nose, mouth, and eyes. waterwelljournal.com
• Encourage employees to cover their coughs and sneezes with a tissue, or to cough and sneeze into their upper sleeves. All employees should wash their hands or use a hand sanitizer after they cough, sneeze, or blow their noses. • Employees should avoid close contact with their coworkers and customers. Avoid shaking hands and always wash their hands after contact with others. Even if employees wear gloves, they should wash their hands upon removing the gloves. • Provide customers and the public with tissues, trash receptacles, and a place to wash or disinfect their hands. • Keep work surfaces, phones, computer equipment, and other frequently touched surfaces and office equipment clean. Be sure any cleaner used is safe and will not harm employees or office equipment. Use disinfectants and follow all directions and safety precautions indicated on the label. • Discourage employees from using other coworkers’ phones, desks, offices, or other work tools and equipment. • Minimize situations where groups of people are crowded together, such as in a meeting. Use email, phones, and text messages to communicate with each other. When meetings are necessary, avoid close contact where possible, and assure there is proper ventilation in the meeting room. • Reduce or eliminate unnecessary social interactions. Reconsider situations that permit or require employees, customers, visitors, and family members to enter the workplace. Workplaces that permit family visitors on site should
consider restricting or eliminating that option during an influenza pandemic. Work sites with on-site day care should consider in advance whether these facilities will remain open or will be closed, and the impact of such decisions on employees and the business. • Promote healthy lifestyles—good nutrition, exercise, and quitting smoking. A person’s overall health impacts their body’s immune system and can affect their ability to fight off or recover from an infectious disease.
Taking It to the Next Step Not everyone at a water well contracting company stays in the office. Employees whose responsibilities require them to come in contact with the public on a regular basis are at moderate risk from a pandemic. To protect these workers, policies and procedures that address controls should be put in place. Pandemic planning guidelines that specify company controls as well as work practices and personal protective equipment are available from a number of sources, including the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. If you already have a pandemic plan for your company, does your plan address the following questions? • How will workers be expected to get to work? • What types of shift and schedule changes may be made? How will employees be informed of the current company status? SAFETY MATTERS continues on page 60
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SAFETY MATTERS from page 59 • What are the key company operations and who will be expected to perform them in a pandemic situation? • Are computer systems up to maintaining the excessive loads that might be expected in a pandemic? • If business is down, how will the company make payroll? • What types of ventilation or filtration systems may be available in the company’s buildings? • Will the company provide the means to disinfect or clean sensitive areas, tools, and other equipment and machinery? • Will the company provide personal protective equipment to employees expected to work together in close quarters? • Is there a policy to screen workers as they come to work and send them home if they appear sick, so they won’t infect other employees? • Have allowances been made, and planned for, for parents who may need to stay home with sick children, or children just sent home from school? • How will company leaders communicate with employees during a pandemic?
Sources of information may include the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health and Human Services, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and local health departments. No one agency has all the answers, and they often contradict one another, so a level head is needed to make decisions based on the best information available for a company. Infectious agents change over time. The exposure route, exposure pathway, virulence, infectious dose, lethality, treatment, communicability, incubation, and susceptible host change for each agent. So the methods to control and plan are different for each scenario. Often, this detailed information is not available until months after the outbreak is over. Too late then. With thoughtful planning and a pandemic plan for their operations, the consequences to the business can be minimized. The information is there to help them lessen the impact on their business and employees. There is no excuse for not using it. WWJ Alexandra Walsh is the vice president of Association Vision, a Washington, D.C.–area communications company. She has extensive experience in management positions with a range of organizations.
Communications Planning and Information
Information on pandemic influenza is available from:
Communications planning is one of the most important aspects of good pandemic planning. More than one reputable source should be used to evaluate conditions and make decisions about the best options for the individual company. These sources of information should be identified prior to the event.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration www.osha.gov/dsg/topics/pandemicflu
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources
World Health Organization www.who.int/influenza/preparedness/pandemic
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THE AFTER MARKET
YOUR PERSONNEL IS YOUR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE How does your employee development program stack up? RON SLEE
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ack in 1995, most major manufacturers of capital goods backed out of providing management and operating training programs for their dealers and area representatives. They deemed it was too expensive. From that point on, employee development across the country stopped. That is still an amazing statement, isn’t it? I am reminded of the conversation between two executives on training. “I can’t afford to continually train my workforce.” “Ah, I understand. You believe it is less expensive to keep untrained people who don’t know how to do the job.”
No matter what level of skills you bring to a job, you will need to keep learning. Can you imagine that? However, that is too often the truth. As many of you know, we opened a training business we called Quest, Learning Centers in 1996. We thought as a small business we could operate management and operational training and make money. Since opening, we have provided learning opportunities for thousands of managers and supervisors in the capital goods industries all over the world. During that span of time we have been through economic upheavals several times. During each downturn or slowdown, there has been the predictable reduction in investments made by employers in the development of their employees. Training has been viewed as discretionary. Many executives today are even expressing the thought they don’t need to train their employees. They will simply hire people who have skills already in place. How successful do you think that will be?
Finding Talent Edward Gordon published his book Future Jobs in 2013. This should be required reading for every business owner and manager of people. He states, in the not too distant future, businesses will be shutting down because they won’t be able to find talented people to hire. We are in a serious labor pool transition. The age demographics are tilting in the direction of advancing ages. Unemployment in people under the age of 25 is at its highest in decades. Businesses have millions of job openings going un62 䡲 November 2014 WWJ
filled. We are starting to see the evidence proving Gordon’s statement.
A Different Direction As a result of these facts, training programs and employee development are taking on a new urgency and taking a different direction. There are sprouting partnerships between business and schools—starting as early as high school. The education community is challenged with the need to provide work skills and not just reading, writing, and ’rithmetic. With the ongoing changes in technology, no matter what level of skills you bring to a job, you will need to keep learning. Many people mistakenly think they can stop learning when they leave school. It is precisely when you leave school the real learning begins.
Methods of Learning We changed our approach to training back in September. We consolidated all the learning opportunities we provided in Quest, Learning Centers and our consulting business, R.J. Slee and Associates, into a new venture called Learning Without Scars. You can see our new direction at our website, www.learningwithoutscars.com, which shows the different offerings and approaches to learning. Businesses have been consistently and continually looking for methods to reduce their operating expenses over the past 25 years. They have moved their training dollars from the classroom, a tried and proven teaching approach, to a recent arrival in the training business—webinars.
Webinars Web-based courses allow the transference of a lot of information at a low cost. They are cheaper and don’t involve travel. But what true level of learning do they provide? We don’t know for certain. Perhaps I am biased in this area, as I taught education at a major university for six years early in my career. I taught people how to teach and know for certain the learning value of face-to-face education. We offer webinars as a learning product. In fact, we have 40 of them available in 2015 and will have 60 webinars in 2016. I accept the webinar learning vehicle as a cost-effective tool to transfer information to employees. To track the learning aspect, we follow each webinar with a short 10-question survey to verify we were able to transfer the information effectively. I believe that every employee in a waterwelljournal.com
business should attend webinars to better understand what the business does.
Self-Study We introduced Internet-based self-study programs this fall. This is a cost-effective tool with serious learning opportunities. Each self-study program is between five and eight hours of intense and concentrated learning. There are four or five chapters in each self-study program. Each chapter has 20 questions and there are 20 more questions at the conclusion of the program. That adds up to 100 questions or more and will give a strong input as to whether the individual is learning or not. We are offering four self-study programs on parts management, four programs on service management, three for the selling function, and three for marketing.
Classes We still offer classroom training in the program. I am viewing this learning channel more as a finishing school now. This consists of face-to-face training in a group of individuals from different businesses in differing business channels. The class size will be restricted to no more than 24 students. They will offer significant interaction in the classroom among the students and in instructor-led exercises and discussions. Learning Without Scars is aimed to satisfy the owners’ desires to reduce the costs of employee development, while at the same time offering more learning opportunities, in differing learning channels, to each employee.
We’re not stopping there. We will be developing streamed learning opportunities and a YouTube Channel to add to the three mainstream learning channels already in place. I’m excited about this new learning venture and I look forward to seeing you at one or more of these programs. 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 “Dealer Twenty� Groups. He can be reached at ron @rjslee.com.
Get Past WWJ Articles and More at Columnist’s Website The website of long-time Water Well Journal columnist Ron Slee has all of the past columns he has authored for the journal and more information designed to help manufacturers and small businesses run efficiently. R.J. Slee & Associates has worked with hundreds of companies from around the world in the last 30 years. He focuses on productivity, market penetration, and profitability. Along with the index of past WWJ articles, his website features details on his classes, webinars, blogs, and consulting services. Go to www.rjslee.com for more information.
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PEOPLE AT WORK
TEN TIPS TO BEING A GREAT MANAGER It’s important to know what employees seek in their manager. ALEXANDRA WALSH
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vidence suggests managers make the critical difference in organizations. For example, when employees are asked why they leave companies, time and again they cite their manager as the main reason. So perhaps more to the point than what makes a good manager is the question, “What do employees expect from and hope for in their manager?” Research from Gallup suggests good relationships between management and staff rest on four foundations. Employees like: • Managers who show care, interest, and concern for their staff • To know what is expected of them • A role which fits their abilities • Positive feedback and recognition regularly for work well done. With employee needs in mind, here are my 10 tips to being the manager your employees want you and need you to be.
1. Hire good people. Spend enough time to thoroughly vet candidates and get the right person for the job. Managers can identify talent and fit by first defining what they’re looking for. In the interview, ask open-ended questions like “What do you enjoy most about the job?” to hear an applicant’s spontaneous answers. Request specific examples of how they’ve done things in the past.
4. Make your employees clearly know where they need to focus. Be sure your employees’ job objectives clearly reflect the standards you set. Employee objectives that are well-thoughtout and that are measurable are a manager’s best friend. They move job performance from the realm of the subjective into the objective. If created thoughtfully at the start of the year, objectives will be a valuable guide for both employee and manager as the year unfolds.
5. Offer praise and recognition. Recognize excellence immediately, and offer praise. If performance is high—there’s no such thing as too much praise. On the other hand, only offer it if warranted. Insincere praise is easy to sniff out.
6. Show your people you care about them. There’s a clear link between caring and productivity. Workers who feel cared for by managers are less likely to miss work, have accidents, steal, or quit. Managers do this by listening, telling employees you care, keeping their confidences, and learning about their lives.
7. Open up to new ways of looking at things.
Good managers don’t set once-a-year goals. Instead, they constantly revise and reinforce expectations. Good managers meet with employees four to five times a year to talk about progress, to offer feedback, and to make course corrections.
The best managers are flexible, adaptable, and closely attuned to their environment. They’re always looking for opportunities. Be a good listener. Many of the best improvement ideas routinely come from employees in the trenches, as they’re the ones closest to the actual work. Being rigid is the enemy of progress. Don’t be afraid to shift the paradigm and move away from “This is the way we’ve always done it here.”
3. Expect excellence.
8. Protect your time like it was gold.
Set high—but not unattainable—standards and expect your employees to meet them. The best managers are ultimately not the ones who are toughest or nicest, but those who get the best results from people in their charge. Once your employees recognize you have unfailingly high standards, they won’t forget that. If your employees know you demand excellence from yourself, they’re more likely to find it in themselves.
Time is an underrated but crucial management asset, essential to thoughtful decision-making. Managers are routinely pulled in too many directions. Do what you need to do, of course, but prioritize well, delegate effectively, and leave yourself enough time to carefully think through what you most need to.
2. Set clear expectations—often.
9. Communicate meaningful feedback in real time. Effective communication may sound a little trite, but that’s because it’s so fundamental to sound management. Strong managers invariably are excellent communicators. The ability
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to provide ample feedback—both positive and negative—is a core skill. Make yourself readily available to those you manage. Be there, be present, and be accessible. Even if you’re managing remotely, you’re still easily reachable by phone, email, or text. Better to be physically remote and easy to communicate with than to be physically nearby but a distant communicator.
10. Don’t duck conflict, deal with it. As any manager knows, the workplace environment is a fertile breeding ground for conflict. Interpersonal issues, compensation, recognition, cost-cutting, layoffs, managementemployee relations. There’s never a shortage of emotionally charged issues that can lead to conflict. Sure, it’s often tempting to look the other way, but the best managers don’t avoid conflict. They address problems quickly and fairly. Employees are keen observers. They note who takes action when needed and who doesn’t. They will respect managers who confront difficult situations, just as they’ll lose respect for those who chronically avoid them. Ultimately, great managers make their employees’ success a primary goal, and derive personal satisfaction from watching them grow. WWJ Alexandra Walsh is the vice president of Association Vision, a Washington, D.C.–area communications company. She has extensive experience in management positions with a range of organizations.
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ACT LIKE A SALES PRO
TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER The secret to getting in front of decision-makers JULIE HANSEN
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he odds of reaching a decision-maker on your first attempt can be greater than hitting the winning lottery numbers. Chances are you will either (1) end up in their voicemail or (2) speak to someone who will politely inform you that the decision-maker is unavailable but you can leave a message with them or go directly into your prospect’s voicemail. If your knee-jerk reaction is to opt for going directly to voicemail, slow down! You may be missing a prime opportunity to learn more about your prospect and improve your odds of getting in front of them by rushing right past the “gatekeeper.” Although it may seem like the gatekeeper’s primary job is to keep you out, they can be your ally. If—and this is a big if!—you learn how to enlist their help.
Don’t Shoot the Gatekeeper! It’s important to recognize the gatekeeper plays an important role in an organization by helping the executive focus on priorities and not get bogged down with distractions.
Although it may seem like the gatekeeper’s primary job is to keep you out, they can be your ally. If—and this is a big if!— you learn how to enlist their help. And it’s not always a fun job. Imagine how many times a day they have to listen to someone try to see or speak with their boss. Most salespeople are destined to end up in the pile of non-essential messages left on a prospect’s desk at the end of the day. If you want to get an appointment with the decision-maker, you need to have a better strategy. Here are my five keys for working with gatekeepers.
1. Set yourself apart Screening calls is probably not the gatekeeper’s only responsibility. Your first order of business is to pull their attention away from their other duties and give them a good reason to let down their guard. Find a way to quickly connect with them as an equal. Differentiate yourself by showing authentic interest in them—not just as a means to an end. 66 䡲 November 2014 WWJ
For example, introduce yourself and then say, “I know you’re busy taking calls and all and don’t want to take up your time, but would it be alright for me to quickly run something by you to see if you think Mr. Smith (or Mrs. Jones) might be interested?”
2. Show value The gatekeeper’s job is to filter out those things or people who are not of direct interest or importance to the decisionmaker. If what you offer is perceived as not significant or not in alignment with strategic objectives, you become easy to dismiss. But most of the time vendors fall somewhere in the gray area. So give it some thought. How can you communicate your solution to the gatekeeper in a way that helps them understand why it’s of the utmost importance your prospect connect with you? By the way, if you can’t come up with a strong, compelling reason, maybe you’d better revisit or boost up your value proposition.
3. Act as if The ability to sound or look like a company insider can greatly affect how much weight the gatekeeper gives you and your message. Talk the talk. Know the team. Mention insights and challenges wherever possible in your conversation. If the gatekeeper thinks there’s any chance you may be someone the decision-maker wants to or needs to see, they will probably err on the side of making sure he or she gets your information.
4. Know what you want Without any instruction, your message or material is likely to be handed to the decision-maker with little if any explanation. (“Some guy dropped this off.” or “This woman left you a message.”) Decide what it is you want the gatekeeper to do or say and be very clear in your instructions to them. Break it down into a tier of desired outcomes: • Securing an appointment • Passing along specific information as well as a recommendation to the decision-maker • Providing an alternative way to contact the decision-maker • Sharing an insight into the decision-maker’s availability or needs.
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5. Give them responsibility By enlisting the gatekeeper’s help and soliciting their opinion or advice, you are involving them in the outcome. What’s the ideal outcome for them? You make them look good or smart for finding you and recognizing your potential value to their company. If a gatekeeper has helped you out in any way, be sure and keep them in the loop as you make progress. For example, “Thanks for your help and if you don’t mind, I’m going to let you know when I do get ahold of her.” That will give the gatekeeper a stake WWJ in the results.
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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Coming EVENTS
Analysis of Groundwater Monitoring Controversy at the Pavillion, Wyoming, Natural Gas Field (webinar). (800) 551-7379, fax (614) 898-7786, customerservice@ngwa.org, www.NGWA.org
November 6
Hear about how lessons learned in Wyoming might apply to other locales involved in hydraulic fracturing as it relates to groundwater during this hour-long webinar.
November 6–7
Indiana Ground Water Association Convention Michigan City, Indiana. (317) 889-2382, www.indianagroundwater.org/files/IGWAnews_
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2014 Ohio Water Well Association Annual Convention and Trade Show Columbus, Ohio. www.ohiowaterwell.org
November 11–12
Reducing Problematic Concentrations of Nitrates in November 12 Residential Water Well Systems (online brown bag session). FREE to NGWA members. (800) 551-7379, fax (614) 8987786, customerservice@ngwa.org, www.NGWA.org This session discusses groundwater analyses and treatment options for elevated levels of nitrates, as well as the health effects of elevated levels of nitrates.
November 13
Western Water Conference Huntington Beach, California. http://construction.com/events/2014/water
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NGWA Workshop—Groundwater Quality and Hydraulic Fracturing: Is There a Connection? Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (800) 551-7379, fax (614) 898-7786, customerservice@ngwa.org, www.NGWA.org
November 13–14
Discuss sampling, monitoring, and research approaches to evaluate the connection of shallow groundwater quality and hydraulic fracturing.
Washington State Ground Water Association Driller and Pump Installer Seminar Tacoma, Washington. (360) 757-1551, www.wsgwa.org
November 14
Washington State Ground Water Association Driller and Pump Installer Seminar Kelso, Washington. (360) 757-1551, www.wsgwa.org
November 15
A One-Day Aquifer Test Short Course: Critical
November 21 Thinking in the Interpretation of Aquifer Tests—
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December 2
Learn how those in various areas affected by extreme weather events are dealing with groundwater and the role salt plays. *Dates shown with are events where the National Ground Water Research and Educational Foundation’s McEllhiney Lecture will be presented.
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2014 NGWA Groundwater Expo and Annual Meeting Las Vegas, Nevada. (800) 551-7379, fax (614) 898-7786, customerservice@ngwa.org, www.groundwaterexpo.com
December 9–12
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.
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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.
93rd Annual Minnesota Water Well Association Trade Show and Convention Bloomington, Minnesota. mwwa@ngwa.org
January 25–28
North Carolina Ground Water Association Annual Convention and Trade Show Greensboro, North Carolina. www.ncgwa.org
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Montana Water Well Drillers Association’s
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South Carolina Ground Water Association Winter Meeting & Trade Show Columbia, South Carolina.
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.
Michigan Ground Water Association 87th Annual Convention Battle Creek, Michigan. michigan groundwater@comcast.net
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.
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Industry NEWSMAKERS NEW ADDITION
Ergodyne announced the addition of CFO and Vice President of Finance, Sue Horvath. Horvath brings more than 30 years of finance and operations experience to Sue Horvath Ergodyne, most recently serving as CFO for two privately held companies in the medical device and medical technology space. TRAINING
Onsite training for inspecting geothermal system installations took place on September 16 in Pleasant Plains, Illinois. The Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, Dave Johnson, set up the event with James Layten, CWD/PI, the owner of Kickapoo Drilling Co. LLC. Johnson wanted sanitarians to watch a minimum of one complete loop installation. The training agenda included a borehole being drilled, pressure testing of the loop, loop installation, grouting of the hole, grout mixing, and a question-and-answer period. There were two classes of 30 each for the training.
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tendees representing a variety of distributors, installers, engineers, and manufacturer’s rep agencies at its manufacturing headquarters in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Float switches, Tank Alert alarms, Build-A-Panel control panels, EZ Series control panels, and Installer Friendly Series control panels were the focus of the event. CERTIFICATION
Flowserve Corp., a provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, announced it has attained NSF 61-G certification for certain pumps comprising its line of commercial potable water pumps and the facilities that manufacture them. This certification, including Annex G for low-lead content water products, immediately puts these Flowserve pumps in full compliance with the U.S. Safe Drinking Water Act. NEWS ON THE WEB
Altra Industrial Motion announced it has launched www.altrapumps.com, a new website that offers the global pump industry access to Altra brands and products critical to all types of pump applications. The pump industry website is organized into pump solution product categories including couplings, belted drives, overrunning clutches and backstops, and gear drives and gear motors. Product photos, features, benefits, and specifications are included for each Altra brand product.
Altra Industrial Motion also published a new brochure (www.altrapumps.com) that provides an overview of innovative full drive train solutions for the pump market offered by Altra brands. The brochure showcases specific Altra products including Sure-Flex and Dura-Flex elastomeric couplings as well as Torsiflex-i disc couplings designed for API-610 pump applications.
responsive website for the CustomCare brand, www .customcarewater.com. The new site is organized by product headers for ease of navigation: softeners, filtration, membrane filtration, dealkalizers, and engineered products. Each category offers a full line of CustomCare products to meet the varying needs and wants of commercial and industrial distributors. IN MEMORIAM
Water-Right announced the rollout of their revamped commercial and industrial product line through the release of a redesigned and
Albert L. Jones Jr., 83, husband of Veronica I. “Ronnie” Jones, presidentCEO-managing publisher of WorldWide Drilling Resource, passed away on October 14. Doing what he loved best, working outside, Al fell and succumbed to a massive brain bleed.
ANNIVERSARY
The Atlas Copco employee-run Water for All organization is celebrating 30 years of providing people in need with long-term access to safe, clean water and sanitation. Since the founding of Water for All in 1984, Atlas Copco and its employees have helped more than 1.5 million people gain access to clean drinking water. Water for All is Atlas Copco’s main community engagement project, initiated and driven on a local level by Atlas Copco employees. In just the past four years, the Water for All initiative has helped more than 10,000 people gain access to clean water and sanitation and has donated more than $500,000 to 15 projects around the world. In honor of the anniversary, Atlas Copco held a membership drive that resulted in a 10% increase in employee participation. Participants also voted for the next project the Water for All program will fund. Employees chose to fund a $50,000 project in a northern region of Ethiopia that will bring clean water to 2500 people through the building of five community-drilled wells. The 30th anniversary was on August 22. As part of the celebration, Kurt Busch’s No. 41 race car featured the Water for All logo during his fifth place finish in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on August 23 in Bristol, Tennessee. Learn more about Atlas Copco’s Water for All program by visiting www.water4all.org.
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The Solinst Waterloo multilevel groundwater monitoring system is used to obtain samples, hydraulic head, and permeability measurements from many discretely isolated zones in a single borehole. A number of systems at one site provide detailed 3-D groundwater information, enabling superior decision-making and more accurate site assessments. Waterloo Systems have a modular design, allowing placement of packers, ports, sampling pumps, and pressure transducers exactly where needed. The engineered seals and dedicated monitoring capabilities have been used to 1000 feet. Systems can be installed in 3- to 4-inch boreholes or larger. www.solinst.com
SJE-Rhombus VARIOspeed Offers Constant Pressure Control
SJE-Rhombus, an industry provider of quality control solutions for water and wastewater applications, introduces the VARIOspeed series of constant pressure controls for variable speed pumping applications, including submersible deep well pumps, booster pumps, and irrigation pumps. The VARIOspeed series offers an economical, pre-engineered control solution using a factory-programmed variable frequency drive in a NEMA 1 or NEMA 3R enclosure with a user friendly keypad and backlit display for easy installation and setup. The VFD automatically controls the pump speed to maintain a constant discharge pressure. Automatically adjusting pump speed to match lower demands can result in energy savings of up to 50%. www.sjerhombus.com
In-Situ Designs Cellular Telemetry Systems for In-Well and Remote Monitoring
In-Situ Inc. announces new cellular telemetry systems designed for water level and water quality instruments. In-well, compact solar, and multi-instrument systems are available. Secure telemetry units reduce data collection costs by providing real-time data access, event notifications, and system status updates. Dependable data transmission from remote sites to the user’s desktop improves productivity and responsiveness. Systems log and transmit data collected by In-Situ water monitoring instruments. Users can configure systems remotely and receive alarms for user-defined events, system malfunctions, and potential tampering. www.in-situ.com
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Featured PRODUCTS Flomatic Unveils Break-Off Plug for Submersible Valves
Flomatic Corp. introduces a new ½-inch break-off plug for 8-inch submersible ductile iron and stainless steel valves. These are made in 303 stainless steel or a high-strength engineered composite material. A break-off plug allows for lighter lifting weight by allowing water to drain from the pipe after the plug is broken by dropping a smaller pipe down the inside diameter of the pipe. It also eliminates water accumulating at the surface of the well, making for a clean and simple pull of the riser pipe. This new ½-inch size allows for quicker drainage from the pipe vs. the standard ⅜-inch size. www.flomatic.com
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Well WaterBoy Hand Pump Breaks Record
Well WaterBoy Products LLC has announced its WaterBuck pump broke the record of 22 gpm at 80 feet static in 60 seconds, which is 60% more water than a 12-foot-diameter windmill (80 feet static water level with a 4inch cylinder). According to performance charts, a 12foot windmill pumps 13.8 gallons in one minute with continuous winds of 15 to 20 miles per hour. The WaterBuck pump is a mechanical well pump so strong and efficient it is unlike other conventional well hand pumps known to date. The WaterBuck pump is aptly named for a water-loving African antelope and has the ability to exceed the lift and capacity in gallons per minute of a 12-foot-diameter windmill. http://waterbuckpump.com
Solinst Provides High-Quality Groundwater Monitoring Instruments
In business for more than 35 years, Solinst is dedicated to providing high-quality groundwater monitoring instrumentation. Solinst provides level measurement devices to suit a variety of needs, including the Model 101 water level meters featuring accurately marked flat tape and durable probe options, and the Model 102 coaxial cable water level meters ideal for narrow applications. For automatic water level datalogging, the Levelogger Series is excellent for short- or long-term hydrogeological studies or for continuous monitoring applications. The series offers water level, temperature, and conductivity datalogging. Solinst also supplies groundwater sampling pumps and bailers as well as drive-point piezometers and multilevel systems. www.solinst.com
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Featured PRODUCTS Ergodyne Adds Knit Dipped Cut and Puncture Protection Glove
HOBO Water Level Loggers Operate as Stand-Alone Units
Ergodyne announced the launch of its third knit dipped dorsal impact-reducing (DIR) glove: the ProFlex 922CR cut resistant nitrile-dipped DIR gloves. The new 922CR offers the same patent-pending dorsal protection, grip, flexibility, and dexterity as the popular 920 and 921 DIR gloves while also delivering EN Level 5 cut protection and Level 3 puncture protection from rugged HPPE seamless knit construction. The 922CR features an HPPE seamless knit shell for high cut and slash protection and superior durability. Sewn-on TPR armor ensures lasting protection in the harshest applications. The sandy foam nitrile-dipped palm provides exceptional grip in water, grease, and oil. www.ergodyne.com
Onset’s HOBO U20L Series is research-grade data loggers for continuous water level and temperature measurements in streams, lakes, saltwater estuaries, and other underwater environments. The loggers combine 0.1% measurement accuracy, a polypropylene housing for use in both fresh and salt water, and a non-vented design for convenient and hassle-free deployment. Available in 13-, 30-, and 100foot depth models, the loggers can be used in a range of environmental monitoring applications. Unlike traditional water level loggers, which rely on cumbersome vent tubes and desiccant packs for operation, HOBO U20L water level loggers operate as stand-alone units. www.onsetcomp.com
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Reed Manufacturing Releases New Product Catalog
Reed Manufacturing Co. presents its new full-line Catalog N. With 84 pages, Catalog N offers three pages of new products vs. the prior version. New items are noted on pages 3-4. Most new tools are already available for shipment. As a sign of Reed’s commitment to continuous improvement, 2½ pages worth of products in Catalog N are “best ever” which means they offer significant improvements over all prior Reed versions of that tool. The Reed focus on improvements includes tool durability and functional performance. Catalog N is designed for ease of use for both the distributor salesperson and the tool user. www.reedmfgco.com
Hach’s Spectrophotometer Ensures Field Accuracy
The Hach DR1900 brings the accuracy of a lab instrument with more than 220 of the most commonly tested water methods. Field testing takes you to potentially dusty and wet conditions where other equipment simply won’t be safe. The DR1900 is built for rugged conditions and is flexible— accepting the widest range of vial sizes. Built with field use in mind, the DR1900 has a large, clear screen and a simple user interface that makes testing easier than ever in even the most demanding conditions. Easy to hold and operate, the compact DR1900 is a valuable tool for your field technicians. www.hach.com waterwelljournal.com
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ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES Foremost Industries www.foremost.ca
BENTONITE PELLETS/TABLETS Baroid IDP www.baroididp.com Wyo-Ben www.wyoben.com BITS, DRILL Rockmore International www.rockmore-intl.com
BUSHINGS, ROTARY DECK Foremost Industries www.foremost.ca
CABLE TOOLS Lifewater Drilling Technology www.lifewaterdrillingtechnology.com CABLE WIRE, TIES, AND GUARDS Southwire www.southwire.com
CABLE, SUBMERSIBLE PUMP/MOTOR Southwire www.southwire.com CAMERAS, DOWN-THE-HOLE Allegheny Instruments www.alleghenyinstruments.com Laval Underground Surveys www.lavalunderground.com Well-Vu Camera www.wellvu.com CASINGS, SHOE Foremost Industries www.foremost.ca CHECK VALVES Flomatic www.flomatic.com
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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 GEOTHERMAL EQUIPMENT LoopTech www.looptech.net
GROUT, BENTONITE, SEALANT Baroid IDP www.baroididp.com Wyo-Ben www.wyoben.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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WELL DEVELOPMENT: AirBurst Technology, LLC is seeking qualified individuals or businesses to partner with ABT, in select areas of the country, to represent ABT and perform AirBurst well development services. Target customers are drillers and pump installers, municipalities, industry, irrigators and livestock farmers. Applicants must have an ongoing related water well industry business or previous experience, have an excellent working knowledge of water wells, have existing relationships with drillers and pump installers. A small investment is required. AirBurst will provide equipment and maintain ownership of equipment. Training will be provided at your USA site at minimal cost. Please visit our website at www.airbursttech.com and complete the AirBurst Partner Form at “contact us”.
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1 – 16 Elevators All steel with safety latch. SEMCO of Lamar 800-541-1562 Fax 719-336-2402 Credit Cards Accepted
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137 SERVICES 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.
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. HELP WANTED: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District is seeking qualified drill rig operators to fill up to 3 permanent positions at the WG-5/6/8 grade level. The applicant’s major duties may include assisting senior drill rig operators in operating drilling equipment, performing routine maintenance of equipment, and driving CDL Class B vehicles. Frequent overnight travel will be required. For more information please send an email to Maria.T.Orosz@usace.army.mil. Please do not send copies of resumes.
75 ELECTRIC MOTORS 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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Perforating Machines Affordable, easy to operate automated machines with touch screen programming.
✔ Use on wells yielding as little as 0.10 gpm. ✔ Turn-key collection and delivery system. ✔ Fits through 24� doors. ✔ Good money from bad wells. For more information, log-on or call 800-211-8070.
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125 PUMP HOISTS 2014 Dodge and Ford Trucks Available S4,000 Pump Hoist, 8,000# cap., 35 telescoping mast, 30 gal. oil tank, hydro pump, 5T safety hook, hydro controls and variable speed engine control . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,665 S6,000 Pump Hoist, 16,000# 3L cap., 35 telescoping mast, 30 gal. oil tank, hydro pump, 5T safety hook, hydro controls and variable speed engine control . . . . . $17,950
S20,000 Pump Hoist, 80,000# 4L cap., 40 telescoping mast, 6000# tail out line, 72 gal. oil tank, hydro pump, 13T safety hook, hydro controls and variable speed engine control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $59,230 S25,000 Pump Hoist, 100,000# 4L cap., 40 telescoping mast, 6000# tail out line, 100 gal. oil tank, hydro pump, 15T safety hook, hydro controls and variable speed engine control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $82,545
S8,000 Pump Hoist, 22,000# 3L cap., 36 telescoping mast, 30 gal. oil tank, hydro pump, 7T safety hook, hydro controls and variable speed engine control . . . . . $22,950
S30,000 Pump Hoist, 120,000# 4L cap., 40 telescoping mast, 6000# tail out line, 100 gal. oil tank, hydro pump, 15T safety hook, hydro controls and variable speed engine control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $96,945
S10,000 Pump Hoist, 30,000# 3L cap., 40 telescoping mast, 30 gal. oil tank, hydro pump, 9T safety hook, hydro controls and variable speed engine control . . . . . $32,500
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S12,000 Pump Hoist, 48,000# 4L cap., 44 telescoping mast, 6000# tail out line, 72 gal. oil tank, hydro pump, 11T safety hook, hydro controls and variable speed engine control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $36,250 S15,000 Pump Hoist, 60,000# 4L cap., 48 telescoping mast, 6000# tail out line, 72 gal. oil tank, hydro pump, 13T safety hook, hydro controls and variable speed engine control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $44,895
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Don’t Miss the December WWJ The December issue of Water Well Journal focuses on the state of the industry and will contain several feature stories relating to important topics impacting the groundwater industry today. One focuses on well sites and the possible impact land development can have on water systems. Another feature story explores theft of heavy equipment and tips on securing yours so it doesn’t happen to you. The second installment of WWJ’s series focusing on the ANSI/NGWA Water Well Construction Standard will also be included, as will several columns by industry experts and monthly departments that keep you up to date on the latest happenings in the groundwater industry. Look for the December issue of WWJ soon!
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SONIC DRILL CORPORATION Suite 190#120, 119 N. Commercial St. Bellingham, WA 98225 1-604-588-6081
FOR SALE: Cable tool drilling rig. Mounted on 3 axle 1941 military truck. Good running engine and transmission. All drill stems, fishing tools, and bailers from 6 to 12 wells. $38,000. Call (760) 250-6233.
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Networking and knowledge Why did you join NGWA?
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The need for CEUs — and to be part of the well drilling community. We’re not typical well drillers — we do a lot of different water supply projects. But groundwater is the primary thing we do with collector wells, which is induced filtration, so we wanted to be associated with the groundwater industry.
How does NGWA help you professionally? Networking and knowledge. I go to Expo most years and I’ve learned a great deal beyond just what we do as far as what’s important out there to the industry and how things get done.
What would you recommend to a student or someone new to this particular field? Get out on a drilling rig. See how the rig works, how the water comes out of the ground, how the sampling is conducted.
Andy Smith, Senior Engineer, Ranney Collector Wells/Layne NGWA member since 1998
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