Water Well Journal
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Two Professionals Join NGWA Certified Ranks in October 2014 The National Ground Water Association welcomed two industry professionals to its certified ranks last October. Randy K. Phillips, CWD, of A.E. Drilling Services LLC in Greenville, South Carolina, became the newest certified well driller, while Joshua R. Trujillo, CPI, of A-1 Well Service & Supply Inc. in Kingman, Arizona, earned certified pump installer status. Phillips is the operations manager at A.E. Drilling, a firm offering environmental, geotechnical, mineral exploration, geothermal, and water supply drilling services since 1969. Trujillo works for A-1 Well Service & Supply, a company supplying, installing, and servicing all water well system components in northwest Arizona. NGWA administered 15 exams in October, one for certifi- cation and 14 for state licensure purposes. One test for state licensing was passed. In the first 10 months of 2014, there were 87 certification exams given with 40 passing, and 181 state licensing exams administered with a total of 72 receiving passing scores. If you have questions about the NGWA certification pro- grams, contact Jessica Rhoads, NGWA industry practices administrator/certification coordinator, at jrhoads@ngwa.org, or call (800) 551-7379, ext. 511. If outside the United States, call (614) 898-7791, ext. 511. NGWA Adds 235 Members in October NGWA added 235 new members in October 2014. The total consisted of 114 contractors, 92 scientists and engineers, 12 manufacturers, 8 students, 5 suppliers, and 4 associates. A total of 698 members renewed their membership as well. To learn more about NGWA and how to become a member, visit www.NGWA.org/Membership. NGWA Provides Industry BSPs on Water Quality and Treatment NGWA has a variety of industry "best suggested practices" for issues with water quality and treatment, including: • Reducing Problematic Concentrations of Arsenic in Residential Water Well Systems • Reducing Problematic Concentrations of Boron in Residential Water Well Systems • Reducing Problematic Concentrations of Fluoride in Residential Water Well Systems • Reducing Problematic Concentrations of Hydrogen Sulfide in Residential Water Well Systems • Reducing Problematic Concentrations of Iron and Manganese in Residential Water Well Systems • Reducing Problematic Concentrations of Nitrates in Residential Water Well Systems. NGWA's BSPs are designed to aid groundwater profession- als at industry job sites. They are not standards, but practices that have been demonstrated to show superior results. BSPs are prepared by a consensus of groundwater professionals from around the country. NGWA members can download all BSPs for free as a member benefit under the "Member exclusives" section at www.NGWA.org. Nonmembers can purchase the BSPs. NGWA's Phone App for iPhone Provides Valuable Information A glossary of groundwater and water well terms is available from NGWA as an iPhone app download- able online in the App Store at www.apple.com/iphone/apps-for- iphone. The app for Apple's iPhone is $4.99 and educational institutions can receive a discounted rate for multiple purchases. The glossary is based on NGWA's Lexicon of Groundwater and Water Well System Terms. NGWA's lexicon was selected by a task force of industry pro- fessionals and contains terms with the most relevancy to the The LOG NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION 12 January 2015 WWJ waterwelljournal.com