Featured ARTICLES
21 Disinfecting New and Existing
Wells
By Michael J. Schnieders, PG, PH-GW
Common but often misunderstood,
it's important to know how to
do this form of maintenance.
25 Inactive and Seasonally
Idled Wells
By Kathleen Wiseman
There are several things to consider
with well systems that are used
infrequently.
28 Combating Corrosion
By Jennifer Strawn
Part 2: How to prevent crevice and
galvanic corrosion before it starts
32 Field Notes
By Raymond L. Straub Jr., PG
Retaining Geologic Samples
AUGUST 2015
VOL. 69, NO. 8
About the cover: A crew from General Pump Co. in
Camarillo, California, installs a Johnson Screens Muni-Pak
inner liner in a well for the Goleta Water District, which is
just outside Santa Barbara. The screen is a stainless steel-
prepack utilized to reline the well to continue service to
the community during the drought plaguing the West. The
well has returned to service and is exceeding expectations.
Photo submitted by Edd T. Schofield of Bilfinger Water
Technologies.
2 August 2015 WWJ
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