Featured ARTICLES
16 Back to the Basics
By William Wagner
We surveyed industry professionals to
pinpoint seven things they wish the
public knew about pump systems.
21 Working with Older Pump
Systems
By Mike Price
Industry veterans share tips along with
what to watch out for.
27 Are You Well Connected?
By Ben Painter
Smart VFDs and remote well
maintenance.
30
Water Well Journal Q&A
By Mike Price
Bill and Rosemarie Alley, authors of
High and Dry: Meeting the Challenges
of the World's Growing Dependence on
Groundwater
32 2017 Pumps Directory
Get everything you need on the industry's
pump manufacturers and their products.
March 2017
Vol. 71, No. 3
waterwelljournal.com
About the cover: A crew from Hawk Drilling Co. Inc.
in Ballston Spa, New York, works on updating a water well
system in a home where the owner did not know where the
pump was located. The crew dug at the outgoing line and
followed it to underneath the stairs in the home. See the article
on page 16 about things you wish the public knew about
their pump systems. Photo submitted by Sandra Baldwin, CPI,
of Hawk Drilling.
2 March 2017 WWJ
