Water Well Journal

Take your time and get all of your questions answered before making a decision (on purchasing a rig). Don't base your decision on price alone and make a list of what is most important to you and your company. Chip Nelson Jr. in "WWJ Closeup", page 10 The cost of downtime and maintenance can be costly. Keeping up with new rigs and new technology closes that gap. Drillers should be doing what they do best, drilling! Marcus Laibe in "An Insider's Look", page 31 September PUNCH LIST The October issue of Water Well Journal will feature a full preview of Groundwater Week, the biggest event in the groundwater industry, taking place December 5-7 in Nashville, Tennessee. Sometimes guys come on and in the first couple of hitches you can just tell by the way they work and by the way they ask questions that they're going to really like it. People usually know pretty quick whether this is the job for them. John Fowler, CSP in "Preparing the Next Generation", page 21 Pre-planning is very important for us. Once you've gone through that you've got an approved plan in place, you mobilize to the site, and you set the drilling process in motion. You know, 99 percent of the time you're successful because of the pre-planning. Ron Pichler in "Thoughts on Overall Efficiency", page 27 waterwelljournal.com 76 September 2017 WWJ The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported since 2004, nearly 125,000 workers have suffered significant, permanent hearing loss. Gary Ganson, CIH, CSP in "Hearing Protection Needs to Happen Now", page 44 I believe (employee stock owned plans) are an option to consider when one is ready to sell their company. After all, it can keep the firm's most valuable asset—the employees— around for years to come. Gary Shawver, MGWC in "Retaining Your Business' Most Valuable Asset", page 46 Nashville Dec. 5-7, 2017 SM

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