Water Well Journal

WWJ CLOSEUP ROGER RENNER, MGWC, NGWAF President E.H. Renner & Sons Inc. Elk River, Minnesota THE BEST ADVICE I EVER GOT? I brought a girlfriend home I had been dating for some time and my dad, Thomas T. Renner, advised me to marry her. We have been married for 38 years and she is still my bride. BIGGEST CHANGE BETWEEN THE FIRST NATIONAL CONVENTION I ATTENDED IN 1978 AND NOW . NOW . NOW . . The logistics of what of what of NGWA does for its members during the show is different now— multiple venues of classes, of classes, of a packed showroom floor with training on the floor, technical offerings. There is a large number of staff of staff of needed staff needed staff to make an event this size come off smoothly. off smoothly. off TIP FOR A FIRST- TIME ATTENDEE AT GROUNDWATER WEEK? Seek what you can bring home to make you more money, become more successful than your com- petition, and provide you with a reputation that will make you stand out. Most important is that peer-to-peer information you get nowhere else. FAVORITE MEMORY OF THE 2000 CONVENTION WHEN I BECAME NGWA PRESIDENT Standing up at the podium with my father who was president of the of the of then-National Water Well Association back in back in back 1958 for a for a for photo shoot. A proud A proud A moment for my dad. ON MY DESK RIGHT NOW? The usual stuff: Phone, calculator, candy dish of chocolates, in-basket, electric stapler, and cell phone. The unusual stuff: Dog bones for my 2-year-old black lab, Roxy. WHEN I WANT TO UNWIND . . . By mowing the lawn. Yup, that 22.5 hp John Deere, cruise control, zero radius turn, grass vac, a baseball hat, sunglasses, cigar, and tunes. I don't hear the phone ring for two hours. MOST IMPORTANT CHALLENGE FACING GROUNDWATER PROFESSIONALS? There are several challenges to our profession: groundwater preserva- groundwater preserva- groundwater tion and protection, groundwater conservation, accelerated technical changes to how we how we how operate our rigs, our rigs, our and industry regulatory industry regulatory industry agencies. regulatory agencies. regulatory waterwelljournal.com 14 October 2017 WWJ

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