Water Well Journal

By accessing the online Toolkit, you can now print an information sheet containing your company's logo and contact information. Not only does this highlight your knowledge on a particular subject, it allows you to leave your customer a co-branded marketing document containing valuable information. Trisha Freeman, QAS in "Amplify Your Business", page 8 Challenging problems are sometimes encountered during well drilling . . . but after the problems have been resolved, it's a great feeling to see water flowing from a successful well. Marvin F. Glotfelty, RG in "WWJ Closeup", page 9 PUNCH LIST The March 2019 issue of Water Well Journal is the annual pumps issue and will feature the pumps directory containing details from all the major pump manufacturers in the industry. Get to know NGWA and all that we have to offer you and your business . . . I'm always encouraging our members to utilize and take advantage of what we have to help them become a better contractor and business owner-operator. Terry S. Morse, CIC in "NGWA Q&A", page 26 waterwelljournal.com 52 February 2019 WWJ Working in the absence of light means workers' chances of having accidents are increased. This can be overcome by providing appropriate lighting on site and having signs brightly lit and visible to warn workers wherever hazards are present. Alexandra Walsh in "Playing It Safe at Night", page 34 Many contractors don't have the tools to do precise plumbness and alignment tests. They think they know their wells are straight enough, but all you have to do is lose one big well, and you're in big trouble. Gary Hix, RG, CWD/PI in "Plumbness and Alignment", page 19 Speak with punctuation. When you arrive at the end of a sentence, put a period on it and stop. Yes, silence feels deadly, but if you don't leave some space in your pitch, you may never really know what the person you're talking to thinks. Julie Hansen in "Top 25 Secrets for Pitching on the Phone", page 32

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