Water Well Journal

Bureau of Labor Statistics shows … employees suffering from ergonomics- related injuries required more time off the job on average (11 days) than those with other types of workplace injuries and illnesses (eight days). Alexandra Walsh in "Ignoring Ergonomics Can Be Costly", page 66 (A windmill is) a reliable source of free energy. Basically, you just have to check them once a year—check the oil, make sure the nuts and bolts are tight. Most of the time, unless something tears it up, you're good. Lance Sykes in "Still Going", page 28 PUNCH LIST The April issue of Water Well Journal will focus on water quality and treatment and feature multiple stories on the subject, including one on redefining water treatment today as well as a roundtable discussing PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). To achieve the most reliable, robust, and a long-running solution, the motor and VFD should be treated as a single system … the result should be a variable speed drive system operating according to specification. Patrick Hogg in "Protecting Motors", page 23 waterwelljournal.com 84 March 2019 WWJ The fundamental tenet of a good irrigation system design is to provide just enough of the needed water and nutrients to the crop or plant at the required uptake point and rate without applying excessive or wasteful amounts of either. Ed Butts, PE in "Irrigation Fundamentals", page 58 I've seen 20-year-old pumps pulled out of the ground, checked out, and put right back in the hole because they were still performing perfectly. The manufacturers in this industry make excellent products. Bob Pelikan in "WWJ Closeup", page 10 While there are many different approaches when drilling a well anticipated to flow, I can't emphasize enough the importance in preplanning for the worst-case scenario. Gary Shawver, MGWC in "Dealing with Flowing Wells", page 54

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