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WWJ DEPARTMENTS
32 Drawing from the Well
By Gary Shawver, MGWC
The Nuts and Bolts of Running a Business
You set the tone for the direction of your business.
34 Safety Matters
By Alexandra Walsh
The Case for Decontamination
Decontaminating clothing and equipment is a must after work
on some jobsites.
38 People at Work
By Alexandra Walsh
Delegating HR for a Small Business
It's critical your company's HR is in the right hands.
40 Engineering Your Business
By Ed Butts, PE, CPI
Irrigation Fundamentals
Part 5, Sprinkler Irrigation, Big Guns
The views expressed in the columns are the authors' opinions based
on their professional experience.
4 First Up
Electrifying Performance
6 Editor's Note
Helping with the Hiring Pain
8 In This Issue
9
WWJ Closeup
Marcus X. Laibe, Versa-Drill by Laibe Corp.
10 Industry Newsline
New study shows wells being drilled deeper
than ever
16 The Log
Groundwater Foundation announces
scholarship winners
18 Now on Water Well Journal.com
56 Newsmakers
kwik-ZIP Centralizers appoints new
manufacturer's representative
58 Featured Products
62 Coming Events
63 Classified Marketplace
70 Index of Advertisers
72 Punch List
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