Water Well Journal

I'm buying their old bits, selling them new bits, selling them used bits, fixing their bits, whatever they need me to do. Rich Stewart in "The Moving Drill Bit Store", page 27 PUNCH LIST The October issue of Water Well Journal will feature a preview of Groundwater Week 2020, the preeminent event in the ground- water industry, scheduled to take place December 8-10. Perception is vitally important to one's overall reputation. How the rig looks will often set the tone for your potential future customers as well as the current customer you're servicing. Gary Shawver, MGWC in "Your Rig Is a Big Part of Your Business", page 44 waterwelljournal.com 64 n September 2020 WWJ Competing with unprofessional contractors who will do it cheaper (is the greatest challenge for contractors today). The need to build trust and to overcome the 'race to the bottom' is a struggle in a craft that people don't understand. Stuart A. Smith, CGWP in "WWJ Closeup", page 11 I look at the service that the groundwater industry does for the state of Maine as vitally important and feel I'm probably one of the experts out of the whole legislature on groundwater. I feel I have a place there and a voice for everyone who is in this industry. Chad Grignon in "A Voice for the Industry", page 21 Falls are the leading cause of death in construction. Every year, falls from ladders make up nearly one out of every three of those deaths. However, these deaths are preventable. Alexandra Walsh in "Ladder Safety Saves Lives", page 46 The actions of drilling have a significant effect on the quality of the samples that are collected and described. Each drilling method has a different level of disturbance to the samples whose description must reflect, as much as possible, the undisturbed nature of the materials. Thomas M. Hanna, RPG in "Finding a Common Ground", page 31

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