Water Well Journal

At the end of the day, the most important aspect of a good helper is a good driller. Learning the repetitive activities from the driller is the easy part. Learning how not to perform some activities with shortcuts that may result in lost tools and accidents is the critical part. Roger E. Renner, MGWC, NGWAF in "What Makes a Good Driller's Helper?", page 23 PUNCH LIST The October issue of Water Well Journal will feature a full preview of Groundwater Week 2021, the biggest event in the groundwater industry, taking place December 14-16 in Nashville, Tennessee. When audits successfully uncover weaknesses in an employer's safety programs or practices, these also prove to be important tools in designing a new safety plan. Alexandra Walsh in "How to Conduct a Regulatory Safety Audit", page 46 waterwelljournal.com 68 n September 2021 WWJ A lot of guys who are drilling don't even have the right air to develop a well and they'll throw a pump down there and just try to pump out the mud. It destroys pumps and you're never getting that mud wall cake off the walls behind the gravel pack to really get what the well's producing. Nick Owens in "Well Development Using Compressed Air", page 17 Effective employee retention strategies not only can improve worker morale, but they also ensure your best workers will continue to work for you and not your competition. Alexandra Walsh in "Keeping Good Workers in a Tight Labor Market", page 48 The interactions I have had with readers across the country and throughout the world makes this an enjoyable experience that I would truly miss if I stopped. That said, I am going to introduce a new theme for future columns. Ed Butts, PE, CPI in "Twenty Years and Counting!", page 50 It can be a challenge not to get pulled in too many directions at once. I believe it's better to do a few things right and thorough than many things subpar. Cody Green in "WWJ Closeup", page 8

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