WWJ January 2022 n 3
An APEX award winner 19 consecutive years with
34 total awards, most in the groundwater industry.
Featured COLUMNISTS
WWJ DEPARTMENTS
30 Drawing from the Well
By Gary Shawver, MGWC
An ESOP, 10 Years Later
Looking back on the sale of a company to its employees.
32 Safety Matters
By Alexandra Walsh
Staying Safe on Winter Roadways
A winter driving safety policy cuts down on accidents on snowy
and icy roadways.
34 Engineering Your Business
By Ed Butts, PE, CPI
Why Electric Motors Fail
Part 1. Single-phase motors.
40 People at Work
By Alexandra Walsh
Creating Psychological Safety
at Your Company
When employees feel they can contribute their ideas, companies
thrive.
42 The Water Works
By Ed Butts, PE, CPI
Engineering of Water Systems
Part 18(f)—Electrical Systems and Control Methods.
The views expressed in the columns are the authors' opinions based
on their professional experience.
4 First Up
Getting the Gavel
6 Editor's Note
A Quest to Get Better
7 In This Issue
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WWJ Closeup
Travis Flint, Thomas Flint & Son Inc.
14 Industry Newsline
Supreme Court issues ruling on Mississippi-
Tennessee groundwater dispute case
18 The Log
NGWA hosts webinar on current and
proposed federal tax changes and how
they will impact businesses
20 Now on Water Well Journal.com
46 Industry Newsmakers
Flomatic's Bo Andersson receives Water
Systems Council's first Industry Icon Award
47 Coming Events
48 Featured Products
50 Classified Marketplace
55 Index of Advertisers
56 Punch List
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