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Winner of EXCEL and APEX awards for 20 consecutive years,
with 39 total awards, the most in the groundwater industry.
Featured COLUMNISTS
WWJ DEPARTMENTS
38 Clear as Mud
By Jeff Blinn
Lost Drilling Returns
It's important to know to best prevent and control it.
40 Safety Matters
By Alexandra Walsh
When Life Is Measured in Minutes
Sudden cardiac arrest can occur on the job and reacting to it
properly is critical.
42 Engineering Your Business
By Ed Butts, PE, CPI
The Possible Downsides to Excessive
Automation
It has its place in the water systems market but should be applied
only when needed.
46 The Art of Water Wells
By Marvin F. Glotfelty, RG
Well Destruction
The final chapter of a well's life should not be discounted.
52 People at Work
Why Listening Is Good for Business
By Alexandra Walsh
Good listeners build good relationships and that can impact the
bottom line.
54 Groundwater & Wells
By Thom Hanna, RG, and Robert Sterrett, Ph.D.
Aquifer Types of North America
Part One: Unconsolidated Aquifers
The views expressed in the columns are the authors' opinions based
on their professional experience.
4 First Up
Geothermal Drilling in New York
6 Editor's Note
Feels Like Going Home
8 In This Issue
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WWJ Closeup
Pierce Kiltoff, JKA Well Drilling & Pumps
10 Industry Newsline
Montana Water Well Drillers Association
President volunteers time to recruit future
of industry
14 The Log
NGWA tours SIMFLO's new facility
and attends roundtable discussion with
U.S. Representative
16 Now on Water Well Journal.com
59 Industry Newsmakers
Larry Wayne LaBorde passes away
60 Featured Products
62 Coming Events
63 Classified Marketplace
67 Index of Advertisers
68 Punch List
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