Water Well Journal
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A motivation for NGWA promoting these questions to HVAC contractors, mechanical engineers, and others involved is to direct them to NGWA member or to NGWA certified contractors to do the drilling for geothermal heat pump installations. To find drilling contractors, including those who work on geothermal heat pump installations, use the "Find a Contrac- tor" service, also at Wellowner.org. Also, check out NGWA's Guidelines for the Construction of Vertical Closed Loop Heat Pump Systems in the NGWA Bookstore at www.NGWA.org. NGWA Launches Exciting New Partnership with SplashLink.com NGWA and SplashLink.com, an online "one-stop shop" for the water industry, announced a partnership that will give NGWA members easier access to industry bids and projects, as well as funding opportunities throughout North America. "SplashLink.com provides a resource that is unique in the water industry," says NGWA Membership Director Trisha Freeman. "We are always looking for ways to simplify our members' lives, and SplashLink.com is the only service to put projects and funding in one easy-to-use Internet resource." SplashLink.com is built exclusively for the water industry and not only provides access to millions in funding as well as thousands of projects, but also search tools that make it easy to find just the kind of opportunities that are of most interest to each subscribing member. "The National Ground Water Association is at the forefront of groundwater policy, education, and solutions," notes SplashLink CEO Ebie Holst. "We are proud to partner with them to put new tools at their members' fingertips." NGWA serves more than 11,000 members, has 42 state affiliates, and relationships with dozens of domestic and international partners relevant to groundwater issues. "The scope of NGWA is impressive, but what is even more impressive is their commitment to their members," says SplashLink Vice President Jason Wuliger. "We share their passion for the industry." Two of the many SplashLink.com features that will now be available to subscribing NGWA members are customizable email alerts and enhanced visibility within the marketplace through the SplashLink.com directory. "We were impressed by SplashLink.com's ability to help our members avoid missing projects they could be working on," Freeman adds. "Part of our core mission is advancing the success of our members, and SplashLink.com is a way for NGWA to do just that." NGWA members can now get an extra two weeks free on a SplashLink.com subscription by using promotional code NGWA-Splash16. To learn more, visit http://info.ngwa.org/servicecenter/ splashlink.cfm. Access Groundwater Awareness Week promotional tools by visiting the National Ground Water Association website at www.NGWA.org by clicking on "Awareness Week" under the Events/Education tab. For those who already are making plans to promote Groundwater Awareness Week, let NGWA know so your company can be listed on the Groundwater Awareness Week webpage as a promotional partner. Contact NGWA Public Awareness Director Cliff Treyens at ctreyens@ngwa.org or call (800) 551-7379, ext. 554. Certification exams administered by the National Ground Water Association in 2015, with 118 of those passing. Three hundred and forty-six licensing exams were administered, with 163 of those passing. New members NGWA registered in November 2015. The total consisted of 128 contractors, 81 scientists and engineers, 20 suppliers, 12 associates, 10 government/ academic professionals, 10 students, 8 manufacturer representatives, and 5 manufacturers. Different nations, in addition to the United States, were represented by attendees at the 2015 NGWA Groundwater Expo and Annual Meeting December 14-17 in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more on the Expo, go to page 28. 207, 346 274 30 NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION Twitter @WaterWellJournl WWJ February 2016 19