The amounts of various
exported crops produced
using unsustainable groundwater
rose significantly between
2000 and 2010…the
United States' rose by 57%.
Carole Dalin
in "Industry Newsline", page 14
In summary, safety is the bottom line and the
ELD mandate does not appear to be going away.
It was created to improve highway safety while
accurately tracking drivers' hours. It is not
a choice, but a mandate.
Tony Verillo
in "Electronic Logging Mandate", page 31
May PUNCH LIST
As June is National Safety Month,
the June issue of
Water Well Journal
focuses on safety in the workplace. It will
contain articles on the subject as well as
the NGWA Buyers Guide.
No two customers are identical. Make sure you
have all the information you need to tailor your
message to each unique audience.
Julie Hansen
in "Tom Hanks, Sales, and Credibility", page 46
We work a lot in agriculture and
are in California, so water scarcity
is becoming the new norm. The
constant challenge for irrigators
is to optimize yields while
intelligently using their usually
scarce water resources.
Daniel Eisenberg
in "WWJ Closeup", page 9
waterwelljournal.com 64 May 2017 WWJ
Water withdrawals for irrigation
have leveled off and even declined slightly
since 1980. This validates the improvements
in water use efficiency made through
irrigation systems, primarily the gradual
shift from surface-irrigated systems to
sprinkler-irrigated systems.
Mike Allen
in "Sustainability Doesn't Have to
Mean Suspension", page 20
The rate for young workers treated for
occupational injuries in the emergency room
was almost two times higher than among
workers 25 and older
Alexandra Walsh
in "Keeping Young Workers Safe", page 40
