January 1997, Volume 51, No. 1

CONTENTS IN THIS ISSUE

• Lump Sum Pricing of Well Drilling and Construction Services, page 53
• Givens International--Its small town values fit in global marketplace, page 56
• 1997 Buyers Guide, page 61
  • Part I: Rigs, Tools, and Well Construction Equipment, page 62
  • Part II: Pumps and Well Completion Supplies, page 68
  • Part III: Water Softening and Conditioning Equipment, page 75
  • Part IV: Remediation Equipment, page 77
  • Directory of Manufacturers, page 78
  • Suppliers Guide, page 98
  • Manufacturers' Rep Guide, page 109
• Drilling Program Helps "Earthquake-Proof" Famous Bridge, page 112
• SA Electronics--Sounding out your well, page 118
• B & B Chlorination--A family-run business in America's heartland, page 120

COLUMNS

• Editorial--And the winners are . . . , page 4
• I. Ben Dar--Well drilling and scuba diving, page 48
• Bits & Bytes--Your computer questions, page 49
• Treat It Right--Water softeners: Cabinet vs. two-tank models, page 51
• American Ground Water Trust News, page 123
• Well Log--NGWA News, page 131

DEPARTMENTS

• Industry News and Views, page 6
• Coming Events, page 35
• Products and Literature, page 37
• Industry Changes, page 124
• Classified Advertising: Marketplace, page 125
• Index of Advertisers, page 138

February 1997, Volume 51, No. 2

CONTENT IN THIS ISSUE

• Water 2000: Government in your backyard, page 35
  
• Study Will Compare Private Wells with Public Water Systems, page 41
  
• Illinois Association Leads the Nation with Well Disinfection Program, page 43
  
• Bacteriological Tests of Drinking Water, page 46
  
• National Convention Provides Glimpse of the Future -- And the tools to prepare for it, page 50
  

Columns

• Guest Editorial: Now playing . . . Water 2000, page 4
• Treat It Right: The test kit: The water treatment dealer's best friend, page 24
• Consultants Collection: Glacial geology and well drillers, page 26
• Well Log/NGWA News, page 31

Departments

• Industry News and Views, page 6
  
• Industry Changes, page 13
  
• Products and Literature, page 14
  
• Coming Events, page 22
  
• Classified Advertising: Marketplace, page 53
  
• Index of Advertisers, page 58
  

CONTENT IN THIS ISSUE

• Oklahoma Air Force Base Remediates Horizontally, page 48
  
• A Quiet Day at the Office, page 50
• Horizontal Directional Drilling -- State of the art, page 52
• Multilevel Monitoring Well Installations, page 58
• What It's Like to Drill in Garbage, page 62
• 1997 Monitoring Well Contractor Directory, page 67
• Part I: Capabilities, page 68
• Part II: Directory of Firms Listed, page 72
• Old Pump Has Historical Value, page 75
• Maps--Where would we be without them?, page 78

COLUMNS

• Guest Editorial--There may be a free lunch, page 4
• Bits & Bytes--Your computer questions, page 46
• American Ground Water Trust News, page 77
• Well Log--NGWA News, page 83

DEPARTMENTS

• Industry News and Views, page 6
• Industry Changes, page 32
• Products and Literature, page 34
• Coming Events, page 44
• Classified Advertising: Marketplace, page 87
• Letters to the Editor, page 93
• Index of Advertisers, page 94

April 1997, Volume 51, No. 4

CONTENT IN THIS ISSUE

• Globetrotter--The true adventures of J. Arden Godshall, page 36
• Geotechnical Drilling in the Caicos Islands--Bob Toney at the helm, page 42
• HydroSource Explores the World to Find Ground Water, page 46
• Drilling in South America--How do you say casing in Quechua?, page 55
• Drilling in Haiti--One woman's story, page 58

COLUMNS

• Editorial--Old friends, page 4
• I Ben Dar--Face to face/ Bow now?, page 25
• Consultants Collection--Repairing a fractured bedrock municipal well, page 29
• Well Log--NGWA News, page 51

DEPARTMENTS

• Industry News and Views, page 6
• Products and Literature, page 16
• Coming Events, page 27
• Industry Changes, page 61
• Classified Advertising: Marketplace, page 62
• Index of Advertisers, page 70

May 1997, Volume 51, No. 5

CONTENT IN THIS ISSUE

• Augie's Pump & Service Co.--Handling the big pumps safely, page 53
• 1997 Pump Buying Guide, page 57
• Windmilling--One man's remembrance of things past, page 63
• Cross-Connections and Backflow, page 67
• Space-Age Technology in Pump Troubleshooting, page 71
• You'll Get a Boost out of the Latest in Pump Technology, page 74
• State Associations and NGWA Work Together on Water 2000, page 78
• Morning Shower Launches Business, page 80
• Lightning and How to Tame It, page 87

COLUMNS

• Editorial--Show me the pumps, page 4
• Treat It Right--Preventing well contamination problems, page 44
• I. Ben Dar--Hard-working pump, page 46
• Bits & Bytes--Your computer questions, page 48
• AGWT News, page 52
• Well Log--NGWA News, page 83

DEPARTMENTS

• Industry News and Views, page 6
• Products and Literature, page 30
• Industry Changes, page 43
• Coming Events, page 50
• Classified Advertising: Marketplace, page 93
• Index of Advertisers, page 102

June 1997, Volume 51, No. 6

CONTENTS IN THIS ISSUE

• Special regional section, page 17
• Employee safety manual: First step in workplace training, page 48
• Well abandonment Minnesota style, page 52
• How to prevent fire at the drill site, page 55
• Power lines are number one killer of ground crew workers, page 58
• Protect your eyes now for better use later on, page 61

COLUMNS

• Guest Editorial--Goodwill is a profitable practice, page 4
• I. Ben Dar--Country-men, page 46
• Well Log/NGWA News, page 39
• Consultants collection: Economics of drill-hole plugging, page 43

DEPARTMENTS

• Industry News and Views, page 6
• Coming Events, page 37
• Products and Literature, page 26
• Industry Changes, page 36
• Classified Advertising: Marketplace, page 64
• Index of Advertisers, page 74

July 1997, Volume 51, No. 7

CONTENT IN THIS ISSUE

• Mateco Drilling Co.--Innovative solutions for remediation, page 47
• Using Direct Push Equipment with Drilling Rigs, page 48
• Welding--The well contractor's art, page 50
• Swaging Offers Hope for Damaged Wells, page 52
• Percussion and Down-the-Hole Hammer Drilling--Yesterday and today, page 55
• One Big Adventure--Bob Strasser reflects on his life as a driller, page 59
• Buyers Guide to Drilling Rigs, page 64
• Who's Who in Water 2000, page 68
• The Star Drilling Machine Co.--Pounding out its place in drilling history, page 71

COLUMNS

• Guest Editorial--Drillers & explosives: dangerous combination, page 4
• Silver Lining--The other side of the fence, page 43
• Treat it Right--Questions about ultraviolet water treatment, page 45
• Well Log--NGWA News, page 81

DEPARTMENTS

• Industry News and Views, page 6
• Products and Literature, page 32
• Industry Changes, page 40
• Coming Events, page 41
• Classified Advertising: Marketplace, page 85
• Index of Advertisers, page 94

August 1997, Volume 51, No. 8

CONTENTS IN THIS ISSUE

• Why I go to conventions, page 60
• Telling the cowboys from the well drillers, page 63
• See you in September: NGWA's 49th annual convention, page 65
• Stan Graves: 1998 NGWA president, page 76
• Hydraulic driven arc welders, page 81
• The changing face of Las Vegas, page 84
• What to do when you return from your convention, page 85
• It't time for a change in written water well specifications: A contractor's perspective, page 87
• Counter-point: A consultant's perspective, page 88
• "Man with the Tin Hat" celebrates golden anniversary, page 90
• How Iowa contractors and suppliers are surviving Water 2000, page 94
• SA Electronics--Sounding out your well, page 118
• B & B Chlorination--A family-run business in America's heartland, page 120

COLUMNS

• Guest editorial: Viva Las Vegas!, page 4
• I. Ben Dar--Pet peeve, page 50
• Bits & Bytes--Your computer questions, page 52
• Consultants collection, Glacial erratic boulders and well drillers, page 55
• American Ground Water Trust News, page 54
• Well Log--NGWA News, page 99

DEPARTMENTS

• Industry News and Views, page 6
• Coming Events, page 48
• Products and Literature, page 36
• Industry Changes, page 47
• Classified Advertising: Marketplace, page 103
• Index of Advertisers, page 110

September 1997, Volume 51, No. 9

CONTENTS IN THIS ISSUE

• Groundwater university students immerse themselves, page 45
• Software buyers guide for the ground water professional, page 46
• World Wide Web sites: Should your company be on-line?, page 57
• So you want to be a driller? These schools offer training, page 60
• Horizontal directional drilling operator training, page 66
• Are you ready for metrics?, page 71

COLUMNS

• Editorial--Training and education: Manufacturers and suppliers offer their best to you!, page 4
• I. Ben Dar--Coincidence, page 35
• Consultants collection: How drumlins influence drilling, page 36
• Treat It Right--Questions about ultraviolet water treatment, page 41
• The Silver Lining: It can('t) be done?, page 43
• Well Log--NGWA News, page 53

DEPARTMENTS

• Industry News and Views, page 7
• Coming Events, page 33
• Products and Literature, page 25
• Industry Changes, page 32
• Classified Advertising: Marketplace, page 74
• Index of Advertisers, page 82

October 1997, Volume 51, No. 10

CONTENTS IN THIS ISSUE

• McKeever Well Drilling, Schroeder, Minnesota, page 42
• Larson Well Co., Roland, Iowa, page 46
• Drilling with strong family values: 75 years of Ortman success, page 52
• A.C. Schultes Inc.: Primes for the fourth generation, page 58
• Tom Guardino: A true water well professional, page 64
• If you can't beat 'em Join 'em: Federal money for individual wells, page 68

COLUMNS

• Guest Editorial--Clarifying our water values, page 4
• Bits & Bytes--Your computer questions, page 40
• Consultants collection: New drilling techniques of China, page 37
• American Ground Water Trust News, page 34
• Well Log--NGWA News, page 71

DEPARTMENTS

• Industry News and Views, page 6
• Coming Events, page 35
• Products and Literature, page 23
• Industry Changes, page 33
• Classified Advertising: Marketplace, page 75
• Index of Advertisers, page 82

November 1997, Volume 51, No. 11

CONTENTS IN THIS ISSUE

• Special regional section, page 17
• Annual NGWA convention, page 38
• Michels talks horizontal drilling, page 46
• Horizontal barrier wells: DTI does the job, page 50
• T4 used to drill horizontal well in unique project, page 53
• Constructing a high-capacity well in a faulted crystalline bedrock aquifer, page 55

COLUMNS

• Guest Editorial--NGWA takes on a new slant, page 4
• I. Ben Dar--Ice cubes, page 48
• Well Log--NGWA News, page 41

DEPARTMENTS

• Industry News and Views, page 6
• Coming Events, page 34
• Products and Literature, page 26
• Industry Changes, page 25
• Classified Advertising: Marketplace, page 61
• Letters: Our readers talk back, page 67
• Index of Advertisers, page 68

December 1997, Volume 51, No. 12

CONTENTS IN THIS ISSUE

• Democracy In Action: Sharing the gift of ground water, page 38
• A well driller's day, page 41
• Partners for life, page 42
• Index of Volume 51: January - December 1997, page 44

COLUMNS

• Guest Editorial--Coordinating our Water 2000 efforts, page 4
• I. Ben Dar--The driller's Christmas, page 33
• Bits & Bytes--Your computer questions, page 24
• Consultants collection: Chemically enhanced aquifer development in clastic sediments, page 35
• American Ground Water Trust News, page 23
• Well Log--NGWA News, page 29

DEPARTMENTS

• Industry News and Views, page 6
• Coming Events, page 26
• Products and Literature, page 19
• Industry Changes, page 16
• Classified Advertising: Marketplace, page 50
• Index of Advertisers, page 58

January 1998, Volume 52, No. 1

CONTENTS IN THIS ISSUE

• You're in the dollars and cents business, page 45
• Central Mine Equipment Co. blends tradition with innovation, page 48
• Scow Drilling, page 54
• Solinst brings home the bacon: Canadian firm offers ground water industry their high-tech best, page 60
• 1998 Buyers Guide, page 63
  • Part I: Rigs, Tools, and Well Construction Equipment, page 64
  • Part II: Pumps and Well Completion Supplies, page 70
  • Part III: Water Softening and Conditioning Equipment, page 78
  • Part IV: Remediation Equipment, page 80
  • Directory of Manufacturers, page 81
  • Suppliers Guide, page 101
  • Manufacturers' Rep Guide, page 111
• Sonic drill tackles massive earthfill dam, page 120

COLUMNS

• Editorial--Here I go again, page 4
• I. Ben Dar--It's cold in there, page 40
• The Silver Lining--How to tell a good boss from a tassel shoe, page 42
• Well Log--NGWA News, page 115

DEPARTMENTS

• Industry News and Views, page 6
• Coming Events, page 37
• Products and Literature, page 30
• Industry Changes, page 29
• Classified Advertising: Marketplace, page 124
• Index of Advertisers, page 130

February 1998, Volume 52, No. 2

CONTENT IN THIS ISSUE

• Special regional news, page 17
  
• Arsenic and well water, page 32
  
• Potential nitroglycerine contamination, page 35
  
• NSF standards and water well products, page 37
  
• Oregon contractors contend with prehistoric sea, page 43
  
• NPDES permits for well drillers? What next, page 45
  

Columns

• Editorial: And the winners are!, page 4
• Bits & Bytes: Your computer questions, page 27
• American Ground Water Trust News, page 29
• I. Ben Dar: Every day is a new challenge, page 30
• Consultants Collection: Well chlorination, page 25
• Well Log/NGWA News, page 39

Departments

• Industry News and Views, page 6
  
• Industry Changes, page 21
  
• Products and Literature, page 10
  
• Coming Events, page 22
  
• Classified Advertising: Marketplace, page 49
  
• Letters: Our readers talk back, page 55
• Index of Advertisers, page 56
  

CONTENT IN THIS ISSUE

• Good vibrations: Bowser-Morner joins sonic ranks, page 46
  
• Water 2000 Campaign Kits: Training video available, page 50
• What's new in horizontal drilling?, page 52
• Directory of monitoring drilling contractors, page 56
• Determining the risks to public water supply wells from infective microorganisms, page 63
• Sharie Jordan: The driller just happens to be a woman, page 68
• Necessity is the mother of--More equipment, page 75
• Water well research and the Department of Defense, page 78
• The well driller's wife, page 82

COLUMNS

• Guest Editorial--How to survive changes in the environmental market, page 4
• I. Ben Dar: Presents for everyone?, page 43
• The Silver Lining: Safety net, page 44
• Well Log--NGWA News, page 71

DEPARTMENTS

• Industry News and Views, page 9
• Products and Literature, page 33
• Coming Events, page 41
• Classified Advertising: Marketplace, page 84
• Index of Advertisers, page 90

April 1998, Volume 52, No. 4

CONTENT IN THIS ISSUE

• Contractors speak out on the state of the ground water industry, page 37
• Voices from the field, page 43
• Another point of view: Manufacturers and suppliers speak out, page 46
• Are you focused on tomorrow?, page 57
• Hiring a well driller: The customer's point of view, page 61
• Rx for survival: Treat the causes, not the symptoms, page 64
• 50 years for the future: NGWA memories, page 66

COLUMNS

• Editorial--The state of the ground water industry, page 4
• American Ground Water Trust News, page 31
• Bits & Bytes: Your computer questions, page 32
• Consultants Collection--A reluctant granite aquifer, page 34
• Well Log--NGWA News, page 53

DEPARTMENTS

• Industry News and Views, page 5
• Products and Literature, page 20
• Coming Events, page 29
• Industry Changes, page 27
• Classified Advertising: Marketplace, page 67
• Index of Advertisers, page 74

May 1998, Volume 52, No. 5

CONTENT IN THIS ISSUE

• 1998 Pump Buying Guide, page 49
• Challenging Water 2000, page 63
• So you're a certified pump installer: What's next?, page 67
• Are your fixtures lead free?, page 73

COLUMNS

• Editorial--And the good news is......, page 4
• I. Ben Dar--Our in-the-field solution to a heavy problem, page 47
• The Silver Lining: How to create a satisfying job, page 55
• Consultants Collection: Glacial outwash-plain aquifers and well drillers, page 58
• Well Log--NGWA News, page 69

DEPARTMENTS

• Industry News and Views, page 7
• Products and Literature, page 32
• Industry Changes, page 43
• Coming Events, page 45
• Classified Advertising: Marketplace, page 67
• Index of Advertisers, page 74