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Fourth Quarter ● 2017www.njgwa.org

President’s Message

In This IssuePresident’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2Officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2National News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 Thank You to our Sponsors . . . . . . . .9

“Drill mean, Drill clean!”

Hello and I hope everyone had a very busy fall

with winter rapidly approaching . All the

feedback I get from other contractors around

the Garden State has been very positive with more than

enough work – thank God! With winter approaching, please remember that our vehicle maintenance needs change dramatically from tires to air brake systems to defrosters – not to mention maintaining our tenders to remain useful during the colder months .

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION: Our next membership meeting location will now be at O’Connors American Bar & Grille, located at: 1383 Monmouth Road, Eastampton NJ 08060 (phone: 609-261-7577) . It is located about 15-20 minutes south of our previous locations . The board met there for their quarterly meeting and found it to be better suited than previous locations – hopefully we have a new home to settle in . We have been attempting to find a location that meets our cost limitations but also has the size we need . I will keep this notice here for the near future to catch anyone that may have missed a meeting or newsletter announcement .

RULES ADOPTION: For those who missed it, we had a special board meeting on June 26th and special membership meeting on July 27th for some special work due to our proposed

rules being published . The comments numbered over one hundred to the NJ DEP which was incredibly helpful to keep the rules moving toward approval . We have not yet gotten a final date on when we can expect to get the rules finalized, it is still in motion with hopes to have signed by the Governor

by the end of October . When we get word, an email blast will go out to all the membership .

Some of the major changes include updates of the definitions, license application and licensing examination procedures, inclusion of continuing education requirements (that we’ve been paying for since 2008), well permit application/cancellation, realignment/ renaming of drilling licenses, changes in well categories, general construction and drilling methods of well installations, changes in materials used to grout and abandon (decommission) wells, and civil administrative penalties . For access to an online copy: http://www.nj.gov/dep/rules/proposals/20170619a.pdf

NEW JERSEY GROUND WATER ASSOCIATIONDates for 2018 Meetings

Directors Meetings Second Tuesday of February 2/13First Tuesday of April 4/3First Tuesday of August 8/7First Tuesday of October 10/2

One Month Prior To Regular Meeting Dates:

Quarterly Meetings Third Tuesday of March 3/13Third Tuesday of May 5/15Third Tuesday of September 9/18Third Tuesday of November 11/20

Our last membership meeting was great– 54 attending!

Denis Crayon & Dr. Lee Slater, our

presenter from the last membership meeting

2018 CHRISTMAS PARTY: We have great news for our upcoming 2018 NJGWA Christmas Party scheduled for Saturday, January 13, 2018: we have negotiated room rates down by $10 .00 (now $119.00), party rates down by $25 .00pp (now $125.00pp), and free parking for all attendees! We hope that helps you make a quicker decision to come to the party this year – the Ernie White Band will be returning which was a huge success last year! And we will be raffling off a room upgrade to a suite ($500 .00 value) at our next membership meeting!

The NJGWA Adam Rinbrand College Scholarship program is funded by our Silent Auction at the Christmas Party – please consider donating an item for auction – in just the past two years, we have given $6,000 .00 out to six young men and women to assist with their educational needs . We could not have done it without the donations from our sponsors and members!

NGWA Ground Water Week 2017 will be held in Nashville, Tennessee, taking place December 5th – 7th, 2017 . If you are an NGWA member and have registered for the expo, please let me know (email, call, text, or see me at the next membership meeting) so I can sign you up as a delegate .

GROUNDWATER: Almost 50% of the Garden State is considered to be in drought condition one (1) – considered unusually dry . There are two well maintained links to help you keep track: http://www.nj.gov/dep/drought/ & https://www.drought.gov/drought/new-jersey .

The next NJ DEP Well Advisory Board will meet on November 21st which will be the same day as our next membership meeting . You want to make the next membership meeting to hear from Art Becker about the latest news, especially on enforcement .

MEETINGS: Our last membership meeting was “huge”… .we had 54 people in attendance and the numbers have been steadily increasing which is what we are hoping for – making our association more and more valuable to our members .

We hope to see you at our next membership meeting on November 21st at O’Connors . The meeting topic will be presented by Seth Kellogg, PG, of Roux Associates, on the latest emerging contaminant which affects us all, whether you are a water well or environmental drilling contractor . Seth will present on the new NGWA document “Groundwater and PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances): State of Knowledge and Practice .” The discussion will include an introduction to the chemical and physical characteristics, human health and ecological impacts, legal and regulatory framework, field sampling and analysis, fate and transport, and remediation and treatment options .

You don’t want to miss it!

Till then, Drill mean, Drill clean! Denis Crayon, NJGWA-President

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Officers President

Denis Crayon . . . . . . . . . . . Summit Drilling [email protected]

908-722-4266Vice President

John Robbins. . . . Robbins Water Service [email protected]

609-268-2040Treasure

Tom Hanley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SGS Drilling [email protected]

732-286-3232Secretary

Dermot Dillon. . . . . . . . . . Summit Drilling [email protected]

908-722-4266Membership

Barbara Mortillite . . [email protected]

Board of Directors Ron Barber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Summit Drilling [email protected]

908-722-4266Jeff Winkowski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WB Drilling [email protected]

609-371-2843Dennis Pruchnicki . .Absecon Electric Motor Works, Inc abseconelectricmotor [email protected]

609-641-1523Kevin Craig . . . . Craig Geotechnical Drilling [email protected]

908-910-0953Brian McGuire . SGS Environmental Drilling [email protected]

609-618-5349Immediate Past President

Joe Neri . . . . . . . . . . Allstar Drilling & Probing [email protected]

732-946-7200

Newsletter Committee Editor

George Strycker . . . . . Yorgey Supply, NJ gstr [email protected]

National Scene Denis Crayon . . . . . . . . . . . . Summit Drilling [email protected]

Legislative News Art Becker. . . . . Drilling & Safety Consultants LLC ar [email protected]

Advertisments Barbara Mortillite. . . [email protected]

609-703-1549Lobbyist

Paul Bent . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]

The New Jersey Ground Water Association newsletter is published quarterly. Deadline for copy and advertising is February 15, April 15, August 15, and October 15, 2018.

Please contact George Strycker for article submission at 732-423-0521 or e-mail [email protected]. For information on placing an advertisement,

please contact Barbara Mortillite at e-mail [email protected]

New Jersey Ground Water Association

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NGWA / NJGWA National News 4Q/2017: On the National Front

Submitted by D. Crayon - Reprinted from NGWA email, 10/9/17

NGWA Voices Opposition to ELD Mandate at Press Conference

On September 27, NGWA joined more than 30 organizations at the National Press Club in Washington, D .C ., speaking out against the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate . The mandate is slated to take effect on December 18, 2017 . NGWA has been working with allies and Congress to delay the mandate by two years .The press conference served to draw national attention to the issue “beyond the beltway” and featured speakers from trucking and agriculture groups, in addition to NGWA government affairs director Lauren Schapker .Members of NGWA are also asked to take action on this issue and send a letter to their member of Congress, asking him or her to co-sponsor H.R. 3282, the ELD Extension Act of 2017 . This legislation would extend the deadline to comply with the mandate by two years .NGWA impact: With pressure on Congress to act on delaying the mandate, the press conference served as a way to also engage national media on the issue . The mandate could increase the cost of business for those NGWA members operating fleets of vehicles .

NJGWA impact: As NJGWA President and Chair of the NGWA Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee, I sent an email blast to our membership in October to ask for your support by getting in touch with your Congressman/woman here in New Jersey to ask them to support this bill . Thus far, participation has been very low from around the country – and we have not demonstrated our commitment but still can – it takes a moment for you to help out .

GOP Releases Tax Reform Framework;

Contains NGWA PrioritiesRepublicans released an outline of their tax reform plan, which includes several provisions advocated by NGWA members during the 2017 Groundwater Fly-In earlier this year . The plan would provide several tax breaks targeting small businesses—repeal of the estate tax, capping small business taxes at 25 percent, and immediate expensing for five years .

However, the plan did not include ways to pay for the tax breaks, which will be critical in the viability of the plan moving forward . In addition, the investment tax credit for installation of geothermal heat pumps was not included in the framework .NGWA impact: Comprehensive tax reform would likely include several provisions that would improve the business climate for NGWA’s small business members .

NJGWA impact: Naturally, it will improve our ability to do business, too – what is proposed on a national scale with this tax reform would have major implications for us to hire, buy new equipment, and pass on our businesses from family member to family member, generation to generation without the burden of the so-called ‘death tax’ .

New Jersey Official Nominated to Lead FMCSA

On September 25, Raymond Martinez, chairman and chief administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, was nominated to lead the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration . His role at the Motor Vehicle Commission involves licensing, titles, and inspecting New Jersey’s 4 .9 million vehicles .Martinez was nominated by Governor Chris Christie and has served as chief administrator since 2010 . He also previously directed the New York State Commission of Motor Vehicles, and served in the White House for Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H .W . Bush, and George W . Bush .Martinez’s nomination received praise from an array of transportation organizations, and he is expected to be confirmed by the Senate .With the forthcoming ELD mandate, having a new administrator in place will give NGWA an opportunity to urge reconsideration of the regulation .NGWA impact: Nominating a head of FMCSA will likely expedite activity at the agency . In addition, a fresh look at the pending ELD mandate could bring relief to NGWA members .

NJGWA impact: I was asked if I knew or had any contact with Mr . Martinez but I haven’t – if anyone has, please let us know and perhaps we can get him to attend one (or more) of our membership meetings .

We will be raffl ing off a FREE room upgrade

for the Christmas Party at the November meeting.


Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Determinations May Affect

Groundwater UseOn September 20, the FWS designated as endangered the Pearl Darter living in Mississippi’s Pascagoula River basin where the species’ small population size, scattered locations, and low genetic diversity increase its vulnerability to catastrophic events .Water quality decline from point and nonpoint source pollution impacts the species’ habitat . Activities affecting Pascagoula River basin water quality include: more than 100 water injection disposal wells and enhanced oil recovery wells; hydraulic fracturing wastes stored in open pits; and releases from retention basin failure or overflow with risk to surface water and groundwater .On October 4, FWS proposed listing the Trispot Darter, freshwater fish of Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee, as a threatened species due to excessive pumping and PCBs in groundwater affecting its habitat . Comments on the latter proposal are due by December 4, 2017 .In a separate action on September 29, FWS withdrew its proposal that the Kenk’s amphipod is endangered . FWS determined threats to Kenk’s amphipod are not as significant and the species is more widely distributed than previously determined . The organism lives in groundwater and groundwater-related habitats (caves, seeps, small springs, wells, interstices, and rarely deep ground water lakes) of Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia .NGWA impact: Endangered species designations affecting groundwater and groundwater discharge areas can influence demand for water development, groundwater modeling, and environmental assessment services .

NJGWA impact: This policy can eventually migrate to the Garden State if there is a threat to a similar species that service in our groundwater and/or groundwater-related habitat .

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EPA Nominees Face Confirmation Hearing in Senate

Several of President Donald Trump’s nominees for positions at the Environmental Protection Agency faced the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee members during their confirmation hearings .These included David Ross, nominated to lead EPA’s Office of Water, who took questions on his nomination to lead the office, and Michael Dourson, who took questions on his nomination to lead the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention .Most pointed questions were directed at Dourson throughout the hearing, including his experience in studying PFAS and perchlorate . However, Ross received questions about his views on federalism and the role the federal government should play in state-specific environmental issues .NGWA impact: The lack of controversy around David Ross’ nomination indicates he is likely to be confirmed . The comments surrounding PFAS at the hearing represent an opportunity to provide the forthcoming NGWA best practices document as a resource to the Senate and EPA .NJGWA impact: Our next membership meeting will be focused on this particular item so our timing could not be better to inform/educate our membership on this important up-and-coming subject .

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New Meeting Location

Adam Rinbrand Scholarship fund

NJGWA Scholarship Program

NJGWA Adam Rinbrand, Sr., College Scholarship Fund

awards for 2018

Matthew Dillon

Nathan Fletcher

Loren Poppe

Students received a check for $1,000 at our September meeting .Carol Graff and George Berry administer the fund.

The next membership meeting will be held at:

O’Connor ’s American Bar & Grillelocated at: 1383 Monmouth Rd

Eastampton Township, NJ 08060

phone: 609-261-1555

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Course overviewThis NGWA online, on-demand certificate program addresses ways to improve safety in the workplace .

Historically there are three major loss areas in the groundwater industry: • Materials handling • Slips, trips, and falls • Electrocution/electrical hazards

This course addresses these three specific areas with the intent to: • Inform employees of the hazards • Increase awareness of the hazards • Provide guidance on immediate actions to mitigate

threats to safety

Who will benefit from taking this course? • Field technicians • Geothermal contractors • Pump installation contractors • Safety officers • Site managers • Water well drilling contractors • Water well suppliers

Earning a certificateWhen enrollees have completed all of the lessons, they will be able to take a 25-question test . Those who pass the test can then download their certificate . The entire process, including the test, takes approximately three hours .

Safe Practice in the Groundwater Industry: An NGWA Certificate Program (#1014)

Course # 1014 CEUs 0.3 Instructors Denis Crayon, CHST, and Roger E. Renner, MGWC Member price $99 Nonmember price $149

Please note course must be completed within 30 days of registration and can only be taken once.


ExhibitsInvestigate solutions to your challenges in the exhibit hall that will be open for a full 12 hours over two days — Wednesday from 11 to 5 and Thursday 9 to 3 . More than 250 exhibitors will be on hand to show you the newest in equipment, products, and services .

WorkshopsGain knowledge — and earn your CEPs — during 50-plus workshops starting Tuesday in categories ranging from business management to water systems including the following to name just three:•Managing Your Data

in the 21st Century•Selecting Pump Control

Solutions: Residential and Light Commercial Applications

•Well Rehabilitation and Maintenance Solutions — Better Life Through Chemistry .

Hands-on activity areasImprove your skills and learn new ones in hands-on activity areas such as:•Building Cross-Sections from

Borehole Geophysical Logs•KeepUpwithToday’s Equipment

Maintenance Issues•Troubleshooting Submersible

Systems with Digital Multimeters .

ConnectionsMeet fellow professionals from every sector of the industry — including old friends and new acquaintances — all in one convenient location .

FunEnjoy some time to relax, rest, and recharge — and have some fun — at events such as the:•FranklinElectricWelcome Party•Keynote Presentation and Awards

of Excellence Ceremony, which this year includes a performance by John Carter Cash, son of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash

•Delegates Reception sponsored by A .Y . McDonald Mfg . Co .

•Coffee with NGWA Directors and New CEO

•Wrap Party .

Everything “instrumental to your success” is at Groundwater Week 2017!

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NJGWADid you know that we have a Facebook page?

Like us at http://www.facebook.com/NewJerseyGroundWaterAssociation to get up-to-the-minute information!

Support The Companies That Support Your Association

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We want to insure that all information pertaining to your company is accurate.

To find your listing simply click on the “membership” page and find the “membership directory” link . After you have found your listing, click on the “company” link and all information pertinent to your company will be listed .

If any information is missing or incorrect please contact us with changes at [email protected] .

We specifically want to make certain that we have the proper e-mail address for your company.

We will be communicating via e-mail to all members in the future .

Be sure to check your listing on the NJGWA website at njgwa.org!

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Live Music Makes the Party Last year for the first time we had live music at the Christmas Party . It was a big hit, people danced, sang along and really enjoyed it . The overwhelming feedback was that the band made the party .This year we are having the Ernie White Band return to do their magic . They play a variety of familiar Rock and Pop songs . The music is upbeat, great for dancing or just fun to listen to .Ernie White is from the Trenton, NJ area and is a local celebrity . He started playing guitar at the age of ten and has made a career out of music . He has written for television, movies, collaborated with Richie Sambora from Bon Jovi, toured the country professionally and produces his own

Cd’s . He has a recording studio and gives guitar lessons from beginner to advanced . Ernie is an expert on guitar in the Jazz, Rock and Blues genres . For many years Ernie has put on a Christmas Show featuring live local talent . The songs can range

from Frank Sinatra to Chuck Berry all with a Christmas theme . The concert raises money for local charities . To date Ernie has raised over $200,000 . for charity . Check him out at (erniewhite.com) or better yet check him out live at this years NJGWA Christmas Party .

NJGWA Christmas Party Sponsorship Form

The New Jersey Ground Water Association’s Christmas Party will be held on Saturday, January 13, 2018, at Harrah’s Resort & Casino in Atlantic City, NJ.

Please consider being a sponsor for our annual event.

As a Corporate Sponsor of the NJ Ground Water Association each donator will be announced at the Christmas Dinner Party.

In addition: Diamond: $1000–

Company logo on Special Individualized Christmas Party Banner strategically located during party, acknowledgement in four newsletters, acknowledgement on NJGWA website in top revolving window, Top billing on Christmas Party Company

Sponsor Banner to be displayed at all membership meetings

Platinum: $750– Name on Holiday Banner, acknowledgement in four newsletters,

acknowledgement on NJGWA website, listed on Christmas Party Company Sponsor Banner to be displayed at all membership meetings

Gold: $400 – Name on Holiday Banner, acknowledgement in three newsletters,


Silver: $200 - Name on Holiday Banner, acknowledgement in two newsletters,


Bronze: $100 - Name on Holiday Banner, acknowledgement in one newsletter, acknowledgement

on NJGWA website, listed on Christmas Party Company Sponsor Banner to be displayed at all membership meetings

NJGWA Corporate Sponsor Donation Form

Company/Donor ______________________Contact Name/Title ____________________Address ___________________________City/State/Zip Code ____________________Phone __________ Email ______________Donation Amount $ ____________________

Please make checks payable to NJGWA********************************************

Items or Services to be donated for Silent Auction:________________________________________________________________

Estimated Value of Items or Services Donated $ ____________

Send donation and form by 12/28/17 to: NJGWA, PO BOX 24, West Creek, NJ 08092

Need more info? Call Brian McGuire at 609-294-1110, or email at [email protected],

or Barbara Mortillite at 609-703-1549 or email at [email protected]

www.njgwa.org

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As chair of the transportation subcommittee of the National Ground Water Association’s Government Affairs Committee, I’m appealing to you to encourage the members of your state association to take action with their people in Congress .As of December 18, 2017, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will require motor carriers to install electronic logging devices in their commercial motor vehicles . The mandate was put in place via the passage of MAP-21 legislation, signed into law in 2012 . Estimates of the cost for ongoing tech support and upkeep run from the hundreds to thousands of dollars for each piece of equipment . Significant uncertainty about the readiness of the technology and enforcement capabilities exists with just a few months to go before the mandate takes effect . In an effort to help our industry deal with this uncertainty, Congressman Brian Babin (R-AL) introduced H .R . 3282, the Electronic Logging Device Extension Act, which would extend the deadline for implementation by two years . In doing so, FMCSA and ELD manufacturers would have more time to ensure implementation is done appropriately . We need to come together as a community to help support this legislation, and we need to encourage our fellow contractors to stand up and help all of us .While most water well system professionals may be operating under the current and proposed exemptions, we don’t know if this will be an opening to even more regulation . The issues I see down the road are when the rules change and new taxes or more restrictions are placed on the trucking industry . Somehow the water well industry always gets caught up in trucking regulations, and things like enhanced tracking, additional use taxes, and rigid application of hours of service rules could impose more costs and burden on our industry . Our industry has always relied on strong grass roots support to make sure our voice is heard . By taking just a few minutes to use our engagement site, http://tiny.cc/72h4ny, your members can help the industry be heard on this issue . Encourage them to take action, contact their member of congress and ask them to support H .R . 3282!Thank you all for taking up this call for action!Sincerely,

Denis Crayon, CHST Chair, Transportation Subcommittee NGWA Government Affairs Committee

Do you realize your heavy equipment may have to have an electronic logging device

to track its usage?

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Conferences December 4-7 2017 2017 NGWA Groundwater Summit December 5-7, 2017 2017 Groundwater Week

Courses and workshops November 14, 2017 Stormwater Management Influences on Groundwater Quality: A Workshop December 7-8, 2017 Introduction to Groundwater Geochemistry Reaction Modeling December 7-8, 2017 Introduction to Statistical Methods for Environmental Monitoring December 8, 2017 Practical Considerations for Groundwater Monitoring Well Design,

Construction, and Sampling Programs June 4-6, 2018 Field Methods: Groundwater Sampling and Analysis June 19-22, 2018 The New MODFLOW Course: Theory and Hands-On Applications October 29-November 1, 2018 Fracture Trace and Lineament Analysis: Application to Groundwater

Characterization and Protection

Webinars and brown bag sessions October 24, 2017 Solutions for Storing, Dispensing, and Using Ethanol-Blended Gasoline * October 26, 2017 Assessing the Prospects for Sustainability of Aquifers Supporting Irrigated Agriculture * October 31, 2017 Protecting Groundwater in Karst: A Policy Overview * November 2, 2017 Serious Groundwater Game: Improving Groundwater Management Through

Cooperation and Collective Action * November 8, 2017 Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: Update on Increased Losses Among Younger Workers December 11, 2017 Groundwater Protection and Its Challenges in Switzerland: NGWA International

Brown Bag Series * *— Free offerings for NGWA members!

Upcoming Educational Opportunities

Did you know that NJGWA has a Linked in page?New Jersey Ground Water Assoc Inc or https://www.linkedin.com/company/15615460/

This is another way of getting up-to-date information about NJGWA happenings!

A while ago, a coworker asked me to write about weird job site instances that have happened during my more than 40 years of drilling . It threw me through a loop, because as those of you who have drilled for any length of time know– finding something normal during drilling is the weird thing!

I drilled through a 6 inch gas main once with a 4” bit, never breaking the sidewalls– it was so perfect! Have you ever seen rocks and dirt go flying over a 40 foot boom?! We shut down and evacuated 3 highrises, a daycare, a small store, and shut down Conrail . It was a mismarked gas main! They had a new plastic main laid near the old steel main, and I guess the meter picked up the steel over the plastic line . We called 911 and the whole squad came out: fire trucks, cops, first responders, ambulances and the gas company . The first responder secured the site, and as I was watching, I saw a train approaching . I asked the first responder if he was going to stop the train . He asked why, and I explained that I live near a railroad . Trains throw a lot of sparks from their wheels . He said, “Oh, %&*%$!” and got on his radio . The train came to a screeching halt . Good times!

We had 2 mud rotaries drilling about 100 feet apart on a job . We both started the hole at the same time, and we were both down to about five feet when the rigs started bogging down . Apparently, we’d both drilled through the same fishing net buried underground . It took awhile to get that off!

I was drilling in a landfill and drilled through a large bale of stainless steel wire . I couldn’t get the roller bit back up through the mud pan . It was about 2 feet across on top of the 8 inch bit . We ended up having to block the rig about 4 feet off

the ground and pick up the mud pan with cables to get to the sst wire to burn it off the kelly bar and bit . Not a good idea in a landfill, but we were out of options . We covered the hole, and kept it filled with water . Did you ever run augers through a steel shopping cart buried underground? Not fun!

Once we went met the client on site to drill 6 monitoring wells . He had a print showing the well locations . We went to the first location: there was already a well . Same on the second and third . He said to me, “Hmmmm . I wondered why I found a print with locations marked right where I want to put new wells!” Really??!!!

We came up to a site, and the inspector was already looking around . I went out to see what he was doing, and he looked confused . He couldn’t figure out the map . I took a look, flipped it right-side-up, and helped him locate the holes . You can’t make this stuff up!

Another time we were drilling on the side of a road . We had the pick-up parked beside the rig . We were taking a break in the pick-up when the ground started to shake . Here we were, parked on top of a manhole with the concrete under it so rotted from the stuff running through it that the concrete shattered, and the truck went down– with us in it! It bottomed out on the frame, and we were forced to pull it out with the tender . Then we called the sewerage company . They fixed it and never said a word .

You may remember that quite a few years ago, we had a large earthquake in South Jersey . We had just finished an 18 inch by 100 foot hole . We’d just gotten the bit to the surface when it hit . We all took off running, sure that

the hole was collapsing and the rig was going down! We did end up losing some of the hole .

We drilled and grouted a house well once . We typically did monitoring wells and grouted with cement, so that’s what we did here as well . Later, we received a call from the county inspector saying that he had failed the well because he couldn’t check the grout due to cement in the borehole! We did another house well and the county wanted to watch us grout . We finished the installation and called them up . They told us they couldn’t come out for a couple of days, so we couldn’t grout . What could we do? Lose the well?! So I grouted the hole and we had to wait to regrout it . The inspector showed up in a county van with his bunch of flunkies, looked at the grout and asked, “Why is your grout so thick?” After that we just stuck with environmental wells and borings, and stayed away from house wells .

I drilled an environmental mud boring in a chemical plant, got down about 4 feet, and hit concrete . I asked the inspector and he assured me that it had been checked and there was nothing there but fill . So I drilled about 3 inches, and the bit dropped exactly 60 inches and hit more concrete . I told the inspector, and he reiterated, “There’s nothing there . Keep drilling .” “F*^&$# you!” I told him . It ended up being a 60 inch force main that thankfully was off . I played softball back then, and dropped a ball in the boring right to the concrete pipe and filled the hole up with cement . We got a call about 2 years later . The forcemain kicked on and shot the cement plug and softball out of the hole! Good times! I could go on, but it’s really just normal stuff for a well driller! Good times! Typical days for a well-driller!

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Weird Jobs and Weird Circumstances Part Two of Two: Natural and Man-Made Disasters

By Ron Barber – Summit Drilling

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Please complete (PRINT or TYPE) this application and return with your annual membership fee made payable to NJGWA . Mail to: NJGWA, PO BOX 24, West Creek, NJ 08092

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Individual Membership $100.00 (Scientist, Engineer, Groundwater Professional, etc.)Member will be listed in the membership as a voting member .

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Associate Membership $150.00 (Manufacturer, Manufacturer’s Representative) Non-voting member . Includes listing of name and three products in quarter newsletter .

Company Listing Name (for newsletter) _______________________________________________________

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Product ___________________________________________________________________________All members will receive the NJGWA quarterly newsletter and are encouraged to attend regular meetings on the third Tuesday

of March, May, September, November. Dates and locations are posted on www.njgwa.org & quarterly newsletter.

New Jersey Ground Water Association:The objectives of the Association are to assist, promote, encourage and support the interest and welfare of the water well industry in all of its phases; to foster aid and promote scientific education and standards and to advance the science of ground water technology; to promote harmony and cooperation between well contractors, scientist and regulatory agencies relative to the proper development and protection of underground water supplies; to encourage cooperation of all interested groups relative to the improvement of drilling and pumping equipment; to collect and analyze and disseminate to the public, facts about the role of the water well industry; and to advance the mutual interest of all those engaged in the ground water industry In their own public interest .

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DUES INVOICEFor January – December 2018 Membership


Quarterly Meeting November 21, 2017

NEW VENUE: O’Connors

American Bar & Grille 1383 Monmouth Road, Eastampton NJ

Phone: 609-261-75776:00 p.m. Cocktail Hour

7:00 p.m. DinnerGuest Speaker:

Seth Kellogg, PG Roux Associates

Topic: “Groundwater and PFAS: State of Knowledge and Practice”

RSVP: Dermot Dillon, email preferred,

[email protected] or if necessary, call (cell) 732-672-3968

NJGWA, c/o Barbara Mortillite14 North Mt Airy AveEgg Harbor Twp, NJ 08234

2017 A s s o c i a te M e m b e r s Action Rubber & Ind. Supply Inc. J Shields Industrial hose & fittings, Couplings, valves, clamps & AccessoriesAmtech Insurance Brokers Paul Quirk InsuranceAquaflow/ Yorgey Supply Well Supply DistributorBaker Water Systems Water System Products, Casing & well screensBaroid IDP Dennis Duty Pentrol Dry, EZ-Mud Gold, Quik Mud D-50Blake Equipment Marty Theys Franklin, Goulds, BaroidDriller’s Service Inc. (DSI) David Willett Franklin Electric, Amtrol, WYO-BENDrilling and Safety Consultants LLC Art Becker Safety ConsultantsDuff Company John Errington Well Supply DistributorECT Manufacturing Jeff Sassin Well Supply DistributorFlexcon Industries W. Evans Well-Rite steel well tanks, Flexlite composite tanks, Prolite SS composite tanksFlomatic Valves Nick Farrara Check valves, Foot valves, Control ValvesFranklin Electric Jim Sacriponte Franklin Electric SuppliesGEFCO Michael Hetzler GEFCO 30k, Strata Star 5, Strata Star 15Gould’s Water Technology Joe Daley Pumps, Submerible motors & controlsJohnson Screens John Semanchick Nu-Well cleaning chemicals, PVC Well casing,Stainless steel screensMartin Products, Inc. Glenn Martin Monitoring well manholes, steel vaults,locking well plugsMid-Atlantic Sales, Inc. Herb Hughes Amrtol, Inc, Charter Plastics, Merrill ManufacturingMincon, Inc. Ed Moranski MQ Hammer (bits without need for foot valve), 8DH Hammer, DTH BitsMorris Industries George Berry Well Supply DistributorN&N Drilling Supply Mfr. G Geldhof Soil Samplers, Casing, Drill rodNortheast Drill Supply Reichdrill Drill RigsPreferred Pumps Charlie Conyers Well Supply DistributorRicci Brothers Sand Co, Inc. Sam Ricci SandWelltech Products, Inc. Mobile Drill Rigs & Tooling, Boart Longyear Tooling, Well Protection

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