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Rob from Diedrich Drill of LaPorte, Indiana (R), shakes hands with Craig from Terracon. The D-50 rig is headed to Columbia, South Carolina. Diedrich Drill Paul and Tom from Atlas Copco, along with Virgil from Noland Drilling Equipment of Roanoke, Virgina (far right), congratulate Robert and Lisa from Royall Pump and Well Company of Powhatan, Virginia, on the pur- chase of their 14th Atlas Copco drill rig. Skyler and Cobenn (middle two) with Wayne’s Water ‘N’ Wells of Oakland, Maryland, were proud of their new pump hoist from Jeff and Joel with Hunke Manufacturing, LLC of Snyder, Nebraska. Brian from Southwind Drilling Co., Inc. of Middlefield, Ohio, was pleased to show his new GEFCO Model 30K rig wi th Mike of GEFCO / Astec Industries of Enid, Oklahoma. Acker Drill Company’s Mike, Joe, Matt, and Wayne were happy to display the rig from their Scranton, Pennsylvania facility, headed to Terracon’s Charleston, West Virginia office. Hunke Manufacturing, LLC Atlas Copco / Noland Drilling Equipment GEFCO, Inc. Acker Drill Company JUBILEE Dealmakers This MAX 2400 rig went to Water Well Solutions, LLC of Mechanicsville, Virginia, from DRILLMAX, Inc. of Ocala, Florida. DRILLMAX, Inc. 28 OCTOBER 2016 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® Beneath the Ground Compiled by WorldWide Drilling Resource ® Below a certain depth, the ground, if it is permeable enough to hold water, is saturated with water. Some people think magic happens whenever water comes out of the faucet. Unfortunately, it’s not magic. There is a tremendous amount of water in aquifers below the earth’s surface. Believe it or not, there is more water in the ground than in all the lakes and rivers in the world. Even though you never see it, groundwater is one of our most valuable resources. It can be found almost everywhere. Groundwater is found underground in the cracks and spaces of sand, soil, and rocks. It is stored in, and moves slowly through, geologic forma- tions. Groundwater is used for drinking water by more than 50% of people in the United States, including almost everyone who lives in rural areas. We receive the water through a well drilled into the aquifer. Those delicious crops our farmers have harvested, have been irrigated by groundwater. Some water underlies the earth’s surface almost everywhere, beneath hills, mountains, and deserts. Groundwater occurs in the saturated soil and rock below the water table and is a part of the water cycle. Parts of precipitation landing on the ground infiltrates into the subsurface. It continues downward through soil until it reaches and saturates rock material. This is groundwater recharge. Water in the saturated groundwater system moves slowly and may eventually discharge into streams, lakes, and oceans. In areas where material above the aquifer is permeable, pollutants can readily sink into groundwater supplies. Groundwater can be polluted by landfills, septic tanks, leaky underground gas tanks, and from overuse of fertilizers and pesticides, so great care must be taken in these situations.