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In Memoriam William John “Jack” Rumble With great shock and sadness, the Ontario Ground Water Association (OGWA) reported the sudden passing of William John (Jack) Rumble on April 3, 2017, at the age of 70. He is survived by sisters Nina (John) and Joanne (Bob), and brothers Don (Joyce) and Garnet. A hard-working young man, Jack joined his father in the family business, Earl Rumble & Sons, at the age of 15. Eventually, he and brother Garnet purchased the business and continued the company into the next generation, Rumble Water Wells, now owned by Garnet and his sons Garnet Jr. and Bill. An honorary member of the OGWA in recognition of his years of service to the groundwater industry, Jack was ever wise and practical counsel in the days of writing legislation, and leaves a void in the drilling knowledge base of Ontario. He was a kind and compassionate gentleman who would give the shirt off his back to anyone who needed it. He loved going to auctions, seldom leaving without a new project to tinker on. He enjoyed early morning visits to the coffee shop with friends. Wanting to see the world, Jack managed to go many places, but did not make it to the Panama Canal, which was one of his dreams. Regardless, he always said no one should be sad when he passed; and he wouldn’t be sad himself because he had a wonderful life. The management and staff of WWDR express their sympathies to Jack’s family, friends, and former colleagues. Lest we forget... have failed. For example, explosives that failed to function in a shot hole and cannot be retrieved by the operator. Therefore, if the geophysical company cannot safely retrieve the explosive materials from a shot hole, the ATF suggests they cut the leads to below the ground’s surface so there is no indication unused explosives are present. Any company facing these circumstances must also report the loss to ATF (by calling I-800-ATF-BOMB), submit ATF Form 5400.5, Report of Theft or Loss - Explosives Materials, and contact the local authorities. Question : Ageophysical company will often detonate charges at a site for several days or longer. Based upon the above question and answer, if the company expe- riences a misfire or cannot locate an un- detonated shot hole (and therefore the explosives remain in the ground), the com- pany must report this as a loss. When must the geophysical company report the ex- plosives in shot holes they failed to locate, and all explosives in shot holes which failed to initiate? Answer : ATF has determined since the charges described cannot be retrieved, they must be reported as losses. Federal explosives laws require the loss to be re- ported within 24 hours of discovery. ATF understands industry best practices in this type of operation include a final attempt to locate and detonate such charges at the end of shooting at a particular site. In these cases, the discovery of the loss oc- curs upon the final verification the charges will remain in the ground undetonated. ATF Answers cont’d from page 25. 34 JUNE 2017 WorldWide Drilling Resource ®