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RE: Jeremy Wire Article, The Missing Wa t e r We l l , page 16 , Ju l y 2019 WWDR “Mr. Wire: Enjoyed your article. It reminded me of the day I was trying to locate an old wel l that was buried somewhere in a farmstead yard. There was a shal low wel l jet pump in the basement, and one-inch poly heading east through the basement wall. I had a magnetic locator and sonde for a fish tape, but decided to go with brute force - my excavator. The well was to be sealed and the buildings demolished, so some shallow exploratory digging to expose the dis- turbed soi l (color change) wi th my excavator wasn’t a problem. What puz- zled me is every six feet I would lose the trail of the trench and then pick it up about six feet later. I finally found the buried wellhead under an old cotton- wood tree about 100 feet from the house. This was not exactly the first place I would have looked. It became clear the original installer had dug a series of “graves” and bored between them to install the water line. I love a mystery.” Terry Olson North Dakota [Jeremy’s reply] Terry: Appreciate your response to my musings on the “missing well” situation, and your account of finding a well in a totally unexpected place, and how you went about locating it. This occurrence is not uncommon; we had the situation where we had located a wel l some years ago for a new home, and recently received a call from a new owner who couldn't find the wel l. Based on our records, we told him where we thought it should be, and he found it . . . totally concealed under a porch which had been constructed over it in the mean- time. Obviously, it had not been serv- iced for a long time! Jeremy Wire Celebrate 71 Years of CGA October 17 - 19 Grand Sierra Resort and Casino Reno, Nevada More information and online registration can be found at: www.groundh2o.org The California Groundwater Association is reclaiming friendships and bonds in 2019! Schedule of Events (Subject to Change) Thursday October 17 th : 7:30 am - 5:00 pm Registration, Badge Pickup 8:00 am - 12:00 pm NV Regulations Seminar 8:30 am Golf 12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch (On Your Own) 1:00 - 6:00 pm Exhibitor Move-In and Set-Up 1:15 - 2:15 pm Seminar A (Well Disinfection) 1:15 - 2:15 pm Seminar B (VFD Training - Low Harmonics/ Yaskawa Drives) 2:30 - 4:30 pm Seminar C (OSHATrench/Confined Spaces/Safety and Accident Review-Silica Rules (OSHA)) 2:30 - 4:30 pm Seminar D (Basics of E-Logging) 6:00 - 11:00 pm Bowling Meet and Greet 9:30 pm Texas Hold’em Tournament Friday October 18 th : 7:30 am - 4:00 pm Registration, Badge Pickup 8:00 - 10:30 am Additional Exhibitor Set-Up 9:00 - 10:00 am McEllhiney Lecture (Drilling Markets must Change - Gary Hix ) 10:15 - 11:15 am Water System Council (Legal Updates Nationwide - Jessie Richardson ) 11:30 am - 12:00 pm General Membership Meeting 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Vendor Lunch 12:00 - 1:00 pm Attendee Lunch 12:00 - 4:30 pm Exhibit Hall Open (Sponsored Bar from 3:00 - 4:30) 4:30 - 5:15 pm Manufacturer & Supplier Meeting 4:30 - 8:00 pm Exhibit Teardown 4:30 - 5:30 pm Past President Meeting 6:00 - 6:30 pm Reception, SIlent Auction (Music by Andrew Quindt) 6:45 - 10:30 pm 71st Annual Banquet, Comedians, & Live Auction Saturday October 19 th : 8:00 - 10:00 am Registration, Badge Pickup 8:45 - 9:45 am Seminar A (Technology for the Small Contractor) 9:00 - 11:00 am Seminar B (Engines and Emissions) 11:15 am - 12:15 pm Lunch 11:15 am - 2:00 pm CGAA Luncheon Program 12:30 - 2:30 pm Seminar C (DOT Preparedness) 12:30 - 2:30 pm Seminar D (Asset Protection/Succession/Disaster Readiness) 2:45 - 4:15 pm Wine Tasting 7 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® SEPTEMBER 2019 Reader’s Response