In editing, writing and publishing circles, we call that “style.” It’s the consistent way things are done. Different magazines and newspapers may have different styles, but many of them have overlap. That overlap, the common style, for newspapers and some magazines is the Associated Press Stylebook. You’ll find tattered, dog-eared copies of it in every newsroom. National Driller is no different.
What does this have to do with drilling? I want to applaud one of those groundwater groups for developing the water well drilling industry’s version of a common style: ANSI/NGWA-01-14. The National Ground Water Association (NGWA) developed the well construction standard over several years and it was recently published. It lays out guidelines for site selection, casing, screening, grouting, plumbness, development, testing, data recording, disinfection, sampling and decommissioning. National Driller freelance writer Rachel Beavins Tracy spoke with Todd Hunter about the standard (page 10). Hunter sits on the NGWA board and is part of the group’s Standards Development Oversight Committee. He, and a host of other groundwater veterans, has a strong hand in making ANSI/NGWA-01-14 a reality.