Before
state well regulations and drilling licensing was required, our company would
occasionally drill a well inside a property where a basement was to be built.
Even though drill spoils from construction drilling, utility directional drilling, ground sourced heating and cooling, and water well drilling are inherently non-hazardous, options for drilling contractors to dispose of drill spoils are becoming increasingly limited.
Robert Bittner, P.E., was recently elected to the position of president of the Deep Foundations Institute's Executive Committee. We spoke with Bittner about his plans for the group, and his views on the foundations industry.
With the help of trenchless technology from Ditch Witch, a Virginia directional driller finished an otherwise impractical trench excavation job for a reclaimed water project.