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The National Drilling Association (NDA) is ¿Charting A New Course¿ to focus its resources on training and safety initiatives for drillers in the geotechnical, environmental and exploration industries.

The estimated decade-long, $80 million project is expected to include as many as 1,200 locations.

Outbreaks of disease from drinking water have risen in recent years despite improvements in publicly operated water systems.

The National Ground Water Association announced the winners of its annual awards, given to individuals and companies who have exhibited excellence in the ground water industry.

USFilter has completed the sale of its waterworks distribution business to National Waterworks Inc.

The National Safety Council recently announced Hancor Inc. as a winner of the 2002 award for Outstanding Achievements in Safety & Productivity.

The Orange County (Calif.) Water District's (OCWD) board of directors has ap-proved a joint development, operation and maintenance agreement with the Orange County Sanitation District for the Ground Water Replenishment System.

Tube Technologies Inc. opened in Minneapolis in July of this year.

Employees at the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) have successfully reduced the amount of liquid radioactive waste stored over the Snake River Plain Aquifer in 11 underground storage tanks.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) unveiled its new, online WaterWatch Web site, which gives visitors an instantaneous picture of water conditions nationwide in near real time.