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About 12 percent of 616 private wells recently tested in upstate South Carolina contain uranium levels that exceed the safe drinking water standard.

The Senate recently rejected an energy amendment that would have opened a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and natural gas exploration.

Drilling Equipment Supply Inc. recently opened a new office/warehouse in Salt Lake City.

The Groundwater Foundation's 2001 National Conference will be held Nov. 14-16 in Pittsburgh.

A bill that would ban the gasoline additive methyl tertiary butyl ether was recently approved by the Environment and Public Works Committee by bipartisan vote.

Congress is considering having the Interior Department contract with local law enforcement officials to tighten security around its 58 hydroelectric dams and 348 reservoirs.

Precision Blasting Services is making available the Blaster's Guide, Second Edition as a service to the industry.

Detailed reports of ongoing monitoring of drinking water in New York City show that residents and workers are not being exposed to contaminants such as asbestos, radiation, mercury and other metals, pesticides, PCBs and bacteria.

The National Ground Water Association's Henry Darcy Distinguished Lecturer Series continues this fall.

GEFCO recently announced that North American Equipment and Supply has been awarded the distributorship for the George E. Failing Company, Speedstar and King Oil Tools in the country of Canada.