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This May, in celebration of Water Awareness Month, the Orange County Water District (OCWD), the Blue Planet Foundation, the OCWD Groundwater Guardian Team and the Disneyland Resort hosted the Sixth Annual Children's Water Education Festival.

President Bush signed the $190-billion farm bill that contains an amendment authorizing a program of loans to low-to-moderate-income households.

Australian scientists have developed what is believed to be the world's first automatic system for mapping the minerals in drill cores.

Researchers from four universities have been awarded a $2-million grant from the National Science Foundation program to take to the next level the scientific drilling of large lakes for paleoclimate research.

Drilling Technique LTD is pleased to announce that Cleon Godard has joined the company and will assume dual responsibilities as both manager of DTL's new piling division and national sales manager.

Marking the end of a five-year lawsuit, Dow Chemical Co. has announced its plan to contribute $3 million for San Francisco Bay protection while it also cleans up ground water contamination at its nearby Pittsburg plant.

Ground Water Institutes for Teachers is an innovative two-day training program the American Ground Water Trust developed to help educators increase their understanding of ground water science and water resource issues.

Sta-Rite Industries has acquired Aermotor Pumps Inc.

The U.S. Senate recently voted to reject a proposal to open part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil exploration.

The Concrete Sawing and Drilling Association recently elected new officers and board members.