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Uncharted Waters Chapter 1

The Regulatory Blind Spot and Hydrological Reality

As industrial water demand grows, drillers and groundwater professionals can help communities understand and defend interconnected water resources.
Brock Yordy
Brock Yordy
August 31, 2026
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Private wells can feel the effects of large-scale groundwater use, even when pumping happens far below the surface. With federal oversight limited, local groundwater expertise may become increasingly important in evaluating development impacts before wells start running dry.
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Porky obit

Remembering Porky

Drilling professional Howard “Porky” Cutter, MGWC, was ahead of his time when it came to the future of drilling.
Kerith Gabriel
Kerith Gabriel
August 27, 2026
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Drilling professional Howard “Porky” Cutter, MGWC, was ahead of his time when it came to the future of drilling.
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3 Drillers with a drilling rig

2026 State of the Drilling Industry Report

A latest look at what’s powering water, energy and infrastructure
Brock Yordy
Brock Yordy
August 26, 2026
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A latest look at what’s powering water, energy and infrastructure


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Classrooms going geothermal

Berkeley County School District Turns to Geothermal for Heating and Cooling

According to a Department of Energy case study, the completed systems cut energy use by 75% and reduced annual energy and maintenance costs by a reported $772,000.
John Oldani
John Oldani
August 25, 2026
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According to a Department of Energy case study, the completed systems cut energy use by 75% and reduced annual energy and maintenance costs by a reported $772,000.


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Can We Refill Our Aquifers? MAR & The Groundwater Crisis
Episode 163 – The Driller Newscast

Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR)

Silver Bullet or Wishful Thinking?
Brock Yordy
Brock Yordy
August 19, 2026
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The critical realities of permanent land subsidence and well-construction safety, and why local policy and community involvement are essential to preventing "water bankruptcy."
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Flomatic Sewair-Combo NXC

Flomatic Introduces Sewair-Combo NXC for Wastewater Systems

The Sewair-Combo NXC is designed to handle three air management functions within a single valve.
John Oldani
John Oldani
August 18, 2026
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The Sewair-Combo NXC is designed to handle three air management functions within a single valve.
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An artist's rendition of the finished data center
AI infrastructure

EPA Opens Door to More Off-Grid Power for Data Centers, but Questions Remain

What islanded power means for data center development
John Oldani
John Oldani
August 17, 2026
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Generating power outside the public grid could give data center developers more flexibility, but the environmental and ratepayer impacts are far from settled.


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The Terrascope-Nano work boot from NORTIV 8
Take care of your feet

What If I Told You We Found Safety Compliant Workboots That Don’t Feel Like Boots?

Meet NORTIV 8
Kerith Gabriel
Kerith Gabriel
August 14, 2026
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New Jersey based footwear brand, NORTIV 8, says their goal is to produce quality boots and let word of mouth across industries take it from there.
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A drilling rig hitched to a pickup truck

Stories From the Site: Some of the Wildest Things Hit While Drilling

We got the dirt on some of the weirdest finds in the field.
Kansas-based drilling professional John Shiver Truesdale.
John Truesdale
August 12, 2026
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There are many zany things drillers encounter everyday while on a jobsite. We've asked a few to tell us for your reading pleasure.


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Brock Yordy speaks with a group of Geothermal Drillers

The Road to 2050

Geothermal Exchange Drillers are carving a path to unprecedented growth
Brock Yordy
Brock Yordy
August 12, 2026
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The geothermal exchange industry is an expanding, self-sustaining industrial empire.


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