Thomas Kwader P.G., Ph.D.

Thomas Kwader looks at the pros and cons of making continuing education mandatory.

Thomas Kwader tackles the question, what is being done with the massive amount of information we're collecting from monitoring wells?

Thomas Kwader asks, just how far should we be going?

Thomas Kwader answers many questions you may have about monitoring.

Thomas Kwader tells us it never ceases to amaze him that site remediation systems are designed and installed frequently without knowing the extent of soil and groundwater contamination and the flow path(s) that groundwater migrates beneath a site.

Thomas Kwader tells us that proper development removes drill mud (if used in the drilling of the well), clays and silts which tend to plug the screen and adjacent filter pack.

Horizontally drilled wells, on paper, would appear to produce large amounts of ground water, when in fact the production results usually are disappointing, according to columnist Thomas Kwader.

Depending upon the hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer, the gradient may be so gentle (flat) it's not really measurable.