NOVA SCOTIA GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION
Water
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WELL DRILLERS – WELL DIGGERS – PUMP INSTALLERS – MANUFACTURERS & SUPPLIERS - TECHNICAL
Winter 2014
Who We Are
NSGWA is an Industry Association of five divisions: Well Driller’s, Well Digger’s, Pump Installers, Manufacturers and Suppliers
and Technical. The Board of Director’s consists of five volunteers and a Secretary-Treasurer. Our By-Laws, Memorandum of
Association and Memorandum of Understanding with NS Environment can be found on our website: <http:www.nsgwa.ca>. We
have a toll-free number (1-888-242-4440) to better serve you.
www.nsgwa.ca 119 Bakers Point Road, East Jeddore, NS B0J 1W0
1-888-242-4440
Message from the President
Hi all, I hope everyone is well and having a
good winter. It’s been a little cold and snowy
but it is a good time for relaxing, maybe
rebuilding the rig or headed south to get
away for a while. It is nice to sit back and look
at ourselves or our business while it is not so
hectic and see where you are at and make
plans or changes for the season ahead. In the
summer it seems like we just push forward
with little thought of where we heading, only
the task in front of us. With the association
we would like to get past the ongoing fight for
regulation change then we could plan for
things further down the road.
Noreene is planning the upcoming regional
meetings that are held around the province.
This year we have changed a few locations.
This may help some members that had to
travel further other years and may help even
things out. We will be combining all the
members at these meetings. Noreene is also
working out the details of the AGM and will
announce the details soon.
We are getting close to having the Pump
installer course and exam set up . Thanks to
Paul Verge at NSCC for working on this.
This should be a benefit to those people that
want to be certified, both new people
entering the field and for people currently
working at it and want to be certified.
That’s all for now, please work and play safe
and try to enjoy winter a little.
John Kidson – Chair
Morning Thought
Don’t knock the weather. If it didn’t change once
in awhile, nine out of ten couldn’t start a
conversation.
Kim Hubbard
Volunteers needed for 2014 HOME SHOW March
28-30. CEP points are awarded for volunteering. If
interested contact the NSGWA office
In this Issue:
Upcoming Events / NSE Update / 2014 Membership Form / 2014 Regional Form
Upcoming Dates
For ALL Divisions
There is limited space, so pre-registration is
required. Registration and payment (if
applicable) must be received February 21,
2014.
Workshop participants will learn to identify the
most common rock-forming minerals by
recognizing their diagnostic physical properties.
These minerals will then be used to identify the
most common rocks. Rocks are named and
organized with consideration of how they are
formed.
Annual General Meeting /Awards Dinner,
Saturday May 24, 2014
Keep an eye on the website for more info, more
information will follow by mail at a later date.
All sessions start at 9 am sharp.
March 17—Sydney - Days Inn Sydney 480 Kings Rd.
March 19— Stellarton - Holiday Inn
Express - 86 Lawrence Blvd.
March 21— Dartmouth - Best Western
Plus Hotel and Suites – 15 Spectacle Lake
Drive
April 9—Yarmouth – Rodd Grand Yarmouth –
417 Main St.
April 11— Bridgewater - Days Inn - 50 North
Street
Practical, hands on rock and mineral
identification!
Fill able electronic well and pump installation logs
are now available on NSE's website, in two
locations:
1. Private Wells under the Well Contractor’s
link
(http://www.gov.ns.ca/nse/water/wellco
ntractors.asp)
2. Resources under Permits and Forms link
(http://www.gov.ns.ca/nse/resources/pe
rmits.asp)
Well and pump installation logs can be submitted
electronically by emailing your log as an
attachment(s) to [email protected]
Introduction
Session 1: Rock-forming minerals
Break
Session 2: Igneous rocks
Break for lunch
Session 3: Sedimentary rocks
Break
Session 4: Metamorphic rocks
Review
15 CEP points given
www.nsgwa.ca
NSE Update
NSE Update
NSE encourages the industry to save on printing
by taking advantage of the email submission
option and also emailing your client copy.
For drilled well location and stratigraphic sketch,
you may use the Adobe tools to add a sketch
within the log, or you may attach a separate
document. Logs may still be printed and
submitted in-person or via mail.
If you do not have access to a computer, please
visit your local NSE office to obtain a copy of the
well or pump log that can then be photocopied as
required.
119 Bakers Point Road, East Jeddore, NS B0J 1W0
1-888-242-4440