AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS
Northeast Section
NEWSLETTER Spring 2010
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AIPG NORTHEAST SECTION NEWSLETTER SPRING 2010 EDITION
NO. 119
PUBLISHED BY THE NORTHEAST SECTION OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTS
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Executive Committee Directory ......................................................................5 Executive Committee Meeting Schedule........................................................7 Presidential Ramblings ..................................................................................8 NEAIPG Spring Meeting Announcement (and Insert) ..................................22 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes 1/11/10 ...........................................25 Where in the World? ....................................................................................28 News of Members ........................................................................................29 In Memoriam—Gretchen Rich ......................................................................33 News From the States..................................................................................35 Piggyback Mailing Information .....................................................................43 New York Children’s Water Festival .............................................................50 Letters to the Editor ......................................................................................56 NEAIPG Email List .......................................................................................59 Kurt Stokes Tribute Lacrosse Game ............................................................60 USEPA Drinking Water Contaminants .........................................................60 It’s Time For A Trip! Paterson Great Falls ...................................................65 25 Years Ago in the NEAIPG Newsletter .....................................................74 Angelo Tagliacozzo Scholarship Fund Update ............................................76 2010 Index of Advertisers ...................................................................... 82-83 Angelo Tagliacozzo Scholarship Fund—List of Contributors .......................84 NEWSLETTER EDITOR
PUBLISHER & ADVERTISING MANAGER
Bill Prehoda United Water New York 360 West Nyack Rd West Nyack, NY 10994 845-620-3306 (Office) 845-620-3318 (Fax) neaipg.editor@gmail.com
Dick Young Consulting Geologist 179 Intervale Road Parsippany, NJ 07054 973-335-2569 (Office) 973-335-9799 (Fax) RYoungNJ@aol.com
The Newsletter of the Northeast Section of the American Institute of Professional Geologists is published four times annually and is mailed directly to Section Members under a Bulk Rate Permit as Dated Material at Parsippany, New Jersey. Design and Layout by Bill Prehoda and Dick Young. The Newsletter is printed in Parsippany, New Jersey by Staples. Preparation and distribution are accomplished by the Young family. Many thanks are extended to all who helped in compiling this issue. -4-
2010 NEAIPG EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRESIDENT Mike Greenman, CPG-10442 890 Grant Place North Bellmore, NY 11710 amgreenman@optonline.net PRESIDENT- ELECT Open SECRETARY William (Tom) West, CPG-08935 Haley & Aldrich of New York 200 Town Centre Drive, Suite 2 Rochester, NY 14263-4264 Office: (585) 359-9000 Fax: (585) 359-4650 E-mail: twest@haleyaldrich.com TREASURER Robert P. Blauvelt, CPG-06508 EWMA 100 Misty Lane, P.O. Box 5430 Parsippany, NJ 07054 phone (973) 560-1400 x168 fax (973) 560-0400 E-mail: bob.blauvelt@ewma.com MEMBERS Dennis McGrath, CPG-08578 The Louis Berger Group, Inc. 565 Taxter Road, Suite 510 Elmsford, NY 10523 Office: 914-798-3716 Fax: 914-592-1734 E-mail: dmcgrath@louisberger.com Bill Prehoda, CPG-09289 United Water New York 360 West Nyack Rd West Nyack, NY 10994 Office: (845) 620-3306 Fax: (845) 620-3318 E-mail: bill.prehoda@unitedwater.com Laurie Scheuing, CPG-09898 46 Homestead Road Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-5808 Office: 518-695-9445 E-mail: lscheuing@aol.com Jeff Frederick, CPG-10989 Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. 17-17 Route 208 North Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 Office: (201) 398-4318 Email: jfrederick@pirnie.com
George Tyers, CPG-10274 Roux Associates, Inc. 209 Shafter St. Islandia, NY 11749 Office: (631) 232-2600 Fax: (631)-232-9898 E-mail: gtyers@rouxinc.com Craig Werle, CPG-07412 Roux Associates, Inc. 209 Shafter St. Islandia, NY 11749 Office: (631) 232-2600 Fax: (631)-232-9898 E-mail: cwerle@rouxinc.com PAST- PRESIDENT Robert A. Stewart, CPG-08332 Arcadis/LFR, Inc, 87 Church Street East Hartford, CT 06108 Office: (860)290-9300 Fax: (860) 290-9009 E-mail: robert.stewart@lfr.com SCREENING BOARD CHAIRMAN Charles A. Rich, CPG-04433 CA Rich Consultants, Inc. 17 Dupont Street Plainview, NY 11803-1602 Office: (516) 576-8844 Fax: (516) 576-0093 E-mail: info@carichinc.com NEWSLETTER EDITOR Bill Prehoda, CPG-09289 United Water New York 360 West Nyack Rd West Nyack, NY 10994 Office: (845) 620-3306 Fax: (845) 620-3318 E-mail: bill.prehoda@unitedwater.com DIRECTORY OF MEMBERS EDITOR Curtis A. Kraemer, CPG-06019 Shaw Group 111 Van Cedarfield Road Colchester, CT 06415 Office: 860-537-2935 Fax: 860-537-3019 E-mail: curtkraemer@comcast.net PUBLISHER & ADVERTISING MANAGER Richard H. Young, CPG-03356 Consulting Geologist 179 Intervale Road Parsippany, NJ 07054 Office: 973-335-2569 // Home 973-335-2289 Fax: 973-335-9799 E-mail: ryoungnj@aol.com WEBMASTER Mike Greenman, CPG-10442 890 Grant Place North Bellmore, NY 11710 E-mail amgreenman@optonline.net
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2010 NORTHEAST SECTION SUBCOMMITTEES Advertising Sales: Dick Young Advisory Board Delegate: Open Financial Planning and Treasury: Bob Blauvelt, Curt Kraemer, Dick Young Legislative Liaison and Registration: Tom West (NY), Russell Slayback (CT), Sam Gowan, Tim Stone, Dorothy Richter (NH), Laurie Schueing (NY) Membership: Open Nominating: Bob Blauvelt Public Affairs: Dennis McGrath Scholarship: Sam Gowan, Dean Herrick, Len Rexrode, Craig Werle, Arnie Schiffman, Tom West, Dennis McGrath Section Directory: Curt Kraemer, Dick Young Section Meetings: Open Section Newsletter: Bill Prehoda, Editor; Dick Young, Publisher Screening Board: Charles Rich (Chairman), Don Bruehl, Carol Graff, William Penn, Daniel Toder, Andrews Tolman 2010 Executive Committee Meeting Schedule January 11 March 1 May 12 – Spring Meeting July 12 September 7 October 13 Fall Meeting (TBD) December 6 Meetings are typically held from 4:00 to 6:00 pm at the offices of Louis Berger Group, Elmsford, New York or via teleconference Meetings are open to all members—hope to see you there!
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Presidential Ramblings Mike Greenman, CPG-10442 President, NEAIPG The latest issue of The Professional Geologist has a list of AIPG members who have received their 25 year pin from the Institute. The following members are from the Northeast Section. I, along with the Executive Board would like to thank them for their services to the profession and to the Institute. They are: Katherine Beinkafner, Robert Blauvelt, Richard H. Dana, Kyle L. Kayler, Jeffrey T. Lawson, Daniel A. Nachman, Gary A. Robbins, Arnold Schiffman, David Scott, and Vincent W. Uhl. I have worked with two of these members on the Executive Board of the Northeast Section. I attended a week long ground water course given by a third and know of some of the others by reputation. I wish I could say that I have met them all, but unfortunately, I have not. I regret that I have come to be involved with AIPG rather late in my career. For several years I attended the Spring and Fall meetings which offered a wide and interesting assortment of field trips and lectures. At the first meeting at the Peabody Museum in New Haven. I was approached by a member of the executive board and asked if I was interested in joining the board since it needed some young blood. The expression should have been new blood since I am older than almost all of the board. I accepted and became a member-at-large. My rise to the top was meteoric (no one else wanted the job). This brings up a sad fact about our membership and membership in professional organizations in general. It is becoming increasingly difficult to recruit younger members to join, and even harder to have them serve in some capacity. When speaking to prospective members, several excuses for not joining come up. In no particular order they are: “What can I (Ramblings continued on page 10) -8-
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get out of it? It is too expensive. I already belong to another geologic organization. I don’t have time to participate. It’s too much trouble applying.” We have all heard these answers before. Some of us have probably used them ourselves. It is hard to answer some of these questions. We have all been there when we were younger. Financial resources were limited and the demands of job and family did not leave us enough spare time. The last thing on our mind was joining a professional organization and even less thought to actually becoming an active member. However, as we get older we see the merits of joining a professional organization. The Northeast Section finds itself in a dilemma. Due to the recent untimely passing of our President Kurt Stokes, the Executive Board has had to scramble to fill voids. I have replaced Kurt as President, Bob Stewart has agreed to stay on as Past President for an additional two years and Jeff Frederick has agreed to fill in as President-Elect for the remainder of my term. At this point we still need to fill Jeff’s position on the Board. We are asking for someone to step up and fill this opening. The time commitment is minimal. The Board meets seven times a year. Two of these meetings coincide with our Spring and Fall meetings which are enjoyable on their own. Some of our past Board members have volunteered to step in, but it is unfair to ask them to give more than they already have. We are asking for some new blood to step in. A fresh perspective would be greatly appreciated and could give new vitality to the section. This is not to exclude any of you “old geezers” out there whose ideas and help we would also value. Lets start giving back to our profession and to those that follow. Contact me at mgreenman@aquiferdrilling.com if you would like to volunteer or know someone who is interested. Although most of you reading this article are members, it would be interesting to hear your thoughts about joining professional organizations, serving an active role, or what you would like to see from the (Ramblings continued on page 11)
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Section or National. Send your thoughts to me, or any of the Executive Board members listed elsewhere in this newsletter. A Career continues: My previous Ramblings ended with my job hanging by a thread during New York City’s fiscal crisis in 1974. As stated, the City’s capital budget was being misspent. The capital budget was funded by selling long-term municipal bonds with varying terms, anywhere from 5 to 40 years depending upon the type of project being funding. Minor capital improvements were usually bonded for 5 or 10 years, reconstruction 20 years, new buildings 30 years and water and sewer improvements 40 years. The City, however, was using these funds for everyday expenditures to balance the expense budget. Recurring expenses were being bonded for up to 40 years. This is like using your credit card to pay for groceries and paying it back over time with interest. At some (Ramblings continued on page 12)
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point you will not have enough money to cover the principal and interest, and this is what happened to the City. When the two budgets were examined, these fiscal gimmicks were discovered. I use the term “discovered� loosely since everyone knew what was going on. One of these gimmicks was to pay the salaries of anyone connected to capital projects from the capital budget even if no work was being done. It seems that everyone working for the City was working on capital construction. As it turns out, only about ten percent of the budget was actually going towards real construction by the time the fiscal crisis hit. When the City finally went bankrupt the Capital Budget was decimated. The State set up the Financial Control Board to monitor City finances and issue bonds for the City which could no longer get credit. One of the first things they did was to put the Capital Budget in order and insure that only legitimate costs were being bonded. It was determined that the actual cost of the construction and legitimate design hours and construction supervision hours could be bonded. At this time the City did much of its design work in-house with some larger projects being designed by Consultants. It was determined that the allowable money allowed to be bonded was based on the fees a Consultant would make plus the 20% that the City used for review of Consultant work. If the project was designed by a Consultant, then the allowable bonded amount would only be the 20%, with the Consultants fee also being bonded. All hours over this would revert to the expense budget. Obviously there was good cause to make sure that hours did not go over the allowable. An elaborate cost accounting system was instituted. (Those in private industry were amazed that the City did not have one in place). All hours were recorded by project and tracked with an elaborate computer system. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) told each agency the amount that was expected to be earned. This income was (Ramblings continued on page 15)
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then added as revenue into the expense budget where the salaries were actually paid. If an agency did not meet their quota, there was a deficit in the expense budget. Certain functions had special hours assigned. Test borings and surveys had more money allocated than could be spent, which was a boon for geologists. We could actually hire people while others were being laid off. Technical people as a whole were a lot safer than non-technical personnel since their salaries could be bonded. At this point, I was recruited to be my agency’s point person with OMB. In addition to my geologic duties, I was in charge of collecting cost accounting data from 200 technical people as well as calculating the allowable fees for the various projects. This was in the days before personal computers were on everyone’s desks and a lot of information was not readily available. Each project had to be individually researched and a cost attached to it. OMB would give reports every month that indicated project overruns. As the paper piled up, these overruns had to be justified for additional funding or someone would have to answer for it. The one good feature was that I was given ten hours a week of overtime for the next four years. Life was good since much of the ten hours was done at home. I attended special classes on City accounting, which has aided me to this day. I got to know every one of the hundreds of capital projects that my department worked on plus some in other departments. Architecture, design and construction were all new to my education. The learning experience was invaluable. All this, while still doing my regular geologic functions. Next: Dealing with Consultants
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A Salty Tale "Some seek not gold, but there lives not a man who does not need salt." -Cassiodorus There is enough salt in the world’s oceans to cover all the land on all the continents to a depth of nearly 500 feet. The world’s only hotel made entirely of salt (including the dining tables and chairs) is the Hotel de Sal Playa in the Uyuni salt flats of Bolivia. The Salt Palace in Grand Saline, Texas is a museum for the city. The museum features the local salt industry, which dates back to 1845, and the history of Grand Saline. Only 6% of the salt used in the U.S. is used in food; another 17% is used for de-icing streets and highways in the winter months. The vast majority of salt is used in chemical plants, where it leads the five major raw materials utilized by industry: salt, sulfur, limestone, coal and petroleum. - 19 -
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2010 SPRING MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT NORTHEAST SECTION – AIPG Wednesday, May 12, 2010,Liberty State Park Interpretative Center, Jersey City, New Jersey OPEN TO ALL AIPG MEMBERS AND OTHER INTERESTED SCIENTISTS The Northeast Section of AIPG invites all members and their guests to attend a presentation and tour by Dr. Frank Gallagher (NJ Department of Environmental Protection and Rutgers University) of the ecological and environmental restoration activities within an approximately 40 acre parcel at Liberty State Park. Sitting atop highly contaminated soils, Dr. Gallagher will describe the processes by which the former Jersey Central Rail Yards have been converted into a fully functioning and recovering eco-system. Following the technical presentation, Dr. Gallagher will lead a walking tour of the restored area, pointing out the special adaptations that flora and fauna have made in order to survive and thrive in this unique urban setting. Liberty State Park is a green oasis in the middle of Metropolitan northern New Jersey. With the Manhattan skyline, the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island as a spectacular backdrop, Liberty State Park is one of the state's most dramatic parks. The Interpretive Center at Liberty State Park is an environmental and historical education facility located on Freedom Way. Open year round the center features exhibits focusing on the natural history and ecology of the Hudson River Estuary and offers programs for school and community groups and the general public. The historic Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal (CRRNJ), a grand setting for much of New Jersey's transportation history in the northeast, sits prominently at the north end of the park. A two-mile promenade, Liberty Walk, links a picnic area, Interpretive Center and the CRRNJ Terminal while presenting visitors with a sweeping view of the Hudson River. See insert or ne-aipg.org for details—see you there! - 22 -
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Meeting Minutes NORTHEAST SECTION – AIPG EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING Conference Call Monday, January 11, 2010 1. Call to Order – 1600 hrs: By Phone - Bob Blauvelt, Mike Greenman, Dennis McGrath, Bill Prehoda, Laurie Scheuing, Bob Stewart, Dick Young, George Tyers, Minutes by W Thomas West 2. Secretary’s Report: The Secretary’s report covering the December meeting was circulated electronically prior to the meeting. The meeting minutes were reviewed and a motion was made, seconded, and approved to finalize the January meeting minutes pending any additional revisions received by January 22, 2010. 3. Treasurer’s Report: The Executive Committee reviewed and discussed the Angelo Tagliacozzo Memorial Geologic Scholarship Trust Fund (ATMGSTF) and Section Treasurer’s reports. Bob Blauvelt has started preparing monthly Treasurer’s reports and a draft 2010 Section budget will be distributed for discussion during the March 2010 Ex Com meeting. 4. Correspondence: The Executive Committee received a request from National to provide a list of the current Section officers. Mike Greenman agreed to respond to National with the list of the current Section Officers. (1-11-10 Meeting Minutes continued on page 26)
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Old Business:
● Spring Meeting – The spring meeting is scheduled to be held at Liberty State Park (http:// www.libertystatepark.org/) on May 12th. Bob Blauvelt has confirmed that a room has been reserved at the Liberty Science Center, and also obtained per-head costs for catering the dinner. However, due to projected catering costs, Bob Blauvelt recommended that the Section consider holding the dinner at a local restaurant and requested assistance in securing the dinner venue. ● Short Course - The Section is considering offering a continuing education course in conjunction with the spring meeting. The course being considered is a Geophysical Survey course that would provide credits for LEP/LSP/LSRPs. Bob Blauvelt is working with the instructor to determine whether the course would include field and/or class instruction and what the cost of attending the short course would be. ● Vacant Executive Committee Positions: A brief discussion was held regarding the appropriate steps that would be necessary to fill the vacant Executive Committee member position. ● Pay-Pal: Bob Blauvelt indicated that the Section has obtained a Pay Pal account, although the account has not yet been linked to the Section website. ● ATMGSTF Scholarship Update – Dennis McGrath indicated that 23 scholarship applications were received and are currently being reviewed by the scholarship committee. Dennis noted that a recommendation for scholarships from the committee would be presented during the March 2010 Executive Committee meeting.
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● Newsletter Update – Dick Young reported that advertiser renewals are strong and that they were currently pursuing several new advertisers for the 2010 Newsletter. 6.
New Business: - No New Business Items
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Adjournment – 1710 hours.
State By State Distribution of the 2010 636 NEAIPG Members (2008 US Census estimated population).
RI NJ MA NY ME CT NH VT
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Number of members per 500,000 people in each respective state are listed at left.
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NEWS OF MEMBERS Art Becker, CPG 09001, is the Presidentelect for the National Ground Water Association (NGWA). Kudos to Art for taking on a very important position. The NGWA will certainly benefit from his many years of expertise in the environmental drilling arena. Tom Fowler, CPG 06827, reports that a year ago, HDR won and initiated work on a Remedial Action Contract for USEPA Region II in NJ and NY (EPA RACII) to remediate Superfund sites. HDR invited Tom to join the team mid-year to lead field investigations and tackle hydrogeologic situations. Andy Tolman, CPG 04474, reports he has been participating in the ongoing re-invention of government in Maine. With fewer resources around, his Division has re-organized, and the Subsurface Wastewater Group is now under his umbrella, along with a number of education, licensing, and technical assistance work for the Drinking Water Program. With both input and outputs in hand, Andy is helping the re-doing the Subsurface Rules in the hope of making them simpler and easier to apply. Along the way, his group helped the DWP and Public Water Systems in Maine be first in the nation to commit all the ARRA (economic recovery) funding for drinking water projects. Anyone trying to drive through Maine towns last summer saw the impact in excavation for the replacement of old and leaky water mains. Andy is the Assistant Director of the Maine CDC Drinking Water Program, in the Department of Health and Human Services. Alfred E. Moffit, III, CPG-11106, was honored by EWMA at their annual directors' meeting for successfully completing the closure of a former newspaper facility in Passaic County. The facility was impacted by contaminated ground water and soil from leaking petroleum underground storage tanks. In (News of Members continued on page 31) - 29 -
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2001, the owners of the facility wanted to guarantee the cost of the remediation and were one of the first to enroll in EWMA's guaranteed fixed-price remediation program known as Secur-It(r). The project site received a No Further Action letter from NJDEP in 2009. Alfred is the Director of Site Assessment and Remedial Investigatory Services with EWMA Headquarters Office in Parsippany, NJ. He directs and manages the investigation and remediation of hazardous and nonhazardous waste disposal sites, as well as the supervision of environmental assessments for private parties involved in industrial and commercial real estate transactions. Alfred can be reached at 973.560.1400 x144 or Al.Moffit@ewma.com. Lois K. Ongley, CPG-5007, recently rejoined AIPG. Lois is now Professor of Geochemistry at Unity College in Maine (www.unity.edu). What is going on in your world? neaipg.editor@gmail.com.
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In Memoriam Gretchen R. Rich, CPG 07624, of Epping, NH, passed away on March 7, 2010 at the age of 53 after a short battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband and partner of 28 years, Daniel Fenno, CPG-7783. Gretchen graduated from Bethlehem Central (NY) High School, received a Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of New Hampshire, and a Masters of Science in Hydrogeology from Wright State University. During her university education, she studied a semester in England and studied aboard the research vessel Westward from the Sea Education Association out of Woods Hole. Gretchen was a consulting environmental scientist for many years working at Dunn Geoscience and Haley & Aldrich, was a CPG, licensed professional geologist in New Hampshire, and was employed most recently by the Department of Environmental Services in Concord, NH. In her spare time she loved dog training, skiing, gardening, beekeeping, the outdoors, and restoration of her 1800's home. Memorial donations may be sent to the Sophia Gordon Cancer Center, 41 Mall Road, Burlington, MA 01850.
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News From the Northeast New York Update on the New York State Council of Professional Geologist Licensing Efforts The bills to license geologists in the state of NY were introduced into the Senate and Assembly as “same-as” bills last year (A-4774C and S2784-B). On January 6, 2010, the bills were referred to the higher education committees in both houses. On March 10, 2010, the Senate version was reported out of the higher education committee and committed to codes. This is similar to what has been happening each year since 2001, where the bill passes the Senate but dies in the Assembly, never making it out of the higher education committee. NYSCPG’s focus this year is to communicate with our sponsors in the Senate and Assembly and make new contacts to try to move our licensure bill forward in the Assembly. With such turmoil in the NYS government and so much focus being placed on the budget process, we have made the decision to not hire a lobbyist this year. We will concentrate our efforts on increasing our individual and corporate memberships and fundraising. We will begin researching and talking to lobbyists in the next few months to get one on board in case we need one next year (optimism that our bill will pass this year!). We have already begun communicating with our sponsors and have laid out a plan to contact members of the Assembly in an effort to educate them on the merits of our licensing bill. Your support will be needed in the coming months to contact your representatives. This is an active and continual proc(News From the Northeast continued on page 37) - 35 -
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ess. Your past support is greatly appreciated and your future support will help us achieve our goal. So if you haven’t already renewed your 2010 NYSCPG membership, please take the time to do so now, before you forget. Also, forward the membership form to your friends and colleagues and encourage them to support NYSCPG. Much thanks,
Laurie E. Scheuing, PG, CPG 2010 NYSCPG President
Marcellus Shale (from USEPA press release)
The latest development in the Marcellus shale gas drilling arena is that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) announced that it will conduct a study to investigate any potential impacts that hydraulic fracturing may have on water quality and public health. USEPA plans to address concerns that hydraulic fracturing may impact ground water and surface water quality in ways that threaten human health and the environment. The USEPA is reportedly re-allocating $1.9 million for this comprehensive, peer-reviewed study for 2010 and requesting additional funding for 2011 According to Dr. Paul T. Anastas, assistant administrator for USEPA’s Office of Research and Development, “Our research will be designed to answer questions about the potential impact of hydraulic fracturing on human health and the environment,” said . “The study will be conducted through a (News from the Northeast continued on page 39)
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transparent, peer-reviewed process, with significant stakeholder input.” The USEPA is in the very early stages of designing a hydraulic fracturing research program. The agency is proposing the process begin with (1) defining research questions and identifying data gaps; (2) conducting a robust process for stakeholder input and research prioritization; (3) with this input, developing a detailed study design that will undergo external peer-review, leading to (4) implementing the planned research studies. To support this initial planning phase and guide the development of the study plan, the agency is seeking suggestions and comments from the USEPA Science Advisory Board (SAB)—an independent, external federal advisory committee. The agency has requested that the Environmental Engineering Committee (EEC) of the SAB evaluate and provide advice on USEPA’s proposed approach. The agency will use this advice and extensive stakeholder input to guide the design of the study. NEW JERSEY NJ Site Remediation Reform Act As of March, the number of temporary Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (LSRPs) has topped 300. The licensing act has spawned a professional association - the NJ Licensed Site Remediation Professionals Association (LSRPA), boasting over 400 members within a year (www.lsrpa.org). According to the NJDEP website, the Act requires the NJDEP to phase in implementation of the use of LSRPs by remediating parties. All parties initiating remediation after November 3, 2009 or who opt into the use of the LSRP paradigm will be required to follow the provisions of SRRA which are codified at N.J.S.A. 58:10B-1.3b 1-9, includ(News from the Northeast continued on page 40)
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ing the requirement to hire a LSRP to conduct the remediation, and the requirement to remediate the site without prior NJDEP approval. All parties who initiated remediation prior to November 3, 2009 will not be required to hire a LSRP to conduct the remediation right away. Remediation of those sites will follow the remediation process with traditional NJDEP oversight and approvals until 2012. All parties remediating sites on or after May 7, 2012 will be required to follow N.J.S.A. 58:10B-1.3b 1-9. Some interesting statistics from NJDEP Assistant Commissioner of the Site Remediation Program Irene Kropp's March presentation on the current status of Site Remediation Reform: - 179 "New" cases using LSRPs - 23 Cases requesting to opt in - 442 new cases in 2010 - 664 total NFAs in 2010 As of February 2010, 17 Remedial Action Outcome (RAOs) have been filed with the NJDEP, five of which had no issues. The NJDEP will be invalidating 2 RAOs and 4 are being asked to be amended (the remainder are still under review). For more information, visit www.nj.gov/dep/srp/srra/. Vermont Statewide Groundwater Analyses The Vermont Geological Survey has been working on a “Statewide Groundwater Analyses�, part of which includes a fantastic set of maps regarding groundwater resources in the state. The data for the maps was compiled from part of the Vermont Dept. of Environmental Conservation Water Supply Division (WSD) well driller database for the years between 1961 and April 2008. Preliminary maps available include: "data Summary, Vermont Water Wells", "Well Data Compiled (News from the Northeast continued on page 49)
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PIGGYBACK MAILING A SERVICE FOR NE/AIPG ADVERTISERS The NE/AIPG Newsletter has expanded the options offered to advertisers to include Piggyback Mailing. Now you can include preprinted promotional flyers or brochures along with our normal mailing of the Newsletter. Piggybacking gives NE/AIPG advertisers a cost-effective way to get their promotional material into the hands of NE/AIPG's targeted audience of decision-makers. That audience has grown to over 700, including 600± NE/AIPG Members and Applicants throughout New York, New Jersey, and the six New England states, 50± AIPG National and Section Officers, over 80 advertisers, and others. Likewise, NE/ AIPG benefits from additional income and from keeping members current on available, innovative products and services. Rates depend upon the size and weight of the promotional piece. A single 8 1/2” by 11" sheet of 20# paper, pre-printed, and pre-folded costs $0.20 each to Piggyback. To schedule Piggybacking your promotional information or to learn more, just call Dick Young at 973335-2289. - 43 -
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by Bedrock Unit Plates 1&2", "Bedrock Units Grouped by Mean Well Yield", Bedrock Unites Grouped by Mean Well Depth", "Areas of Lower and Higher Yield Wells" and "Areas of Shallower and Deeper Wells". In addition to the well data set analyses, groundwater favorability maps for surficial materials aquifers are being produced. The VT ANR has contracted with the USGS to produce a groundwater use study and identify future growth areas and has also contracted a well interference study to evaluate public water supply pump tests (www.vermontdrinkingwater.org/ GWPRS/PCWS_GW_Interference_FinalReport.pdf). The southern portion of the Vermont Water Wells preliminary map is shown with the dots indicating well locations (Hmm, where are the population centers?, or better yet, where are those Green Mountains...?). Massachusetts Drilling Program Moves The Massachusetts well drillers program, among others, has changed departments, effective October 1, 2009. The program moved from the Department of Conservation and Recreation to the Department of Environmental Protection. In (News from the Northeast continued on page 55)
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2010 NY Children’s Water Festival (con’t from pg 50) WHO – Volunteers must be at least 16 years old. WHEN – You can volunteer for all or part of the day on May 18 ‐‐ 7:00 a.m. – Noon ‐ morning session Noon – 5:00 p.m. ‐ afternoon session 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ‐ daylong session WHAT – Here are some of the types of volunteers we need. We will contact you to talk about what you want to do – or not do! • Class Group Guide – walk through the festival with an assigned class and teachers • Classroom Assistant – help out a presenter in his or her classroom • Registration and Information – at the registration area, help to check in classes, presenters, volunteers and VIPS • Mascot – this is a real behind the scenes position! Wear one of the mascot costumes. • Mascot assistant – walk with one of the mascots during the festival • Security – help our on‐site police and sheriffs to check in buses as they arrive and to make sure no one not registered for the festival is on campus • Runner – take things the students make from the classrooms to their school buses and run other errands as needed that day • Pit Stop waiter/waitress – students and teachers will take a break at the Pit Stop and have a glass of WATER! You will help pour and serve the water and clean up. • Clean up crew – help to pick up after the festival Not sure what you want to do??? Talk with us. There’s a job for EVERYONE. Please help! VOLUNTEER NOW!! You’ll have fun! - 51 -
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1962, the legislature enacted Massachusetts General Law Chapter 21, Section 16 establishing a registration system for well drillers and the filing of well completion reports. For more information, see: www.mass.gov/dep/water/drinking/ welldril.htm Also included in the departmental transfer legislation was the movement of the underground storage tank program from the Department of Fire Services to the Department of Environmental Protection (transferred July 1, 2009). See the MassDEP UST site at: www.mass.gov/dep/toxics/ust/ The programs themselves are being maintained and the moves were part of an act reorganizing certain agencies of the Executive Department (Article 87). According to the Governor's office, "This legislation restructures certain state agencies to make them more cost effective and responsive by consolidating programs and program staff within agencies whose mission and expertise will ensure the most coordi-The End. nated, efficient operation of the programs."
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Letters to the Editor Editor: I just finished reading the AIPG’s domestic energy statement in the Harpers Winter 2010 NE Newsletter. I found it to be very well written, well reasoned, and overall a very sensible approach to a complex, and sometimes misrepresented issue. I doubt you will have many, if any, members disagree with this stance. Regards, Chris Bablin, CPG-10831
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Stephen J. Kester Christopher J. Kopley Robert G. LaFleur John E. Lavoie Michelle P. Leab Richard D. Lev Gail N. McKenna Lance Mion Ward S. Motts John T. Pieriboni Imants J. Reks Louis E. Rieg Alison R. Santos Joseph A. Santovasi William V. Skinner William J. Spizuoco Nathan Thompson Jeremy M. Weremeichik Mark D. Wilder Amanda E. Wohlberg Jerome E. Zaykoski
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Half Hollow Hills Men’s Lacrosse Alumni Game Tribute to Kurt Stokes Our past NEAIPG section President, Kurt Stokes, was a 1977 graduate of Half Hollow Hills High School, Dix Hills, New York where he played midfield position on the lacrosse team. The annual Half Hollow Hills Men’s Lacrosse Alumni Game will be a tribute to Kurt in 2010. The players will be wearing Kurt’s high school lacrosse number and name on their pinnies. The tribute alumni game will be held at the Hills East lacrosse field on Saturday, May 22, in Dix Hills, New York. 2009 Alumni Game http://hillslaxalumni.com/
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USEPA to Evaluate Additional Potential Drinking Water Contaminants According to the United State Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa Jackson, there is a growing variety of prevalent chemicals in products, water and our bodies in the last 50 years that have not been under the radar of the USEPA. As such, the USEPA recently announced that it will be taking a closer look at hundreds of chemicals that have been linked to diseases but so far have not been regulated, or regulated at levels that pose health risks. Reportedly, the action is in response to complaints across the country about water systems delivering water that poses health risks to customers. As such, the USEPA will be taking a closer look at water treatment systems that have had violations. According to the New York Times, more than 20 percent of the nation’s water treatment systems have violated key provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act over the last five years. In addition, the USEPA plans on cracking down on dischargers that have violated the Clean Water Act and previously have gone unpunished. The USEPA intends to reform some policies to allow researchers to evaluate groups of similar contaminants instead of only one at a time. Thus, the results of such research would allow for greater breadth in the number of chemicals regulated. According to the USEPA, this will allow the agency to move faster and promulgate stricter rules. Ninety-one contaminants are regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act, and more than 60,000 chemicals are used within the United States. No chemicals have been added to that list since 2000. The USEPA is continuing their work on 14 drinking water standards, including rules regarding lead, copper, arsenic, atrazine and possibly perchlorate, an unregulated rocket fuel additive that has generated controversy in the past. Of course, the new policies (still being drafted), will likely force many water systems to spend money to upgrade treatment technologies, which will in turn raise water rates. -The end. - 63 -
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IT’S TIME FOR A TRIP! Great Falls, Paterson, NJ So, Paterson, New Jersey for a scenic trip you say? Well, if you have ever been to the Great Falls on the Passaic River, you might think twice about stereotyping the humble city. Geologically speaking, the 70 foot plus falls formed as most do, around some type of relatively resistant bedrock, in this case the Orange Mountain Basalt (of the First Watchung Mountain fame) which in turn overlies the Passaic formation. According to the USGS, the more friable pillow lavas in the upper portion of the basalt have been eroded away by glacial action (changing the course of the Passaic River in the process), and the falls currently spill over a more resistant portion of the formation. Reportedly, the Great Falls are the second largest falls by volume east of the Mississippi (hmm, what would the largest be?). Many quarries in the area mine the Orange Mountain basalt "trap" rock for aggregate. The natural uniqueness of the Falls led to the designation of the area by the National Park Service as a National Natural Landmark in 1967 - the "Great Falls of PatersonGarrett Mountain" NNL. Although the (It’s Time for a Trip continued on page 68) - 65 -
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Falls are a great geologic and scenic treasure, in 2009 they were designated as New Jersey’s third national historic park in a tribute to the significant industrial history of the area (what are the other two NJ parks? - Morristown NHP and Edison National Historical Site in West Orange). In addition, the Falls area has been designated as a National Historic Landmark District since 1976.
The Paterson Friends of Great Falls boasts that the area "is home to the largest and best example of early manufacturing mills in the United States. It contains 18th, 19th, and 20thcentury waterpower remnants, including a three-tiered water raceway system." The Great Falls also boasts one of the Founding Fathers in its past - Alexander Hamilton, who, along with a group of investors established the Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures. The purpose of SUM was to harness the power of the Great Falls for manufacturing. Pierre Charles L'Enfant was retained by SUM to design the largest power system at that time by diverting water from the Passaic River above the falls to mills along its route. As such, Paterson became famous for producing such items as (Its Time for a Trip continued on page 71)
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cotton, silk, cotton duck for sails, continuous sheet paper, locomotives and a revolver by someone named Samuel Colt. While you are at it, throw in the first practical submarine. So, if you head to Paterson, there is actually a lot to see in the vicinity of the Falls. By the Falls themselves, you can view them from the north or south sides of the river (Mary Ellen Kramer Park and Haines Overlook Park, respectively), or walk across the footbridge that crosses the gorge (a must). A good first stop to get a handle on all of the historic district landmarks and buildings is the Great Falls Historic District Cultural Center, located on McBride Street in Paterson. Phone 973-279-9587, email greatfalls@patersonnj.gov. Hours Monday - Friday 9:00 AM 5:00 PM, Seasonal Hours Saturday & Sunday 12:30 PM 4:30 PM. Google Great Falls Historic District Cultural Center for their website, which includes some nice brochures. The end—Ed.
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ANGELO TAGLIACOZZO MEMORIAL GEOLOGICAL SCHOLARSHIP
2009 – 2010 ACADEMIC YEAR FINAL STATUS REPORT Dennis G. McGrath, CPG-08578 Chair, Scholarship Committee The Scholarship Committee (Sam Gowan, Dean Herrick, Len Rexrode, Arnold Schiffman, Craig Werle, Tom West and me) recently completed a review and evaluation of 23 scholarship applications received in December 2009. Evaluation criteria include financial need, academic qualifications, career goals, achievements (e.g., awards, projects, publications, senior thesis, etc.), and the faculty recommendation letter. Financial need and academic qualifications were weighed more heavily than the other factors in accordance with the weighting scheme that was adopted and put into place for the first time last year. The Scholarship Committee then convened via teleconference to discuss the overall ratings, recommend an award pool, and select the award recipients. Overall, we received a record number of applications (19 was our previous high) and another incredibly outstanding group of student applicants. Just to give you an idea, 18 of the 23 applicants maintain greater than a 3.4 (out of 4.0) overall grade point average (gpa); six applicants maintain greater than a 3.9 gpa! The academic qualifications presented by the applicants were truly outstanding, the commitments to the profession of geology were strong, and many of the financial needs were compelling. The results of the evaluations among the seven committee members varied a bit as usual, but everyone felt that the composite results accurately represented our evaluation of the applicants. The award amount for this year was chosen after considering performance of the fund over the past year. An award pool (ATMGS Report continued on page 79)
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of $7,000 was selected as an appropriate award amount and exceeded by $1,000 the amount awarded last year. During the Executive Committee meeting on March 8, 2010, the committee presented the Board of Trustees with a recommendation to award a total of $7,000 to five applicants. The Board of Trustees approved the recommendation. The NE-AIPG is proud to announce the five recipients for the 2009-2010 academic year. The name of each recipient, the college or university they attend, and the award amounts are listed below: Cindy Colon, Rutgers University—$2,000 Cameron Morissette, Salem State College—$2,000 Jessica Farrell, E. Connecticut State University—$1,000 Angelica Ventrelli, Hofstra University—$1,000 Daria Vilanova, S. Connecticut State University—$1,000 The checks have been mailed to each student and each of the 18 applicants that did not receive an award was sent an acknowledgement letter. Those that will maintain their eligibility for next year were encouraged to apply again. All applicants receive a complimentary one-year student membership in AIPG. I want to close by thanking each member of the Scholarship Committee for their time and effort evaluating the 23 applications and selecting the five scholarship recipients. -The end.
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Caves of Altimira, Santillana del Mar, Spain This northern Spain UNESCO World Heritage site is where in 1879 lawyer Marcelino Sanz de Sautuolaone discovered well-preserved Paleolithic cave art, the "Sistine Chapel of Quaternary Art". Archeologists estimate that the paintings in the Karst terrain cave were completed between 16,000-9,000 B.C by the Magdalenian people. On the ceiling of the "Polychrome Chamber" within the cave, there are around one hundred paintings, including 21 bison. The multicolored ochre, charcoal and zinc oxide paintings also include hand prints, horses, boar and bulls. The pictures were completed using different techniques: etched, silhouettes, painted, scratched and shaded. The cave is one of a series throughout northern Spain.
Where in the Northeast? Bartholomew’s Cobble, Ashley Falls, MA The marble and quartzite that comprise the twin "cobbles" of Bartholomew's Cobble are surrounded by an unusual array of flora due to both acidic and alkaline soil conditions. These varying pH conditions allow for plants not usually found near each other actually growing in close proximity. The 100-foot high bedrock “cobbles” located adjacent to the Housatonic Valley and Taconic uplands are presumably named after the German word kobel, or rocks, and are surrounded by one of the most diverse range of fern species in North America. The diversity of flora led to the 1971 designation of the 300+ acre site as a National Natural Landmark by the National Park Service. According to the owners of the site, The Trustees of the Reservations, the site boasts over 800 species of plants. The site is named after early landowner George Bartholomew.
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2010 INDEX OF ADVERTISERS Alpha Analytical ......................................................................... 69 Aquifer Drilling & Testing, Inc .......................... Inside Front Cover Arcadis ...................................................................................... 19 Atlantic Screen & Mfg. Inc ......................................................... 54 Boart Longyear .......................................................................... 64 Boyd Artesian Well Co., Inc....................................................... 52 Brinkerhoff Environmental Services, Inc .................................. 32 CSG Environmental Consultants............................................... 36 Church, Stephen B., Co ............................................................ 73 Clearwater Drilling, Inc. ............................................................. 38 Clough, Harbour & Associates .................................................. 67 Complete Environmental Testing, Inc. ...................................... 67 ConeTec, Inc ......................................................... Centerfold (45) Connecticut Test Borings, LLC.................................................. 67 Conrad Geoscience Corporation ............................................... 32 Delta Well & Pump, Inc ............................................................... 6 Directional Technologies, Inc ............................... Centerfold (44) Diversified Geophysics, Inc .............................. Inside Rear Cover Drilex Environmental, Inc ............................................................ 3 Earth Data Northeast, Inc ................................. Inside Rear Cover Eastern Analytical, Inc ............................................................... 20 EcoTest Labs,Inc ...................................................................... 52 EnviRent .................................................................................... 47 Environmental Assessment & Remediations ............................ 52 Environmental Closures, Inc ................................ Centerfold (45) Enviroscan................................................................................. 30 EWMA ................................................................... Centerfold (47) Expedition Drilling, Inc ............................................................... 16 Gannett Fleming ........................................................................ 24 General Borings, Inc ................................................................. 38 Geo-Cleanse International, Inc. ................................................ 13 GEOD Corporation .................................................................... 14 Geomatrix Consultants .............................................................. 54 Geophysical Applications, Inc ............................... Centerfold (43) GEOSPHERE Environmental Management, Inc. ..................... 74 Hager Geoscience, Inc.............................................................. 23 Hager-Richter GeoScience, Inc ................................................ 58 Haley & Aldrich .......................................................................... 34 Hatch Mott MacDonald .............................................................. 62 (Index continued on page 83)
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Hetager Drilling, Inc. ................................................................. 21 Jonathan Paul Associates, Inc. ................................................... 9 JPI Associates, Inc. ................................................................... 21 Layne Christensen Company.................................................... 77 Leggette, Brashears & Graham, Inc. ............ Outside Rear Cover Lincoln Applied Geology, Inc. ................................................... 57 McLane Environmental, LLC..................................................... 20 MC Environmental, LLC ............................................................ 53 Maine Test Borings. .................................................................. 54 Malcolm Pirnie .......................................................................... 81 Morris Industries, Inc................................................................. 18 NAEVA Geophysics, Inc. .......................................................... 61 New England Boring Contractors of CT., Inc. ........................... 24 Pennsylvania Drilling Company ................................................ 64 Probe Support Services ............................................................ 86 Pure Earth, Inc. ......................................................................... 32 Quality Inspection Services, Inc. ............................................... 17 Quantitative Hydrogeology, Inc ................................................. 81 R&L Well Drilling, LLC .............................................................. 34 Regenesis ................................................................................. 53 ReRem ...................................................................................... 77 Rich, C. A., Consultants, Inc ......................... Outside Rear Cover Rinbrand Well Drilling Co., Inc. ................................................. 69 Roux Associates, Inc ................................................................ 11 SGS Environmental Services, Inc. ........................ Centerfold (42) SJB Services, Inc. ..................................................................... 36 Soil Mechanics ...................................................... Centerfold (41) Soiltesting, Inc........................................................................... 58 StoneHill Environmental, Inc..................................................... 23 Stothoff, Samuel, Company, Inc ............................................... 64 Summit Drilling Co., Inc ............................................................ 66 TAM International...................................................................... 81 Terracon.................................................................................... 70 Thermal Remediation Services, Inc .........................Centerfold 46 TRC Environmental Corporation............................................... 16 URS Corporation......................................................................... 9 Zebra Environmental .........................................Centerfold 48, 72
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ANGELO TAGLIACOZZO MEMORIAL GEOLOGICAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS SINCE 1987 (List Updated Through December 2009) FRIENDS OF THE FUND ($1,000+) AQUIFER DRILLING AND TESTING, INC. BANINO, GEORGE LEGGETTE, BRASHEARS & GRAHAM, INC. MILLER, DAVID W. NE-AIPG REXRODE, H. LEONARD , JR. ROUX ASSOCIATES ROUX, PAUL H. SLAYBACK, RUSSELL G. VALKENBURG, NICHOLAS YOUNG, RICHARD H. BENEFACTORS ($500+) BLAUVELT, ROBERT P. EMERSON, MARK HERRICK, DEAN H. HIGGINS, JONATHAN B. (IN MEMORY OF LEO HALL)
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ANGELO TAGLIACOZZO MEMORIAL GEOLOGICAL SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS SINCE 1987 (List Updated Through December 2009) (con’t from pg. 84) CONTRIBUTORS ($50+) SCOTT, DAVID Sillman, Robert and Roberta STOKES, KURTIS W. SPARROW, LESLIE ST. GERMAIN, DANIEL STONEHILL ENVIRONMENTAL, INC. TATLOCK, DEREK TIMMONS, ROBERT TORLUCCI, JOSEPH TYERS, GEORGE WARING, ANDREW D. WENZ, KENNETH P. WERLE, CRAIG WEST, William T. WOHLFORD, THOMAS
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• Full Data Logging Capabilities • Vertical Delineation of Contaminant Concentrations
• Discrete Ground Water and Vapor Sampling
REMEDIAL SLURRY INJECTIONS • Fractured Bedrock and Soils See our web page for additional Logging services
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