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Jared Griffiths Provides Rock Solid Expertise to Drillers
THOMPSON, CONNECTICUT USA, December 11, 2015– Numa, the leading designer and manufacturer of down hole hammers and bits, has announced the addition of Jared Griffiths as a Field Technician. The addition of Griffiths further expands the field support team that has been synonymous with Numa for the past 30 years.
“Numa continues to support our customers both in engineering of superior products and on the job site technical support,” said Numa President Ralph Leonard. “The relationship with our customers is paramount to our success and we are committed to providing expertise in the field where it is needed most. Jared’s addition further reinforces Numa’s dedication to being a trusted partner with our customers on the job site and beyond.”
In this role, Griffiths will support Numa customers on hammer start-ups and on-going technical support. He will advise drillers on best practices for using Numa products including critical insights on drill prep, assembly, air pressure, weight on bit, rotation speed, and drilling techniques to optimize performance. His role also includes consulting and test engineering to determine the most appropriate hammer and bits for ground conditions being encountered on jobs.
Griffiths has worked his way up through Numa’s manufacturing and field operations teams, holding a wide range of roles that has given him an unparalleled depth of understanding of DTH products. In addition to providing field support, Griffiths has previously held positions where he manufactured hammer and bit parts in addition to roles where he was responsible for assembly and repairs. All of Griffiths’ experience provides drillers a critical resource with in-depth knowledge into how Numa products are built, how they operate, and how customers can best maximize performance.
ABOUT NUMA
Numa is the global leader in the design and manufacturing of down hole hammers and bits for drilling vertical, horizontal, and reverse circulation holes from 3½ to 48 inches (89 – 1,219 mm) in diameter. Numa’s products are used in over 105 countries drilling in a wide range of industries including Construction, Foundation, Micro Piling, Oil & Gas, Quarry, Mining, Utility, Geothermal, Environmental, Horizontal, and Water Well.
Foremost to the success of our customers is Numa’s personal service and technological expertise. Numa is dedicated to supporting customers on the job site and is constantly talking to drillers around the world to get first hand input about the products required for today’s demanding drilling environment. Being so close to drillers’ needs has allowed Numa to develop 13 patents for ground breaking drilling technology and produce over 100 different DTH hammer and bit models in a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility.
For more information visit: www.numahammers.com
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Release Date: 12/22/2015
Contact Information: Margot Perez-Sullivan, 415-947-4149, PerezSullivan.Margot@epa.gov
SAN FRANCISCO –The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced more than $19 million in funding to Nevada for investments in statewide improvement in local drinking water and wastewater infrastructure and the reduction of water pollution. Nevada’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) provides financing for municipal wastewater treatment projects, while the state’s Drinking Water SRF provides financial assistance for drinking water infrastructure improvements.
“This substantial investment at the federal level helps communities develop the infrastructure needed for clean, safe drinking water and proper wastewater treatment,” said Jared Blumenfeld, EPA’s Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest. “EPA is committed to protecting the water resources so important to public health and Nevada’s economy.”
Funds provided by the state will go to a variety of water quality infrastructure improvement projects throughout Nevada. Clean Water SRF money goes to projects that benefit public health and the environment, such as converting septic systems to sewer, and that increase reliability and sustainability of wastewater through upgrades and renovations to treatment facilities and sewer lines. Drinking Water SRF money is used to address health risks and improve community and public water systems by supporting projects like groundwater and surface water treatment systems, water storage, transmission and distribution systems, and water metering. For example, the Baker General Improvement District expects to receive over $475,000 to replace a failing water tank with a new 265,000-gallon welded steel tank, which will save thousands of gallons of treated water each year and substantially reduce treatment costs.
Previous Nevada SRF funds have provided $30 million to Clark County Water Reclamation District to upgrade to a more conventional tertiary treatment system. The money has gone to ongoing replacement of old treatment filters, installing additional filters and ultraviolet (UV) disinfection systems. These upgrades increase treatment capacity for used water and sewage and reduce capital and operational costs.
EPA has awarded a combined $205.3 million in federal funding for Nevada’s Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs since their inception in 1988 and 1996. The funds are used for a wide variety of water quality projects including watershed protection and restoration, water and energy efficiency, wastewater reclamation, and traditional municipal wastewater treatment systems including nonpoint source pollution control. The funds also support drinking water infrastructure, as well as drinking water plant operator training, and technical assistance.
The EPA’s Pacific Southwest Region administers and enforces federal environmental laws in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands and 148 tribal nations—home to more than 48 million people.
For more information on EPA Region 9’s State Revolving Fund program, visit: http://www.epa.gov/region9/water/grants/srf-loan-prog.html
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Release Date: 12/22/2015
Contact Information: Margot Perez-Sullivan, 415-947-4149, PerezSullivan.Margot@epa.gov
SAN FRANCISCO –The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced more than $19 million in funding to Nevada for investments in statewide improvement in local drinking water and wastewater infrastructure and the reduction of water pollution. Nevada’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) provides financing for municipal wastewater treatment projects, while the state’s Drinking Water SRF provides financial assistance for drinking water infrastructure improvements.
“This substantial investment at the federal level helps communities develop the infrastructure needed for clean, safe drinking water and proper wastewater treatment,” said Jared Blumenfeld, EPA’s Regional Administrator for the Pacific Southwest. “EPA is committed to protecting the water resources so important to public health and Nevada’s economy.”
Funds provided by the state will go to a variety of water quality infrastructure improvement projects throughout Nevada. Clean Water SRF money goes to projects that benefit public health and the environment, such as converting septic systems to sewer, and that increase reliability and sustainability of wastewater through upgrades and renovations to treatment facilities and sewer lines. Drinking Water SRF money is used to address health risks and improve community and public water systems by supporting projects like groundwater and surface water treatment systems, water storage, transmission and distribution systems, and water metering. For example, the Baker General Improvement District expects to receive over $475,000 to replace a failing water tank with a new 265,000-gallon welded steel tank, which will save thousands of gallons of treated water each year and substantially reduce treatment costs.
Previous Nevada SRF funds have provided $30 million to Clark County Water Reclamation District to upgrade to a more conventional tertiary treatment system. The money has gone to ongoing replacement of old treatment filters, installing additional filters and ultraviolet (UV) disinfection systems. These upgrades increase treatment capacity for used water and sewage and reduce capital and operational costs.
EPA has awarded a combined $205.3 million in federal funding for Nevada’s Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs since their inception in 1988 and 1996. The funds are used for a wide variety of water quality projects including watershed protection and restoration, water and energy efficiency, wastewater reclamation, and traditional municipal wastewater treatment systems including nonpoint source pollution control. The funds also support drinking water infrastructure, as well as drinking water plant operator training, and technical assistance.
The EPA’s Pacific Southwest Region administers and enforces federal environmental laws in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands and 148 tribal nations—home to more than 48 million people.
For more information on EPA Region 9’s State Revolving Fund program, visit: http://www.epa.gov/region9/water/grants/srf-loan-prog.html
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NASTT turns 25 in 2015! What was happening 25 years ago?
On Christmas Day, 1990, “The Godfather Part III” directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Al Pacino, Diane Keaton and Andy Garcia premiered.
Also on Christmas Day, 1990, the first successful trial run of the system which would become the World Wide Web occurred.
And on December 31, 1990, the Sci-Fi Channel on cable TV began transmitting.
And that’s a wrap! We had a great time looking back at the last 25 years this year. We hope you enjoyed it too!
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Release Date: 12/17/2015
Contact Information: Joe Hubbard or Jennah Durant at 214-665-2200 or r6press@epa.gov
DALLAS – (Dec. 16, 2015) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved revisions to the Pueblo of Pojoaque’s water quality standards. The Clean Water Act revisions included revised aquatic life criteria and updates to technical references. The Pueblo, located in New Mexico, protects public health and aquatic life for the area that includes the Rio Pojoaque, Rio Tesuque, and Rio Nambe water bodies.
“The Pueblo of Pojoaque is preserving ecosystems that are essential to tribal lands,” said EPA Regional Administrator Ron Curry. “The Pueblo’s leadership will strengthen its ability to restore and maintain its water resources.”
Under the Clean Water Act, a tribe must be federally recognized, have a governing body, jurisdiction and capability in order to administer a water quality standards program. In 1996, EPA approved the Pueblo’s application to administer the water standards program and approved the water quality standards. In Sept. 2015, the Pueblo held a public hearing on its proposed revisions to the standards and notified neighboring tribes, state agencies, federal agencies and local authorities of the opportunity to comment on the proposed standards.
The goal of the Clean Water Act includes restoring and protecting the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the nation’s waters. Water quality standards established under the Clean Water Act set the tribe’s expectations for reservation water quality. These standards also serve as water quality goals for individual surface waters, guide and inform monitoring and assessment activities, and provide a legal basis for permitting and regulatory pollution controls.
For information on federally approved water quality standards adopted by Indian tribes and states, please visit: http://www.epa.gov/wqs-tech
On November 8, 1984, the EPA issued its Policy for the Administration of Environmental Programs on Indian Reservations. In doing so, the EPA became the first federal agency to adopt a formal Indian policy to guide its relations with tribal governments in the administration of its programs.
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