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Groundwater Week 2025 concludes with Exhibit Hall, education, and closing party

December 11, 2025

Exhibit Hall opens today at Groundwater Week 2025

December 10, 2025

Groundwater Week 2025 begins today

December 9, 2025

December 2025 Groundwater Fact

Some water that is currently stored in the ground may be rain that fell hundreds or thousands of years ago

Events & Education

Groundwater in the PFAS Era (426 × 195 px)

PFAS in the Age of Uncertainty Conference

March 9- 10, 2026

2026 Pacific Northwest Ground Water Expo

March 20- 21, 2026

Meeting the Challenges of Groundwater in Fractured Rock Conference

September 21- 22, 2026

NGWA HQ Staff

Vicki Hickel Accounts Payable Specialist
Sam Magers, CPA Director of Finance
Kristen Frederick Certification Manager
Sue Tenney Director of Education Programs
Haleigh Contino Director of Marketing
Bill Alley, Ph.D. Director of Science and Technology
Dawn Bauer, SHRM-CP Human Resources/Accounts Receivable
Wayne Beatty Copyeditor/Proofreader
David Evener, CAE Vice President of Operations
Trisha Freeman, QAS Director of Membership
Chuck Job Manager of Regulatory Affairs
Mark Jones Partner States Coordinator
Terry S. Morse, CAE, CIC Chief Executive Officer
Thad Plumley Director of Publications
Mike Price Senior Editor, Publications
Dave Schulenberg, QAS Director of Partner States
Deirdre Stevens Graphic Designer

NGWA Board

Charles "Mike" Ward Director
David Lipson, PhD, PG Director
J. Peyton LaBorde Director
Dermot Dillon Director
David Baker Director
Chip Nelson Director
R. Jeffrey Davis, PE, CGWP Scientists and Engineers Section Vice President
Charles "Buddy" Sebastian, III Treasurer
Rad Massey Director
Eric Macias NGWA President
Matthew L. Beasley Suppliers Section Vice President
Jeremy Kuhn Manufacturers Section Vice President
Chauncey H. Leggett, CWD/PI/VCLD Contractors Section Vice President
Seth Kellogg, PG Seth Kellogg, PG - President-Elect
Jeremy Bach, Jr. Director
John H. Boyette Jr., CVCLD Secretary
David Traut, MGWC, MGWC/CVCLD Past President
Robert C. Keyes, CWD Director
Fred A. Rothauge, CWD Director

Industry Closeup

Logan Smith Field Supervisor at Premier Drilling