In episode 70, we check in with National Ground Water Association President Jason House. Host Brock Yordy and House cover a lot of territory in this interview, so you don’t want to miss it. In part, they cover NGWA’s role in raising awareness of jobs in groundwater fields. How does drilling capture its portion of people choosing to build and explore, rather than work in an office? 

“As it is right now, drillers are 8 months out before they can get to another job,” says House, LG, PG. “We work on a number of sites where we’re sending out bid proposals and we’re getting answers back like, ‘Yeah, we want to bid on this, but we are just swamped. The earliest we can get to it is 6 to 8 months.’ It’s crazy.” 

But, from environmental to groundwater to geothermal, demand for skilled, technical people is only growing. 

“That’s why we really need to inspire folks to come and join our industry,” House adds. 

This episode covers: 

• The National Ground Water Association 
• PFAS and other “forever” chemicals 
• The current state of the U.S. groundwater industry 
• Filling demand in skilled and applied fields like drilling, geology and hydrology 
• Workforce development in drilling and groundwater 
• Promoting awareness of groundwater as a resource 
• Geothermal as an opportunity for drilling companies 
• The 2023 Groundwater Week event in Las Vegas

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