The Water Well Trust created a memorial fund for the late CEO of Pumps of Houston Inc. after his October 2015 death.

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Humans, at some point, had the great idea to poke holes in the ground to find water. An idea that likely followed closely after was, “Wouldn’t it be great if we could know where to put those holes to have the best chance of finding water?”

With the help of a $140,000 USDA grant, the trust drilled and rehabbed 24 water wells in Arkansas.