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The check-list in this white paper is intended to forewarn the novice groundwater user of the various requirements and pitfalls involved in getting from “I think I’ll drill me a well!” to “Wow, this water is good!”
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Industry Associations

• American Water Works Association
• California Groundwater Association home page
• Evergreen Rural Water Association
• National Ground Water Association
• Oregon Ground Water Association
• Washington Aggregate and Concrete Association
• Washington Association of Water and Sewer Districts
• Washington State Ground Water Association

Government Agencies & Resources

• British Columbia Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection Ground Water
• National Resources Canada
• Pacific Northwest Center for Geologic Mapping Studies
• U. S. Geological Survey main page
• U. S. Geological Survey Geology page
• U. S. Geological Survey Water Resources of Washington
• University of Washington Department of Earth and Space Sciences

Professional Societies

• American Water Resources Association
• Association of Engineering Geologists
• Geological Society of America
• Geological Society of London

Other Useful Resources

• Better Business Bureau (Washington & Oregon)
• National Weather Service – Seattle
• Oregon State Board of Geologist Examiners
• Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
• USGS Cascade Volcano Observatory
• Washington State Home page
• Washington State Licensing Board – Geologists
• Pacific Northwest Siesmograph Network
• USGS Earthquake Hazards Program