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Providing access to groundwater safely and efficiently is <strong>imperative to help sustain life on Earth as we know it<\/strong>. This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the <strong>principles and practices of water well drilling<\/strong> with an emphasis on <strong>drilling techniques<\/strong>, <strong>soil classification and well installations<\/strong>.\u00a0 A variety of drilling methods will be discussed including hollow and solid stem augers, rotary, sonic, direct-push, cable tool and hand drilling. An emphasis will be placed on the proper <strong>field<\/strong> <strong>identification<\/strong>, <strong>classification and description of earthen materials<\/strong>, <strong>sampling and logging procedures<\/strong> and the <strong>properties of soils and rock<\/strong> as they relate to groundwater and wells. 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