The Michigan Ground Water Association (MGWA) was founded in 1928 as the Michigan Well Drillers Association and incorporated as a non-profit corporation in 1940. The current name was adopted in 1995. In 2001 the association has members in four divisions - Contractors, Technical, Suppliers and Manufacturers. Contractors represent companies that drill and repair water wells for homes, farms, businesses, factories and cities throughout Michigan. Some of these companies install and repair pumps that pump water from these wells. Some, also, install and service water conditioning equipment. These companies are required to be registered with the Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality (MDEQ)as Registered Well Drilling and / or Pump Installation Contractors. Technical Division members are persons or companies representing geologists, hydrogeologists, engineers, regulators and consultants all of whom work on scientific matters relating to ground water. Some of these do actual field drilling and other work involving, among other things, hydogeologic studies and the movement of ground water. Members of the Suppliers and Manufacturers Divisions represent companies that distribute pumps, drilling machines, tools, pipe, tanks, controls and many other products to drilling contractor. These companies do not sell to the general public. Manufacturers are the actual makers of the materials that the suppliers distribute. An accurate mission statement of the MGWA is that its membership - Provides, Promotes and Protects ground water. The MGWA maintains an office at P.O. Box 70104, Lansing, MI. The office phone is 517-327-0404 and the fax is 517-321-5822. Tom Smith is the MGWA executive director. His e-mail address is mgwa@comcast.net |
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