Tentative Program Schedule

Mountain States Groundwater Expo 2020
The Aquarius Resort and Casino, Laughlin, Nevada
February 6 & 7, 2020

Thursday, February 6, 2020
7:30 am Registration Opens
7:30 am – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast

8:00 am – 9:00 am Topic TBD
Speaker: Brock Yordy, Drill Trainer &
Product Manager, GEFCO
Seminar Summary: TBD

9:15 am – 10:15 am ‘Troubleshooting Submersible Pumps,
Motors & Control Boxes’
Speaker: Dan Painter, Prod. Training
and Development Manager
Flint & Walling
Seminar Summary: Troubleshooting
Submersible pump ends and using Multimeter
to troubleshoot motors and boxes.

10:30 am -11:30 am ‘Drilling Safely’
Speaker: John Fowler, CSP, CMSP,
Safety Manager, National EWP
Seminar Summary: Drilling Safely.

11:30 am – 12:30 pm Lunch on your own
11:00 am – 3:00 pm Exhibitor setup

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm ‘Fishing Options for Water Wells’
Speaker: Bill Hansen, Owner, WRH
Fishing & Rental
Seminar Summary: Types of fishing
tools available, tips on avoiding fishing
and making your fishing jobs easier.

1:45 pm – 2:45 pm Topic TBD
Speaker: Stuart Krause, WYO-BEN
Seminar Summary: TBD Drilling Fluids

3:00 pm – 6:00 pm Hospitality Meet & Greet in
Exhibit Hall

5:30 pm – 6:00 pm Bidder sign up for Auction
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm (?) Buck Lively Scholarship Auction/Raffle
Food & Beverages Available

Friday, February 7, 2020
7:30 am – 9:00 am Continental Breakfast

8:00 am – 9:00 am ‘Legal updates and Exempt Wells’
Speaker: Jesse Richardson, Professor of
Law, Water Systems Council
Seminar Summary: Get the latest from
current litigation, and proposed state and
federal regulations impacting the
groundwater industry.

9:15 am – 10:15 am TBD
Speaker: Norm Howard, Cotey Chemical
Corp.
Seminar Summary: Well
Rehabilitation and removing drilling
fluids.

10:00 am – 12:30 pm Exhibit Hall Open
11:30 am – 12:30 pm Buffet Lunch in Exhibit Area
12:30 pm – 3:30 pm Exhibit Teardown

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Topic TBD
Speaker: TBD
Seminar Summary: TBD

1:45 pm – 2:45 pm TBD
Speaker: Rick Oberle, President
Geographic Insights
Seminar Summary: TBD

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm ‘Maximizing Your Return on
Investment from a Down-Hole Camera’
Speaker: TBD, Well – Vue
Seminar Summary: A broad industry
perspective of available cameras along
with the variety of key features that can
improve your diagnostic efforts.

Saturday, February 8, 2020
8:30 am – 10:00 am Mountain States Groundwater Board
Meeting.