National Ground Water Association

(WESTERVILLE, OH — September 30, 2011) Three candidates are seeking two spots on the National Ground Water Association Board of Directors with the vote scheduled for December 1 during NGWA’s 2011 Ground Water Expo and Annual Meeting in Las Vegas.

The candidates are:

• Terry P. Farago, vice president of Farago Drilled Wells in Plainfield, Wisconsin. An NGWA board director from 2008-2010, Farago has been an NGWA member for 21 years and employed in the groundwater industry for 41 years. He also has been on the Wisconsin Water Well Association board for 14 years, having served in all its officer positions.
• Joseph “Augie” Guardino, general manager of Guardino Well Drilling Inc. in Morgan Hill, California. A current member of the NGWA Board of Directors, Guardino is seeking a second three-year term. A member of NGWA for more than five years and employed in the groundwater industry for 12 years, Guardino is a past president of the California Groundwater Association.
• Brian Lane, CPI, operations manager for Joe Samples Well Drilling Inc. in White Pine, Tennessee. Employed in the groundwater industry for 20 years, Lane has been an NGWA member for seven years and a member of the Tennessee Water Well Association Board of Directors for four years, currently serving as vice president.

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NGWA, a nonprofit organization composed of U.S. and international groundwater professionals — contractors, equipment manufacturers, suppliers, scientists, and engineers — is dedicated to advancing groundwater knowledge. NGWA’s vision is to be the leading groundwater association that advocates the responsible development, management, and use of water.

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