National Ground Water Association

(WESTERVILLE, OH — September 27, 2011) Loyd Watson, MGWC, former president of the National Ground Water Association, has received NGWA’s top award — the Ross L. Oliver Award for outstanding contributions to the groundwater industry.

NGWA’s 2007 president, Watson is now semiretired from his full-service water well contracting business, Watson Co. Inc. in Lascassas, Tennessee.

Among Watson’s groundwater industry contributions and recognitions are:

• Working 51 years in the groundwater industry
• Serving eight years as president of the Tennessee Water Well Association
• Serving as the 2002 president of the South Atlantic Well Drillers Jubilee
• Appearing before the Tennessee State Legislature and members of the U.S. Congress to support fair rules and regulations for the water well construction industry.

A hallmark of Watson’s years in the groundwater industry is his sacrificial service to others, expressed in a 2006 Water Well Journal® article as he prepared to assume the NGWA presidency. “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give,” Watson said. “The reason I volunteer is that I care about people.”

This award will be presented at the 2011 NGWA Ground Water Expo and Annual Meeting November 30 in Las Vegas.

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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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