Christmas Movies
This 1946 film starring Jimmy Stewart features the line, "Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings."
What is It's a Wonderful Life?
From the time the earth was formed, there has been the same amount of water on Earth and it has been endlessly circulating
What is the Water Cycle
A one-way valve near the pump that stops water from flowing backward into the well when the pump shuts off, protecting system pressure.
What is check valve?
Private wells used exclusively to provide drinking and household water to a single family or residence.
What is domestic/private wells?
This employee is currently the newest employee hired.
Who is Cody?
Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to find his biological father in this 2003 comedy.
What is Elf?
An underground geological formation able to store and yield water.
What is Aquifer
A filtering device placed at the bottom of the casing to allow water into the well while keeping sand and gravel out.
What is a well screen?
Large-capacity systems managed by local governments or utility providers that supply drinking water to 15+ connections or communities.
What is public/municipal wells?
This employee worked at Neuendorff's then came back. Commonly known as "talks."
Who is James?
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister is accidentally left behind by his family in this hit 1990 film.
What is Home Alone?
The loss of water from surface water reservoirs or groundwater aquifers at a rate greater than that of recharge.
What is Depletion
The protective cap placed over the top of the well casing to prevent bugs, surface water, or contaminants from falling into the well.
What is well cap?
High-capacity wells used strictly to flood fields or run automated sprinkler systems for farming.
What is irrigation/agricultural wells?
This employee is commonly known as "gooch."
Who is Clinton?
Bruce Willis fights terrorists in Nakatomi Plaza on Christmas Eve in this highly debated action movie.
What is Die Hard?
Water transpired from plants and evaporated from the soil
What is Evapotranspiration
The lining or pipe (usually steel or PVC) inserted into the borehole to maintain the well opening and prevent collapse.
What is well casing?
Dedicated groundwater systems designed to pump and deliver water to farm animals.
What is livestock wells?
This employee retires at the end of the year.
P.S. We will miss him and best of luck on your journey!!
Who is Daniel?
Though the cartoon depicts him in his iconic green color, he was actually drawn in black and white with pink eyes in the original 1957 book illustrations.
What is the Grinch?
Flow of water from the land surface into the subsurface.
What is Infiltration
A mechanical pump designed to be fully submerged underwater inside the well casing to push water up to the surface.
What is a submersible pump?
Small-diameter wells used strictly to collect groundwater quality data and measure water levels.
What is monitoring wells?
Not sure if they count as an employee... but this person hosted this awesome Christmas Party and has beautiful blonde hair.
Who is Allie?