The name Bertha, after Seattle's first female mayor, , was chosen by a panel (that included the Governor and Transportation Secretary) from 150 submissions from kindergarten through 12th graders, who were asked to submit female names with Washington state heritage. The winning entry, which was submitted by two elementary schools in and , was selected in December 2012.
[pdf] The standard method involves percussion drilling in which a drill is alternatively raised and dropped in the descending borehole. It is suited to the drilling of wells in any material from soft clay to the hardest rock.
[pdf] The most common species of ground bee — Colletes inaequalis— is a black and tan-colored bee with a black abdomen and tan stripes. These ground nesting bees can be identified by their fuzzy tan-colored.
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