September 2007 Table of Contents

Features

• 6Breaking Ground: Trickling Down?
  How long will it take before builders and owners of homes of every kind and size appreciate the importance of a high-quality onsite treatment system?
• 13Expo Preview: See More of the Industry
  The Kentucky Exposition Center gives the 2008 Pumper & Cleaner Expo more exhibit space than ever, in a floor plan designed for attendees’ convenience.
• 14Basic Training: Effluent Distribution Revisited
  Here’s a close look at the four basic stages of effluent flow in a conventional onsite treatment system operating by gravity.
• 16Rules and Regs: Maryland Association Raises Its Voice
  The Maryland Onsite Wastewater Professional Association (MOWPA) stalled three bills that would cut funding for septic system upgrades.
• 18System Profile: Between the Lakes
  An innovative onsite system serves a condominium and housing project on a popular chain of lakes in a Wisconsin resort community.
• 24Machine Matters: The Lowdown on Loaders
  The latest features and innovations lend more performance and productivity than ever to those versatile machines known as loader backhoes.
• 28Special Feature: Summer Camp Experience
  The Minnesota onsite association installs technology to bring wastewater treatment at a Girl Scout camp into the 21st century.
• 30Cover Story: Affluent Effluent
  Stanley Septic Service specializes in onsite systems that reflect the wastewater flow patterns and volumes of homes costing $800,000 and up.
• 34Special Feature: Out to the Field
  Manufacturers offer a wide range of onsite products to divert, power and regulate flow of treated effluent to soil dispersal systems.

Columns

• 8Letters to the Editor: Writer Questions System Design
  Readers respond to recent articles in Onsite Installer.
• 16Industry News: Infiltrator Acquires Rights to Float-less Control Panel
  Infiltrator Systems Inc. has acquired exclusive rights to the Aquaworx brand and its Float-less control panel technology.
• 38Association News: Association News
  (NOWRA) has made its Septic Locator easier to use.
• 38Calendar: Calendar of Industry Events
  This list includes conventions, trade shows, conferences and expos.
• 38Training and Education: Training and educational opportunities
  View a state-by-state list of upcoming training.

s

• 22Alternatives: Individual Residential Spray Irrigation System (IRSIS)
  This non-proprietary technology, which applies treated and disinfected effluent to vegetated soil, expands the range of treatment options for challenging sites.