October 2007 Table of Contents

Features

• 6Breaking Ground: A Great Place for a Trade Show A Great Place for a Trade Show
  Combine a bigger and better show hall with a fine city and you have all the ingredients for the best Pumper & Cleaner Expo ever.
• 10Basic Training: A Worthwhile Step
  The time and effort it takes to prepare as-built drawings of your systems will pay off in future time savings, satisfied customers, and good word-of-mouth.
• 12Expo Preview: Building Business Acumen
  The Leaders Resource Network offers practical, hands-on business planning and skill-enhancement courses as part of the 2008 Expo Education Day lineup.
• 14Special Feature: Water Softener Update
  A joint NOWRA/WQA task force reports on the progress of investigations on how water softeners affect onsite treatment.
• 16Machine Matters: Is Greener Fuel for You?
  Biodiesel is a thoroughly tested alternative fuel. Here are some points to consider before you pump it into your machines’ tanks.
• 18Rules and Regs: California Rule Change Would Affect O&M Providers
  Rules and rule changes for California, Nebraska, Washington and Wisconsin.
• 24Cover Story: Putting Things Right
  Cheesman Inc. builds a successful business with a mix of services that includes a wide variety of system repair and replacement projects.
• 28Special Feature: Eating It Up - Drainfield Rehab Products
  Bacterial, enzyme and chemical formulations give installers and maintainers a variety of aids for keeping septic tanks and drainfields functioning properly.
• 32System Profile: Contending with Clay
  A hybrid system of biofilters and drip dispersal helps a designer and installer deal with low-permeability soils on a confined lot with difficult access.

Columns

• 8Letters to the Editor: Floors and Ceilings, Professional Oversight
  Readers respond to articles in the August issue of Onsite Installer.
• 30Association News: Learn to Earn
  The third annual NOWRA Installer Academy includes technical and practical skills sessions, a Roe-D-Hoe, and the NEHA certification exam.
• 36Association News: Association News
  NOWRA Sponsors Special Code Workshops; First POWTS evaluator certification; Rural Waste Water Treatment Expo; Stormwater percolation testing; and Changing roles.
• 38Calendar: Calendar of Industry Events
  Industry related events, including workshops and expos, are listed in the calendar.
• 38Training and Education: Training and Education Schedule
  Here is a list of available industry related training and educational opportunities.
• 38Industry News: Industry Related News
  Wieser Plants Achieve NPCA Certified Status, and Infiltrator Names Hooks Regulatory Consultant.