Inside the September 2008 Issue

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Features

Basic Training: The Color of Soil

Different colorations in soils on installation sites provide highly valuable information about the type of system you need to install

Cover Story: Protecting the Lakes

The onsite regulatory program in Schuyler County, N.Y., takes an “entrepreneurial,” problem-solving approach to effective system management

Rules and Regs: Pennsylvania Governor Blocks Data Quality Act

Supported by state Senate and House leadership, a bill introduced as the Data Quality Act would require agencies to share the data supporting their regulatory decisions.

System Profile: Out of Order

A conventional installation for a large estate becomes complicated when building contractors fail to let the onsite system be built first

Machine Matters: More Control in Your Hands

Already standard on many compact track loaders, easy-to-use joysticks are replacing conventional lever and pedal controls on more skid-steer loaders

Special Feature: Even Distribution

Low-pressure drainfields are a valuable soil-treatment alternative. Such systems require special maintenance practices to ensure that they remain effective

Breaking Ground: Are Installers Homebodies?

Maybe this is the year to break with past practice and attend one of the industry’s national trade shows and educational programs

Columns

Industry News: Industry News

Infiltrator Systems Launches Wastewater Web Site

Association News: Association News

This all-in-one resource will point you to the information you need.

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