September 2009 Table of Contents

Features

• 6Breaking Ground: Going National
  Perhaps the time has come for the onsite industry to break out from the straitjacket of prescriptive local and state rules and practices
• 10Cover Story: Badge of Profes­sionalism
  Installers find NEHA’s national onsite credential helps them command respect from customers and stand apart from competitors
• 14Basic Training: Know Your Soils
  Texture and structure are the two basic variables that provide clues to long-term acceptance rate and other critical measurements
• 16System Profile: Take-Out Order
  A Massachusetts restaurant solves its onsite treatment problem with a trickling biofilter, aeration unit, and retrofitted recirculating sand filter
• 20Machine Matters: Six Steps to Lower Maintenance Costs
  An expert explains how a scientific approach to managing your equipment service and repair expenses can put more money in your pocket
• 22Rules and Regs: California Passes New Onsite Regulations
  
• 26System Profile: Living Solution
  Engineered wetland systems provide an onsite alternative to municipal sewers for new middle and high schools in Greensboro, N.C.

Columns

• 23Industry News: Industry News
  Oldcastle Precast to Offer Algaewheel Technology; Ohio Approves Puraflo Residential Wastewater System; Orenco Systems Receives Safety Recognition
• 24Tech Topics: Getting to the Root
  An accurate diagnosis of an onsite system problem can help a homeowner avoid considerable time, expense, and yard and landscaping disruption
• 28Association News: Association News
  Association News; Calendar; Training & Education