Inside the April 2011 Issue of Onsite Installer
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Starting Young
Cover Story
Jason Walter gets an early and fast start as a progressive installer and a source of onsite advice for his customers
Association News
Association News
News; Calendar of Events; Training & Education
Septic Tank Designs
Basic Training
Tanks must be designed, configured and installed in ways that allow adequate detention time for effective anaerobic treatment
Delivering Options
Breaking Ground
Here’s a tool for helping small communities that don’t need big-pipe sewer systems evaluate and compare affordable treatment alternatives
Aerobic Treatment Units
Special Feature
Aerated batch reactor saves homeowner thousands; Alternative passive technology replaces a conventional drainfield; Recirculating trickle filter discharges to sensitive waters; Passive biofilter comes ready to install; Robust solution for a coffee shop; ATU resolves a problem on a confined lot; Packed-bed filter replaces a failed sand filter; Aerobic packed-bed bioreactor treats high-strength wastewater
Tools & Technology
Expo
The 2011 Pumper & Cleaner Expo offered installers a look at the latest tools and technology
April Industry News
Industry News
SJE-Rhombus Hosts U.S. Senator; Bear Onsite, Jackel Form BEAR-JACK Alliance; WAYNE Water Systems Names Murphy VP
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Fan of Fritts; Flies a Good Thing?
Aerobic Treatment Units
Product Focus
A Quiet Force for Progress
Profile
The Consortium of Institutes for Decentralized Wastewater Treatment supplies the onsite industry with an abundance of educational resources
Maryland Launches Grants for System Upgrades
Rules and Regs
The Maryland Board of Public Works has announced a program to upgrade onsite sewage disposal systems. The $4.17 million in grants will go to counties to upgrade septic systems to remove nitrogen and keep it from getting into the Chesapeake Bay.
Zero Discharge
System Profile
A bio-engineered system harnesses the natural process of evapotranspiration to treat wastewater in a closed system at a Parks Canada lock in Ontario