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Mr. Ed’s Advanced Septic owners, Les and Stacy Harris Bucking the Tide The Recession didn’t keep Mr. Ed’s Advanced Septic from expanding Page 8 ™ contentscontents Published monthly by AX-Max October 2011 1720 Maple Lake Dam Rd. • PO Box 220 • Three Lakes, WI 54562 Modular, Fully-Plumbed cover story Call toll free 800-257-7222; outside of U.S. or Canada call 715-546-3346 Wastewater Treatment System 8 Bucking the Tide 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Central time, Mon.-Fri. By Kathy Jesperson Website: www.onsiteinstaller.com Email: [email protected] • Fax: 715-546-3786 ON THE COVER: Les and Stacy Harris, owners of Mr. Ed’s Advanced Septic in Grants Pass, Ore., don’t wait for opportunity to come knocking. That SUBSCRIPTIONS A one year (12 issue) subscription to Onsite Installer™ in the United States or attitude has kept the company alive and thriving through the recession. Canada is free to qualified subscribers. A qualified subscriber is any individual (Photography by Tim Bullard). or company in the United States or Canada that partakes in the installation, 8' design, maintenance, manufacture, treatment, consulting or sale of onsite 8' wastewater treatment systems or supplies. Non-qualified subscriptions are (2.4 m) (2.4 m) available at a cost of $60 per year in the United States and Canada/Mexico. Subscriptions to all other foreign countries cost $80 per year. To qualify, visit 6 Breaking Ground: Fishing the Deep www.onsiteinstaller.com/order/subscription or call 800-257-7222. If the housing market still has your business in a slump, perhaps now is a Our subscriber list is occasionally made available to carefully selected companies 21' whose products or services may be of interest to you. Your privacy is important to time to explore new and different service opportunities. 42' (6.4 m) us. If you prefer not to be a part of these lists, please contact Nicole at nicolel@ (12.8 m) By Ted J. Rulseh, Editor colepublishing.com. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Minimum rate of $25 for 20 words; $1 per each additional word. All classi- ™ 14 2012 Expo: Destination Indy fied advertising must be paid in advance. DEADLINE: Classified ads must be (Left) A full-sized 42-ft (12.8-m) long AdvanTex AX-Max unit can be configured as a treatment system capable of handling a weekly peak design flow of up to received by the first of the month for insertion in the next month’s edition. 15,000 gpd (56,780 L) when receiving primary treated effluent from septic tank(s) or from an effluent sewer. (Right) Smaller units are available for smaller flows. The 2012 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo will deliver the best the PHONE-IN ADS ARE NOT ACCEPTED. Fax to 715-546-3786 only if charging industry has to offer, all wrapped up in a convenient new package. to MasterCard, VISA, Discover or AmEx. Include all credit card information By Jim Kneiszel and your phone number (with area code). Mail with check payable to COLE Publishing Inc. to the address above. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING APPEARS NATIONWIDE AND ON THE INTERNET. Not responsible for Get energy-efficient wastewater treatment. Anywhere. Basic Training: Pumping Right errors beyond first insertion. 16 DISPLAY ADVERTISING A sound pump installation avoids system leaks, protects electrical connec- Contact Winnie May at 800-994-7990. Publisher reserves the Orenco Systems® — developers of the The AX-Max can be installed below- tions, and enables easy access for service and maintenance. right to reject advertising which in its opinion is misleading, unfair Applications: or incompatible with the character of the publication. AdvanTex® line of high-performing textile ground or above, singly or in multi-tank By Jim Anderson, Ph.D., and David Gustafson, P.E. - Commercial, residential, municipal Winnie May treatment systems — is introducing arrays. Single or multi-tank arrays can EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE Technology: Send to Editor, Onsite Installer, P.O. Box 220, Three Lakes, WI, 54562 or email the AdvanTex AX-Max™ for commercial, be completely enclosed in a building for 18 Rules and Regs: Maine Adopts New Onsite Rules [email protected]. - Recirculating packed bed filter residential, and municipal applications. enhanced operator comfort. By Scottie Dayton REPRINTS AND BACK ISSUES Effluent Quality: Visit www.onsiteinstaller.com for options and pricing. To order reprints, call Jeff cBOD/TSS (low-to-moderate loading): ~5 mg/L Lane at 800-257-7222 (715-546-3346) or email [email protected]. The AX-Max is a complete, fully-plumbed Like all AdvanTex Treatment Systems, - To order back issues, call Nicole at 800-257-7222 (715-546-3346) or email - cBOD/TSS (higher loading): 10-25 mg/L 22 Product Focus: System Repair/Drainfield Rejuvenation [email protected]. AdvanTex Wastewater Treatment Plant for the AX-Max is a recirculating textile filter Ammonia Reduction:* By Briana Jones CIRCULATION decentralized applications. It’s the ideal that is easy to operate and produces Circulation averages 21,421 copies per month. This figure includes both U.S. - NH3-N (standard configuration): typically 3 mg/L and International distribution. treatment solution for small communities outstanding effluent quality, while using or better 24 Case Studies: System Repair/Drainfield Rejuvenation © Copyright 2011 COLE Publishing Inc. - NH -N (alternate configuration): typically 1 mg/L No part may be reproduced without permission of the publisher. with flows up to 100,000 gpd, strict very little electricity: only 1-2 kWh per 3 By Scottie Dayton treatment limits, and part-time operators. 1000 treated gallons (3785 L). It can or better Summer, 3 mg/L or better Winter However, because the AX-Max can be treat blackwater and graywater to re-use Total Nitrogen Reduction:* 28 System Profile: Sand, Surf and Septage PUMPER & CLEANER installed in multi-tank arrays, it can also levels for surface discharge, subsurface - TN (standard configuration): typically 60-70% A secondary treatment unit with recirculating compartments enables a ENVIRONMENTAL EXPO - TN (alternate configuration): 90% or better handle flows up to 1 MGD (3.8 million dispersal, or various reuse alternatives. contractor to replace failed systems on beaches in southern California. INTERNATIONAL Control System: By Scottie Dayton liters per day). www.pumpershow.com For more information, contact Orenco - Timer-controlled pumps - Remote telemetry control panel Education Day: Feb. 27, 2012 Exhibits Open: Feb. 28 - March 1, 2012 The AX-Max is built inside an insulated Systems®, Inc., 800-348-9843 or Product News Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, Indiana 32 fiberglass tank that is durable, light- +1 (541) 459-4449. weight, and watertight. Tanks range from 34 Notes from NOWRA: Fixing Failures 14' to 42' (4.3-12.8 m) in length and Being a good resource for customers means knowing all the tools available for analyzing and restoring failing soil treatment areas. they’re easy to ship and set. By Tom Fritts Coming Next Month: November 2011 New Technology/Installation Tools 36 Association News n Profile: Onsite Consultant Mike Treinen, Santa Rosa, Calif. News; Calendar of Events; Training & Education n Product Focus: New Technology/Installation Tools This full-sized AX-Max wastewater treatment system was recently n Basic Training: Installing media filters installed at a 50-site campground in the LaPine, Oregon State Park. 37 Industry News ® n System Profile: Aerobic bacterial generator with raised mound Orenco Systems , Inc. • 814 Airway Ave., Sutherlin, OR 97479 * Note: Influent affects nitrification/denitrification and requires Toll-Free: 800-348-9843 • +1-541-459-4449 • www.orenco.com monitoring of alkalinity, oxygen, temperature, toxic inhibitors, etc.

2 | ONSITE INSTALLER October 2011 ™ contentscontents Published monthly by AX-Max October 2011 1720 Maple Lake Dam Rd. • PO Box 220 • Three Lakes, WI 54562 Modular, Fully-Plumbed cover story Call toll free 800-257-7222; outside of U.S. or Canada call 715-546-3346 Wastewater Treatment System 8 Bucking the Tide 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Central time, Mon.-Fri. By Kathy Jesperson Website: www.onsiteinstaller.com Email: [email protected] • Fax: 715-546-3786 ON THE COVER: Les and Stacy Harris, owners of Mr. Ed’s Advanced Septic in Grants Pass, Ore., don’t wait for opportunity to come knocking. That SUBSCRIPTIONS A one year (12 issue) subscription to Onsite Installer™ in the United States or attitude has kept the company alive and thriving through the recession. Canada is free to qualified subscribers. A qualified subscriber is any individual (Photography by Tim Bullard). or company in the United States or Canada that partakes in the installation, 8' design, maintenance, manufacture, treatment, consulting or sale of onsite 8' wastewater treatment systems or supplies. Non-qualified subscriptions are (2.4 m) (2.4 m) available at a cost of $60 per year in the United States and Canada/Mexico. Subscriptions to all other foreign countries cost $80 per year. To qualify, visit 6 Breaking Ground: Fishing the Deep www.onsiteinstaller.com/order/subscription or call 800-257-7222. If the housing market still has your business in a slump, perhaps now is a Our subscriber list is occasionally made available to carefully selected companies 21' whose products or services may be of interest to you. Your privacy is important to time to explore new and different service opportunities. 42' (6.4 m) us. If you prefer not to be a part of these lists, please contact Nicole at nicolel@ (12.8 m) By Ted J. Rulseh, Editor colepublishing.com. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Minimum rate of $25 for 20 words; $1 per each additional word. All classi- ™ 14 2012 Expo: Destination Indy fied advertising must be paid in advance. DEADLINE: Classified ads must be (Left) A full-sized 42-ft (12.8-m) long AdvanTex AX-Max unit can be configured as a treatment system capable of handling a weekly peak design flow of up to received by the first of the month for insertion in the next month’s edition. 15,000 gpd (56,780 L) when receiving primary treated effluent from septic tank(s) or from an effluent sewer. (Right) Smaller units are available for smaller flows. The 2012 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo will deliver the best the PHONE-IN ADS ARE NOT ACCEPTED. Fax to 715-546-3786 only if charging industry has to offer, all wrapped up in a convenient new package. to MasterCard, VISA, Discover or AmEx. Include all credit card information By Jim Kneiszel and your phone number (with area code). Mail with check payable to COLE Publishing Inc. to the address above. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING APPEARS NATIONWIDE AND ON THE INTERNET. Not responsible for Get energy-efficient wastewater treatment. Anywhere. Basic Training: Pumping Right errors beyond first insertion. 16 DISPLAY ADVERTISING A sound pump installation avoids system leaks, protects electrical connec- Contact Winnie May at 800-994-7990. Publisher reserves the Orenco Systems® — developers of the The AX-Max can be installed below- tions, and enables easy access for service and maintenance. right to reject advertising which in its opinion is misleading, unfair Applications: or incompatible with the character of the publication. AdvanTex® line of high-performing textile ground or above, singly or in multi-tank By Jim Anderson, Ph.D., and David Gustafson, P.E. - Commercial, residential, municipal Winnie May treatment systems — is introducing arrays. Single or multi-tank arrays can EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE Technology: Send to Editor, Onsite Installer, P.O. Box 220, Three Lakes, WI, 54562 or email the AdvanTex AX-Max™ for commercial, be completely enclosed in a building for 18 Rules and Regs: Maine Adopts New Onsite Rules [email protected]. - Recirculating packed bed filter residential, and municipal applications. enhanced operator comfort. By Scottie Dayton REPRINTS AND BACK ISSUES Effluent Quality: Visit www.onsiteinstaller.com for options and pricing. To order reprints, call Jeff cBOD/TSS (low-to-moderate loading): ~5 mg/L Lane at 800-257-7222 (715-546-3346) or email [email protected]. The AX-Max is a complete, fully-plumbed Like all AdvanTex Treatment Systems, - To order back issues, call Nicole at 800-257-7222 (715-546-3346) or email - cBOD/TSS (higher loading): 10-25 mg/L 22 Product Focus: System Repair/Drainfield Rejuvenation [email protected]. AdvanTex Wastewater Treatment Plant for the AX-Max is a recirculating textile filter Ammonia Reduction:* By Briana Jones CIRCULATION decentralized applications. It’s the ideal that is easy to operate and produces Circulation averages 21,421 copies per month. This figure includes both U.S. - NH3-N (standard configuration): typically 3 mg/L and International distribution. treatment solution for small communities outstanding effluent quality, while using or better 24 Case Studies: System Repair/Drainfield Rejuvenation © Copyright 2011 COLE Publishing Inc. - NH -N (alternate configuration): typically 1 mg/L No part may be reproduced without permission of the publisher. with flows up to 100,000 gpd, strict very little electricity: only 1-2 kWh per 3 By Scottie Dayton treatment limits, and part-time operators. 1000 treated gallons (3785 L). It can or better Summer, 3 mg/L or better Winter However, because the AX-Max can be treat blackwater and graywater to re-use Total Nitrogen Reduction:* 28 System Profile: Sand, Surf and Septage PUMPER & CLEANER installed in multi-tank arrays, it can also levels for surface discharge, subsurface - TN (standard configuration): typically 60-70% A secondary treatment unit with recirculating compartments enables a ENVIRONMENTAL EXPO - TN (alternate configuration): 90% or better handle flows up to 1 MGD (3.8 million dispersal, or various reuse alternatives. contractor to replace failed systems on beaches in southern California. INTERNATIONAL Control System: By Scottie Dayton liters per day). www.pumpershow.com For more information, contact Orenco - Timer-controlled pumps - Remote telemetry control panel Education Day: Feb. 27, 2012 Exhibits Open: Feb. 28 - March 1, 2012 The AX-Max is built inside an insulated Systems®, Inc., 800-348-9843 or Product News Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, Indiana 32 fiberglass tank that is durable, light- +1 (541) 459-4449. weight, and watertight. Tanks range from 34 Notes from NOWRA: Fixing Failures 14' to 42' (4.3-12.8 m) in length and Being a good resource for customers means knowing all the tools available for analyzing and restoring failing soil treatment areas. they’re easy to ship and set. By Tom Fritts Coming Next Month: November 2011 New Technology/Installation Tools 36 Association News n Profile: Onsite Consultant Mike Treinen, Santa Rosa, Calif. News; Calendar of Events; Training & Education n Product Focus: New Technology/Installation Tools This full-sized AX-Max wastewater treatment system was recently n Basic Training: Installing media filters installed at a 50-site campground in the LaPine, Oregon State Park. 37 Industry News ® n System Profile: Aerobic bacterial generator with raised mound Orenco Systems , Inc. • 814 Airway Ave., Sutherlin, OR 97479 * Note: Influent affects nitrification/denitrification and requires Toll-Free: 800-348-9843 • +1-541-459-4449 • www.orenco.com monitoring of alkalinity, oxygen, temperature, toxic inhibitors, etc.

October 2011 ONSITE INSTALLER | 3 advertiserindex October 2011 COMPANY PAGE COMPANY PAGE COMPANY PAGE COMPANY PAGE Advanced Wastewater Systems ...... 23 AERO-TECH ...... 11 Presby Environmental ...... 4 SJE-Rhombus ...... 15 Fergus Power Pump, Inc...... 23 RCS II, Inc...... 35 Alderon Industries, Inc...... 37 SPI - Septic Products, Inc...... 32

Inﬁ ltrator Systems, Inc...... 30 RotoSolutions, Inc...... 37 Alita Industries, Inc...... 33

® T & T Tools, Inc...... 19 Salcor, Inc...... 11 Bio-Microbics, Inc...... 31 Jet, Inc...... 39 Liberty Pumps ...... 9 Sanitation Insurance Services ...... 35 The Dirty Bird ...... 39 BrenLin Company, Inc...... 18 Septic Seep ...... 39 The Shaddix Company, Inc...... 39

4 | ONSITE INSTALLER October 2011 advertiserindex October 2011 COMPANY PAGE COMPANY PAGE COMPANY PAGE COMPANY PAGE Advanced Wastewater Systems ...... 23 AERO-TECH ...... 11 Presby Environmental ...... 4 SJE-Rhombus ...... 15 Fergus Power Pump, Inc...... 23 RCS II, Inc...... 35 Alderon Industries, Inc...... 37 SPI - Septic Products, Inc...... 32

Inﬁ ltrator Systems, Inc...... 30 RotoSolutions, Inc...... 37 Alita Industries, Inc...... 33

TM NAWT, Inc...... 32 Septic Services Inc. Clarus Environmental ...... 7 Septic Services, Inc...... 19 Tuf-Tite, Inc...... 5 Orenco Systems, Inc...... 3 CSI Controls ...... 11 Wieser Concrete Products, Inc...... 33 Pagoda Vent Company ...... 39 Septronics, Inc...... 23 SIM/TECH FILTER, Inc...... 13 Eljen Corporation ...... 17 Polylok/Zabel ...... 40 Feedback breakingground Onsite Installer™ welcomes your comments, ideas and suggestions on how we can serve you better. Call 800/257-7222; fax 715/546-3786; or email [email protected].

Fishing the Deep If the housing market still has your business in a slump, perhaps now is a time to explore new and different service opportunities By Ted J. Rulseh, Editor

o to a Northern Wisconsin spire to dry that business up? That aren’t biting” in the housing sector, Learn these skills and you become lake in summer and you’ll happened to a goodly number of what might be out there in the more valuable and versatile. Gsee anglers in boats, cast- onsite installers who depended “deeper water?” How about system repair? A ing lures or soaking bobbers near heavily on new housing and felt the number of installers have gravitated lily pad beds or brush piles near rug pulled out when the recession Where to wet a line? in this direction since the market shore. That’s the way they fish; a hit in 2008. What lines of business are for new systems fell off. Old systems well-known guide refers to such installers looking into? Well, for still fail, and when they do, some- folks as “bank beaters.” Making adjustments one, maintenance, and not just one has to step in to fix or replace What he means is they stick to A common theme among O&M on advanced systems. Some them. the same shoreline-based tactics all installers we profile on our pages have taken on system pumping, or How about graduating to big- the time. Now, shoreline fishing recently is adaptability. When hous- if they dabbled in that service ger-scale projects like commercial works and can yield some nice ing went into a slump, they made before, are getting more active systems or community clusters? catches. But if on a given day there adjustments, in some cases chang- with it. That could mean making contacts are no fish in those areas, or they ing their business mix drastically. The clear benefit of going into at engineering firms or with some of are there but not biting, the “bank They did it by necessity, though any kind of maintenance is that a the more sophisticated designers – beaters” are out of luck. in a few cases without a great deal customer served with an install can but these can be big jobs, well become a customer for life – the ser- worth chasing if you can get access vice creates a regular income stream to the right equipment and, again, A common theme among installers we profile on our pages that is somewhat impervious to the the knowledge. recently is adaptability. When housing went into a slump, housing market’s cycles. Of course, they made adjustments, in some cases changing their it means developing the skills to Making a choice build customer relationships, not to Other possibilities? Performing business mix drastically. mention investing in and getting to time-of-sale inspections. Hanging know new equipment. out your shingle as an onsite con- The remedy is to head out to of premeditation. The market Others have transitioned into sultant and troubleshooter. Getting deeper water and work the edges of changed, and they just followed more general excavation, maybe not involved with projects in related weedbeds, the sandbars, the rock demand where it led. They man- as interesting or challenging in all sectors, such as stormwater humps, the cribs and timber piles, aged to keep going, and now that cases, but a great way to keep the management. that may be harder to find, but are they have entered different markets machinery and team members The point is that, if you’re fish- more likely to produce – and may and adopted different tools and busy. ing familiar waters and not much is yield bigger fish. techniques, they may never go back These are perhaps the obvious biting, perhaps it’s time to explore So it can be in business. It’s to the way they used to operate, business expansions, but there are the deep. You might find the fishing great to have a single specialty that even if the housing sector comes several other avenues available. For so much more fun and rewarding you know and love and can deliver back. example, how about designing? It that, while you’ll still enjoy probing profitably and to customers’ great Now, what about making a con- takes training to become a soil eval- the shorelines at times, you won’t satisfaction. But if that’s all you do, scious decision to change your uator and system designer, but it depend on them ever again. n what happens if conditions con- approach to the market? If “the fish doesn’t require a four-year degree.

6 | ONSITE INSTALLER October 2011 Feedback breakingground Onsite Installer™ welcomes your comments, ideas and suggestions on how we can serve you better. Call 800/257-7222; fax 715/546-3786; or email [email protected].

Fishing the Deep If the housing market still has your business in a slump, perhaps now is a time to explore new and different service opportunities By Ted J. Rulseh, Editor

October 2011 ONSITE INSTALLER | 7 From left, Mike Tracer, Jasen Russell, Ed Ownbey and Les installer proﬁ le Harris formulate a plan to fi nish the installation while CompleteComplete Systems.Systems. Stacy Harris removes the lines used to place the septic tank. (Photography by Tim Bullard) ONEONE Source.Source.

Engineered Pump Systems Now with QuickTree® Technology! Grinder Systems Solids-Handling Systems Effluent Systems Simplex Bucking the Tide Duplex Recession didn’t stop Les Harris from expanding. He invested Order a Liberty EPS and you’ll get the while others pulled back, and saw his business grow substantially. assurance of the complete system arriving to the job-site with factory matched compo- By Kathy Jesperson nents – pump, panel, basin, internal piping, ★ guide rails, floats - all from one source.

Mr. Ed’s Advanced es Harris looks for opportu- “I bought a pumper truck. It and rising. All liberty EPS systems now feature ® Septic, LLC, Grants nity – he doesn’t wait for it to was a risky move. When conven- The business mix now consists QuickTree technology for quick and easy Pass, Ore. L come knocking. That’s the tional wisdom tells you to tighten of about 70 percent installation and access to the float switches! way he has done business for 35 your belt, spending money doesn’t 30 percent service, including Need it fast? OWNERS: years, and it’s an attitude that has Les and Stacy Harris kept his company alive. In fact, Specify a pre-designed system from Liberty! EMPLOYEES: 3 when the recent recession took “Just because the tank is backed up doesn’t mean there’s Pre-designed simplex and duplex systems hold of the nation’s economy, Har- SERVICE AREA: 50-mile anything wrong with it. The real problem could be further are available and ready to ship in 24 hours. radius in Jackson, Josephine ris’ way of thinking not only saved down the line, like in the drainﬁ eld. You just have to take your Consult factory for more information on our and Douglas counties his business – it made it thrive. time to analyze the situation and not jump to conclusions.” pre-designed packages. “Tough economic times can be SPECIALTY: Installing a good thing or a bad thing,” says Les Harris systems in variable soil 800-543-2550 and site conditions Harris, co-owner of Mr. Ed’s Advanced Septic, LLC in Grants usually make much sense. But it repair. “You never know what’s www.libertypumps.com BUSINESS MIX: 70 percent Pass, Ore. “It just depends on how was a risk that paid off.” It paid off going to work,” Harris says. “Stay- installation, 30 percent service and repairs you look at it. When things were in a big way: He now does more ing in front of the economy is a big really looking bleak and I didn’t business than he ever did, even problem these days. The pumper AFFILIATIONS: NOWRA, know if we were going to make it, I before the economic downturn. truck has brought in a lot of busi- Oregon Wastewater Association decided to expand the business. Overall growth is about 20 percent ness that we wouldn’t have had.” Copyright © Liberty Pumps, Inc. 2009 All rights reserved. (continued) 8 | ONSITE INSTALLER October 2011 One of Americas fastest growing, privately owned companies. From left, Mike Tracer, Jasen Russell, Ed Ownbey and Les installer proﬁ le Harris formulate a plan to fi nish the installation while CompleteComplete Systems.Systems. Stacy Harris removes the lines used to place the septic tank. (Photography by Tim Bullard) ONEONE Source.Source.

Mr. Ed’s Advanced es Harris looks for opportu- “I bought a pumper truck. It and rising. All liberty EPS systems now feature ® Septic, LLC, Grants nity – he doesn’t wait for it to was a risky move. When conven- The business mix now consists QuickTree technology for quick and easy Pass, Ore. L come knocking. That’s the tional wisdom tells you to tighten of about 70 percent installation and access to the float switches! way he has done business for 35 your belt, spending money doesn’t 30 percent service, including Need it fast? OWNERS: years, and it’s an attitude that has Les and Stacy Harris kept his company alive. In fact, Specify a pre-designed system from Liberty! EMPLOYEES: 3 when the recent recession took “Just because the tank is backed up doesn’t mean there’s Pre-designed simplex and duplex systems hold of the nation’s economy, Har- SERVICE AREA: 50-mile anything wrong with it. The real problem could be further are available and ready to ship in 24 hours. radius in Jackson, Josephine ris’ way of thinking not only saved down the line, like in the drainﬁ eld. You just have to take your Consult factory for more information on our and Douglas counties his business – it made it thrive. time to analyze the situation and not jump to conclusions.” pre-designed packages. “Tough economic times can be SPECIALTY: Installing a good thing or a bad thing,” says Les Harris systems in variable soil 800-543-2550 and site conditions Harris, co-owner of Mr. Ed’s Advanced Septic, LLC in Grants usually make much sense. But it repair. “You never know what’s www.libertypumps.com BUSINESS MIX: 70 percent Pass, Ore. “It just depends on how was a risk that paid off.” It paid off going to work,” Harris says. “Stay- installation, 30 percent service and repairs you look at it. When things were in a big way: He now does more ing in front of the economy is a big really looking bleak and I didn’t business than he ever did, even problem these days. The pumper AFFILIATIONS: NOWRA, know if we were going to make it, I before the economic downturn. truck has brought in a lot of busi- Oregon Wastewater Association decided to expand the business. Overall growth is about 20 percent ness that we wouldn’t have had.” Copyright © Liberty Pumps, Inc. 2009 All rights reserved. (continued) One of Americas fastest growing, privately owned companies. When Times Are Tough When the economy took a nose- Of course, we push the service, too. dive, Les Harris didn’t sit around hop- “We advertise regularly in the Yel- ing things would get better. He seized low Pages and on local radio. We pay for an opportunity to build an even bigger some public service ads. For example, we business. sponsor ads that promote safety for the “It’s always a risk,” he says. “The kids going back to school.” truth is that the expansion had to hap- The company also advertises dur- pen. We had customers who were asking ing the Boatnik race, a local boating us to offer the pumping service anyway, event that supports children’s programs so it wasn’t that far out of left field. Once such as 4-H and local sports and parks we bought the truck, we thought work programs. “Public service is something would be slow. But we were surprised. that’s important to us, so we try to stick Once people found out we had the truck, with it, and not just because it’s a nice the phone started ringing. So word of thing to do,” Harris says. “It shows that mouth turned out to be really important. you’re a part of your community.”

Left: Ed Ownbey, former owner of Mr. Ed’s Advanced Septic, is still an advisor and part-time crew member. Here, Ownbey works a 2009 Kubota excavator. Below: Mr. Ed’s team members include, clockwise from left, Les and Stacy Harris, Ed Ownbey, Jasen Russell, and Mike Tracer.

It also brought in some busi- backed up doesn’t mean there’s ness that Harris wasn’t expecting – anything wrong with it,” he says. repair work to supplement his “The real problem could be further installation business. “We don’t down the line, like in the drain- offer operation and maintenance, field. You just have to take your only because in Oregon you must time to analyze the situation and be licensed,” says wife and co- not jump to conclusions. You do owner Stacy Harris. “But we ser- one bad service call, and you lose vice our customers up until it 20 customers because that one cus- requires a licensed O&M tomer will tell everyone they know. contractor.” Word of mouth is very important in this business.” Building business About 40 percent of calls to Mr. Ed’s are for maintenance checks, “You do one bad service call, and sometimes an employee finds and you lose 20 customers something wrong, such as a failed because that one customer pump or a cracked tank. In those cases, the company recommends will tell everyone they know. the appropriate repair. Word of mouth is very Most of the time, people already important in this business.” know they have a problem when Les Harris they call for service. “A homeowner might call saying that there’s effluent surfacing somewhere around Harris believes good customer the tank or in the drainfield,” Har- service is paramount in keeping ris says. “When we get there, we and building business: “When peo- diagnose it. Sometimes, though, ple come home and they can’t get the problem isn’t obvious.” In those the toilet to flush, we’re there to cases, his years of experience lead help them. Staying in business him to the answer. means keeping customers happy – “Just because the tank is it’s taking calls on weekends and (continued) 10 | ONSITE INSTALLER October 2011 When Times Are Tough When the economy took a nose- Of course, we push the service, too. dive, Les Harris didn’t sit around hop- “We advertise regularly in the Yel- ing things would get better. He seized low Pages and on local radio. We pay for an opportunity to build an even bigger some public service ads. For example, we business. sponsor ads that promote safety for the “It’s always a risk,” he says. “The kids going back to school.” � Gravity Flow to 6 GPM - Onsite Systems � Unit and UV Lamp Two Year Warranty truth is that the expansion had to hap- The company also advertises dur- � Quick Install In Ground or Pump Tank � NSF and Other Third Party Tests Confi rm Superior Bacteria and Virus “Kill” pen. We had customers who were asking ing the Boatnik race, a local boating � Environmentally Superior - No Harmful us to offer the pumping service anyway, event that supports children’s programs Byproducts/Enabling Water Reuse � UL and cUL Certifi ed, Standard 979 so it wasn’t that far out of left field. Once such as 4-H and local sports and parks � Energy Effi cient - Uses Less Than 30 Watts � Multiple Units Economically Treat up to 100,000 Gal/Day we bought the truck, we thought work programs. “Public service is something � Tefl on® Film Resists Fouling – Continual would be slow. But we were surprised. that’s important to us, so we try to stick Performance � Minimum (Annual) Easy Maintenance Once people found out we had the truck, with it, and not just because it’s a nice � Electronic Performance Monitoring � NEMA 6P (Passed 30 Day UL the phone started ringing. So word of thing to do,” Harris says. “It shows that Submergence Test) mouth turned out to be really important. you’re a part of your community.” Residential, Commercial & Municipal UV Leader Since 1978

Left: Ed Ownbey, former owner of Mr. Ed’s Advanced Septic, is still an advisor and part-time crew member. Here, Ownbey works a 2009 Made in the USA Kubota excavator. Below: Mr. Ed’s team members include, clockwise from left, Les and Stacy Harris, Ed Ownbey, Jasen Russell, and Mike Tracer.

“Everyones’ Friend,” Homeowners, Environmental/Public Health Specialists, Engineers, Designers, It also brought in some busi- backed up doesn’t mean there’s Installers, O&M Providers, Treatment Plant Manufacturers ness that Harris wasn’t expecting – anything wrong with it,” he says. repair work to supplement his “The real problem could be further installation business. “We don’t down the line, like in the drain- offer operation and maintenance, field. You just have to take your only because in Oregon you must time to analyze the situation and be licensed,” says wife and co- not jump to conclusions. 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People say that I their days accordingly. “It’s always am a workaholic, but hard work is a planning process going on in this what keeps the company going.” business,” he says. “What are we doing each day? What products do Buying used we need? Getting into the pumping side “I can be on any job site at any added to the workload. The compa- time. Or I may be in the office writ- ny’s vacuum truck is a 1990 Mit- ing up bills or doing other paper- subishi Fuso HD-FX with work. I am where I am needed. If a 2,000-gallon Leland tank and a that means that I’m needed on the Masport pump. “We decided to end of a shovel, that’s where I am buy a used pumper truck because for the day.” we didn’t want a payment – espe- Being prepared also means cially since we didn’t know if the keeping up with new treatment risk was going to pay off,” says Har- technologies and techniques. For ris. “With a used truck, of course, that, Harris relies on trade shows. Stacy and Les Harris with the company’s vacuum truck, a 1990 Mitsubishi Fuso HD-FX with a 2,000-gallon Leland tank and a Masport pump. the up-front equipment price was “We’re required to earn continuing lower right from the start.” education credits,” he says. “A lot of Harris also purchased a 1992 the shows have classes where you have to overcome is getting respect been successful in securing bids 10-cubic-yard Ford dump truck to earn those credits. All the classes in a man’s industry,” says Stacy. But because we stay consistent, consid- complement the company’s other I’ve been to have been well worth after 35 years in the business, she ering the materials that we use, our equipment, which includes: the money.” has made her mark. People no lon- equipment, labor costs and other • Freightliner ramp truck Bringing that knowledge back ger stare when they see her shovel- factors. Jasen Russell shovels • 410 E John Deere backhoe rock to level the fill on to the business and the employees ing rock with other employees – she “For the most part, we keep our • Two Kubota steel trackhoes a drainfield. strengthens the company’s founda- is part of the team. pricing in the middle. If you price • B-6 Yanmar steel trackhoe tion and creates an organization too high, people are suspicious. • Dodge 2500 pickup truck that can easily move with the Charity at home Too low, you can’t make any money. • GMC utility truck times. The Mr. Ed’s team, in addi- The Mr. Ed’s team is not all “Our biggest advantage in this The newly purchased equip- with terrain from nearly level to Whitewater DF-50 and DF-150 tion to Ownbey, includes Mike about making a profit: The com- market is longevity. People know ment and increased business have steeply sloping. The company tries units (Delta Environmental Tracer, who has 10 years with the pany does substantial charitable us. We get customers who say that breathed new life into Mr. Ed’s, but to use conventional stone and pipe Products). company, and Jasen Russell, just in work. “We did some work for an Mr. Ed’s put in a septic system for it is in no way a new company. Mr. where possible. “Oregon is one of the hardest his second year. Harris says that elderly lady,” says Harris. “We their grandparents. And that might Ed’s had been around long before “The decision on what type of states to get anything approved in,” without Stacy, the business donated a tank, and a friend have been 40 years ago. Longevity Harris bought it. The company gets system to use really isn’t hard,” says Harris. “Putting in a septic wouldn’t be the same. donated the rock, and we got the is what keeps us alive. We lasted its name from original owner Ed says Stacy Harris. “We have our system in a rural county here is system put in the ground. We through the ‘80s when you couldn’t Ownbey. Getting respect didn’t make any money, but that buy a job. It’s 2011. And we’re still “You could say he was my men- “She works right out there with wasn’t the important part. We’re here.” n tor,” says Harris. “I learned every- “When people come home and they can’t get the toilet to flush, us,” says Harris. “She can drive the serving our community.” thing in business from him. If I we’re there to help them. Staying in business means keeping trucks. She doesn’t operate any For people who may be short of have any questions, he guides me.” customers happy – it’s taking calls on weekends equipment, but she will tote pipe money, there are always options. MORE INFO: Now, with more than three decades and Christmas Eve.” up and down the hill and shovel “We’ve had customers who pay us Delta Environmental of experience of his own, Harris whatever needs shoveling. She’s our $25 a month until they get their bill Products Les Harris profits from his own skill in onsite main permit runner. 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than ever before at the Expo.” tinue to offer fantastic networking opportunities, The quality of the new facilities including roundtable discussions that were popu- will be matched by the exhibit and lar in 2011. An Industry Appreciation Night event education offerings. The Expo will is being planned for Tuesday, Feb. 28. The popular feature approximately 500 exhibitors COLE Pub truck, which offers refreshments and a who use this lofty stage to introduce place for attendees to relax and unwind, will be the latest technologies in the moving into the exhibit hall for the first time. wastewater industry to nearly 10,000 And the Roe-D-Hoe competition, sponsored contractors from almost 50 by the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling countries. And interest in Expo Association, will continue to attract top-notch Education Day continues to grow, machinery operators looking to win cash prizes with participants getting the cutting- for their skills, Gensler says. edge training they crave. New for 2012, the National Association of 2012expo Wastewater Transporters is planning a series of ACCOMMODATIONS Kendall says. “Rental cars will not be necessary, events aimed at sparking friendly competition Expo lodging is plentiful within walking which will save attendees a lot of money.” among pumpers, portable sanitation contractors distance of the ICC. Hotels connected to the Those who want to venture out further will and drain cleaners in attendance. exhibit hall include several Marriott properties, find that other attractions are a short cab ride the Westin, Hyatt Regency, Omni Severin and away, including fabled Indianapolis Motor Tracks of Education Day seminars are being Crowne Plaza. Many more hotels are located only Speedway, the eclectic Broad Ripple Village presented by: a block or two away, near the Indiana State neighborhood or the Children’s Museum of Capitol, White River State Park and Monument Indianapolis, billed as the world’s biggest • National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Circle. Gensler recommends booking early by children’s museum, to name a few. Association going to www.pumpershow.com and clicking on • National Association of Sewer Service the “hotels & travel” tab. THE MAIN EVENT Destination Indy Companies Based on other events set for Indy in early Setting aside the many options for • National Environmental Health Association 2012, there’s no doubt the city is up to the entertainment, Kendall says there remains one • National Association of Wastewater hospitality challenge of the Expo. Just before over-arching reason for environmental services The 2012 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo will deliver the best Transporters Pumper & Cleaner, Indianapolis will host the contractors to head to the Expo. the industry has to offer, all wrapped up in a convenient new package • Portable Sanitation Association 2012 Super Bowl. Just after the Expo, the NCAA “We continue to offer the premier showcase International Final Four tips off at the Lucas Oil Stadium. for the best products the industry has to offer,” he By Jim Kneiszel • Southern Sections Collection Systems “The NFL chose Indianapolis for a reason,” says. “The hands-on exhibits, networking and Committee says Kendall, referring to the hotel, restaurant and learning opportunities make this a can’t miss event • Northwest Michigan Onsite Wastewater entertainment infrastructure that has exploded in for industry professionals.” t will never be more convenient to attend the With 250 restaurants and clubs, and a large Education Day kicks off Expo week with 40 Task Force recent years to make Indy a world-class Early registration for the Expo costs just $50 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo than shopping mall connected to the complex of seminars on Monday, Feb. 27, in new meeting destination. With everything so handy, Kendall per person (until Jan. 20, 2012). At-the-door full Iin 2012, when the biggest trade show for the hotels serving the Expo, everything is within rooms adjacent to the exhibit hall, with another Another Education Day track of seminars will says folks who drive to the Expo will be able to registration is $70 ($50 for exhibits only). To learn environmental services industry moves to easy, climate-controlled reach. In fact, Expo 35 seminars planned for Tuesday and Wednesday. be presented by returning motivational speaker park their cars and walk everywhere. And those more, go to www.pumpershow.com or call Indianapolis. attendees who stay in 4,700 interconnected hotel The doors to the hall swing open Tuesday through and business coach Scott Hunter. Additional sem- who fly to Indy can cab it to their hotel and forget 866/933-2653. n The renovated and expanded Indiana Conven- rooms will be a leisurely two- to three-minute Thursday, Feb. 28-March 1. Hours for the exhibits inars will be scheduled on Tuesday and Wednes- about needing to rent a car to get around. tion Center will host the 32nd annual Expo Feb. walk from the exhibits. are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday and 9 day mornings, according to Gensler. “Once you’re there, you can stay there,” 27-March 1, providing a simple-to-navigate exhibit “Visitors will walk back and forth to the a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday. space connected through skywalks to several mod- exhibit hall, restaurants and shopping. And ern hotels. Indiana, known as The Crossroads of they’ll be able to do that without ever taking NETWORK & LEARN America, is easy to reach by car, and the Circle City, their jackets along,” says Bob Kendall, owner of Several popular Expo events will continue as as it’s called, offers a state-of-the-art airport a short COLE Inc., the Expo sponsor. “This convenience the show moves to Indy, according to Julie Gensler, cab- or express bus-ride from downtown. will help create more networking opportunities Expo coordinator for COLE. The Expo will con-

October 2011 ONSITE INSTALLER | 15 Jim Anderson and Dave Gustafson are connected with the University of Minnesota onsite waste- basictraining water treatment education program. Dave is When installed, the pump wire from the box to the pump. The extension onsite sewage treatment educator. should be elevated three to four wire has to be large enough to meet Jim is former director of the university’s Water inches off the bottom of the pump the power demand of the pump. If Resources Center and is now an emeritus pro- tank. Today, a number of pump the wire is too small, the pump will fessor, as well as education program coordinator tanks come with a cast-in pedestal not operate properly and will wear for the National Association of Wastewater for the pump. If this is not avail- out prematurely. Transporters. Readers are welcome to submit able, you can use the old tried-and- Make no electrical connections questions or article suggestions to Jim and Dave. true method of placing several inside the pump tank. Connections Write to [email protected]. 4-inch-wide blocks on the bottom should be located in a watertight, of the tank to keep the pump above corrosion-resistant junction box any solids that may collect. with watertight, corrosion-resistant It takes more than one block to fittings and a cover with a sealed make replacement from the surface gasket rated for outdoor use. Pumping Right easy. Think of trying to balance a In all cases, installation proce- pump on the end of an 8-foot sec- dures must follow the specifica- A sound pump installation avoids system leaks, protects electrical tion of 2-inch pipe on a 4-inch sur- tions of the U.S. National Electric connections, and enables easy access for service and maintenance face at the bottom of the tank! Code (NEC). States differ on who is allowed to work on the pumping By Jim Anderson, Ph.D., and David Gustafson, P.E. Any electrical connections need to be made outside the corrosive tank Proper wiring system wiring. In many cases, the environment and located in a weatherproof box near the pump tank or The final piece to installation is work must be done by a licensed in a nearby building. Shown is a weatherproof box from SJE-Rhombus. having the pump properly wired. electrical installer. Make sure you s mentioned in recent arti- discharge line. All of this should be This means using watertight fit- comply with your state and local cles on installing tanks, a installed so that it is accessible steel cable, or other noncorroding Remember that any electrical tings, making sure the conduit is requirements. We will say more A good pump installation from the surface. material should be attached to the connections need to be made out- properly sealed so that gases can- about panels, control boxes and starts with making sure that the pump to facilitate removal during side the corrosive tank environ- not vent out through the control wiring in future articles. n pump tank is watertight. In pump Proper bedding maintenance. It must be strong ment and located in a weatherproof panel, and choosing the right size tanks, we have the same concerns The pump should be installed enough to hold the weight of the box near the pump tank or in a as with septic tanks in making sure directly under the manhole, and pump and assembly. nearby building. It is also impor- inlet and outlet penetrations are this means using risers to the sur- tant to have the pump and alarm watertight, and we have additional face. Typically, the discharge piping Mounting floats control floats on a separate float concerns about the riser and the is brought up into the manhole, The pump and controls should tree. This allows for the removal of locations where the pump wiring where there is a quick disconnect, be replaceable – that means the the pump without affecting the leaves the tank. so that the pump assembly can eas- pump wiring can also be taken out float settings. Proper installation of the pump ily be removed for replacement or without a lot of extra work or dig- Also, in a repair or replacement discharge assembly will ensure service. The supply piping leaves ging. The wires should be run situation, remember that pumps that the pump is accessible, the pump tank through the riser. through a 2- to 3-inch conduit – are sized and specified as part of a replaceable and properly wired. This penetration must be sealed The pump discharge assembly and watertight. In addition, proper consists of all of the piping and backfilling around the riser is criti- A quick-disconnect coupling with a rope to help extract the pump is part Rubber connectors with stainless steel bands are not components from the discharge to cal. The supply piping needs to be of a quality pump installation. appropriate for quick disconnects in pressure situations. the point at which the supply line well supported and laid so that the leaves the tank. This includes pipe drains back to the tank. will drain back into the tank with- Rubber connectors with stain- We like to say they become automatic disconnects! Likewise, the pump, pump controls and A common way to provide pro- out going back through the pump. less steel bands are not appropriate if you have to use a reciprocating saw to disconnect the pump, tection and support is to This arrangement without a check for quick disconnects in pressure that indicates a poor installation. put the 2-inch supply pipe valve is critical for pumping situa- situations. We like to say they through a piece of 4-inch tions in cold climates, where water become automatic disconnects! pipe across the excavated standing in a pipe will freeze. Likewise, if you have to use a recip- large enough for any plugs to be complete delivery system: The backfill area. A 1/4-inch rocating saw to disconnect the pulled through the conduit and the pump and the pressure distribu- weep hole should be pro- Quick disconnect pump, that indicates a poor control box. tion system are tied together. When vided at the bottom of the The quick disconnect can be a installation. Using conduit with sweep 90s the pump is replaced, it must be pipe inside the riser to three-part threaded union, a The location of the quick dis- where the piping bends will allow replaced with a pump that delivers ensure that the supply pipe camlock fitting, or some other connect in the riser should be no for removing and returning cords the same amount of effluent. simple inline disconnect able to more than 18 to 20 inches from the when the replacement or repair is Replacing it with a pump that is withstand the pressure created by access lid. This is the distance a per- complete. If a plug is removed from close will not do! It must be An example of poor instal- the pump system. There are son can reach down without enter- a pump, it usually voids the war- replaced with the model specified lation of pump station wir- numerous camlock products on the ing the tank to disconnect the pump ranty, so it is important to make by the designer; or the designer ing. Unfortunately poor wiring is more common market that make it easy to separate and then lift it to the surface. these provisions as part of the needs to re-evaluate the whole than one might imagine. the pump assembly. A length of nylon rope, stainless installation. system.

16 | ONSITE INSTALLER October 2011 Jim Anderson and Dave Gustafson are connected with the University of Minnesota onsite waste- basictraining water treatment education program. Dave is When installed, the pump wire from the box to the pump. The extension onsite sewage treatment educator. should be elevated three to four wire has to be large enough to meet Jim is former director of the university’s Water inches off the bottom of the pump the power demand of the pump. If Resources Center and is now an emeritus pro- tank. Today, a number of pump the wire is too small, the pump will fessor, as well as education program coordinator tanks come with a cast-in pedestal not operate properly and will wear for the National Association of Wastewater for the pump. If this is not avail- out prematurely. Transporters. Readers are welcome to submit able, you can use the old tried-and- Make no electrical connections questions or article suggestions to Jim and Dave. true method of placing several inside the pump tank. Connections Write to [email protected]. 4-inch-wide blocks on the bottom should be located in a watertight, of the tank to keep the pump above corrosion-resistant junction box any solids that may collect. with watertight, corrosion-resistant It takes more than one block to fittings and a cover with a sealed make replacement from the surface gasket rated for outdoor use. Pumping Right easy. Think of trying to balance a In all cases, installation proce- pump on the end of an 8-foot sec- dures must follow the specifica- A sound pump installation avoids system leaks, protects electrical tion of 2-inch pipe on a 4-inch sur- tions of the U.S. National Electric connections, and enables easy access for service and maintenance face at the bottom of the tank! Code (NEC). States differ on who is allowed to work on the pumping By Jim Anderson, Ph.D., and David Gustafson, P.E. Any electrical connections need to be made outside the corrosive tank Proper wiring system wiring. In many cases, the environment and located in a weatherproof box near the pump tank or The final piece to installation is work must be done by a licensed in a nearby building. Shown is a weatherproof box from SJE-Rhombus. having the pump properly wired. electrical installer. Make sure you s mentioned in recent arti- discharge line. All of this should be This means using watertight fit- comply with your state and local cles on installing tanks, a installed so that it is accessible steel cable, or other noncorroding Remember that any electrical tings, making sure the conduit is requirements. We will say more A good pump installation from the surface. material should be attached to the connections need to be made out- properly sealed so that gases can- about panels, control boxes and starts with making sure that the pump to facilitate removal during side the corrosive tank environ- not vent out through the control wiring in future articles. n pump tank is watertight. In pump Proper bedding maintenance. It must be strong ment and located in a weatherproof panel, and choosing the right size tanks, we have the same concerns The pump should be installed enough to hold the weight of the box near the pump tank or in a as with septic tanks in making sure directly under the manhole, and pump and assembly. nearby building. It is also impor- inlet and outlet penetrations are this means using risers to the sur- tant to have the pump and alarm watertight, and we have additional face. Typically, the discharge piping Mounting floats control floats on a separate float concerns about the riser and the is brought up into the manhole, The pump and controls should tree. This allows for the removal of locations where the pump wiring where there is a quick disconnect, be replaceable – that means the the pump without affecting the leaves the tank. so that the pump assembly can eas- pump wiring can also be taken out float settings. Proper installation of the pump ily be removed for replacement or without a lot of extra work or dig- Also, in a repair or replacement discharge assembly will ensure service. The supply piping leaves ging. The wires should be run situation, remember that pumps that the pump is accessible, the pump tank through the riser. through a 2- to 3-inch conduit – are sized and specified as part of a replaceable and properly wired. This penetration must be sealed The pump discharge assembly and watertight. In addition, proper consists of all of the piping and backfilling around the riser is criti- A quick-disconnect coupling with a rope to help extract the pump is part Rubber connectors with stainless steel bands are not components from the discharge to cal. The supply piping needs to be of a quality pump installation. appropriate for quick disconnects in pressure situations. the point at which the supply line well supported and laid so that the leaves the tank. This includes pipe drains back to the tank. will drain back into the tank with- Rubber connectors with stain- We like to say they become automatic disconnects! Likewise, the pump, pump controls and A common way to provide pro- out going back through the pump. less steel bands are not appropriate if you have to use a reciprocating saw to disconnect the pump, tection and support is to This arrangement without a check for quick disconnects in pressure that indicates a poor installation. put the 2-inch supply pipe valve is critical for pumping situa- situations. We like to say they through a piece of 4-inch tions in cold climates, where water become automatic disconnects! pipe across the excavated standing in a pipe will freeze. Likewise, if you have to use a recip- large enough for any plugs to be complete delivery system: The backfill area. A 1/4-inch rocating saw to disconnect the pulled through the conduit and the pump and the pressure distribu- weep hole should be pro- Quick disconnect pump, that indicates a poor control box. tion system are tied together. When vided at the bottom of the The quick disconnect can be a installation. Using conduit with sweep 90s the pump is replaced, it must be pipe inside the riser to three-part threaded union, a The location of the quick dis- where the piping bends will allow replaced with a pump that delivers ensure that the supply pipe camlock fitting, or some other connect in the riser should be no for removing and returning cords the same amount of effluent. simple inline disconnect able to more than 18 to 20 inches from the when the replacement or repair is Replacing it with a pump that is withstand the pressure created by access lid. This is the distance a per- complete. If a plug is removed from close will not do! It must be An example of poor instal- the pump system. There are son can reach down without enter- a pump, it usually voids the war- replaced with the model specified lation of pump station wir- numerous camlock products on the ing the tank to disconnect the pump ranty, so it is important to make by the designer; or the designer ing. Unfortunately poor wiring is more common market that make it easy to separate and then lift it to the surface. these provisions as part of the needs to re-evaluate the whole than one might imagine. the pump assembly. A length of nylon rope, stainless installation. system.

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It is also good for use on repairs when installation of an effluent multistrain bacillus spore-bearing bacteria and reducing BOD and TSS and contamination of filter in the existing tank is not possible. The unit arrives prepackaged with a bacteria-friendly, time-release oxygen source. groundwater. The system results in a 75 to all components necessary for installation including basin, filter, lid and The bacteria digest the solid material that 90 percent reduction in waste put into the rubber grommets. Additional interlocking 6-, 12- or 18-inch risers are normally clogs soil absorption areas. drainfi eld. With reduced waste and increased available for deeper installation. 877/782-6427; www.quanics.net. The oxidizer accelerates the bacterial activity for an extended period of oxygen, the soil bacteria consume the excess time, promoting fast biological activity of the organisms and degrading the biomat and solids, restoring the drainfi eld. Soil restorative sulfi des in the biomat. 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It is formulated to work on all types of septic systems including conventional systems, BIO JET-7 liquid bacterial supplements from The Aerobic Recovery dry well systems and cesspool systems. The product Jet Inc. break down and digest grease, fats, soap, Unit (ARU) from On-Site is a nonbacterial, nonenzyme liquid formula. scum, and other colloidal elements and dissolve Treatment Systems is 518/812-0000; www.septicdrainer.com. organic materials in anaerobic and aerobic wastewater designed to fi t any existing treatment systems. The supplements are useful in septic system and can be Enzyme additive diffi cult startups or when a system becomes unstable installed in an hour or less. The RID-X Commercial Septic System Treat- due to changes in fl ow, chemicals or increased The unit works with all ment biological additive contains natural active bacteria organics. organic or synthetic distribu- and enzymes that digest household waste. It has no They can be used in larger commercial application component designs: harmful chemicals and is safe for septic systems. Its tions when the system fails to meet the requirements gravel and pipe fi elds, cham- dual-action formula contains advanced enzymes that for discharge permits. The product is also useful for bers, dry wells and seepage pits, mounds, sand fi lters, cesspools and break down household waste and natural bacteria that wastewater processes such as septic systems, lift sta- lagoons. It uses a nitrifi cation/denitrifi cation process and reverses and work to produce more enzymes to prevent septic system tions, lagoons and ponds. BIO JET-7 Plus Dry Packs give the same perfor- maintains biomat permeability to restore full system function. The unit is failures and backups. A 48-oz. bottle contains a 6-month mance in an easy-to-use quick-dissolving dry pack – users simply fl ush the UL-listed and includes common hand tools for installation. 877/254-7093; supply for septic tanks up to 1,500 gallons. 855/776- packet. A year’s supply comes in a recyclable plastic container. 800/321- www.onsitetreatmentsystems.com. 7439; www.rid-x.com/professionals. n 6960; www.jetincorp.com.

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ReSult Biofilter replacement for seasonal homes Within weeks, the waste strength was reduced and the drainfield was no longer ponding. 800/221-4436; www.aquaworx.com.

Problem Two summer homes on a 100,000-square-foot island in Lake George, N.Y., had defective onsite Aerobic treatment upgrade systems. A barge pump serviced the septic tanks every three to four weeks. With 18 inches of soil over solid rock, the only answer was an alternative pretreatment system. Problem Wastewater ponding in the yard of a three-bedroom home on a lake near Fortville, Ind., alerted owners to Solution their second onsite system failure in two years. Keith Abernathy of A & M Excavating evaluated the soil as fill removed from the lake bed. The designer specified seven 150 gpd Puraflo peat biofilter modules from Anua, one per bedroom. Duplex pumps time-dose the systems, sending effluent to a distribution grid at the top of each unit. Purification occurs as the liquid percolates through the media over 36 to 48 hours. The peat Solution also suppresses odors. Effluent discharges through a gravel pad beneath the modules. Abernathy installed a RetroFAST 0.375 enhancement unit from Bio-Microbics in the 1,000-gallon “When the house is vacant during winter, the microorganisms survive on the media,” says Chris Ray, executive account manager for Anua. “Once the septic tank, then added a dosing tank and 50 more feet of laterals to the drainfield. The fixed activated sludge homeowners return, the peat system reactivates to optimal performance.” The media has a projected life span of 15 years. treatment (FAST) system combines attached and suspended growth in an aerobic packed bed bioreactor. Nitrification and denitrification occur in the 41- by 24- by 33.5-inch module. An aerating blower, the only moving part, oxygenates the effluent before delivery to the drainfield, where aerobic bacteria digest the biomat. ReSult The systems produce effluent with BOD and TSS less than 10 mg/l, ammonia nitrogen less than 5 mg/l, and fecal coliform less than 1,000 per 100 ml. 800/787-2356; www.anua-us.com. ReSult The property is dry and the system operates as designed. 913/422-0707; www.biomicrobics.com. System handles high-strength wastewater Aerobic treatment system Problem Six months after a couple moved into their retirement home on Puget Sound in Washington, Problem effluent surfaced on the drainfield. A laboratory report confirmed BOD5 at 700 mg/l. After they Effluent ponded in the outdated drainfield of a 44-unit mobile home park in Allegan, Mich., and raw sew- exhausted conventional repair options, the King County Health Department referred them to Aqua age flowed into a swamp forest draining into Swan Lake. The owner called maintenance provider Rod Carroll Test. of Wray’s Septic Tank Co. in Allegan to pump the 20,000-gallon septic tank twice a year until health officials gave him the ultimatum to replace the system in three months. Solution Aqua Test performed a site evaluation, and the homeowner provided information on daily Solution operational practices. The evidence showed the probable cause of surfacing effluent was extremely Carroll worked with Randy Rapp, P.E., of Exxel Engineering, to design the system using a Fusion puri- high BOD5 loading compounded by chemotherapy medicines. Aqua Test recommended installing two Nibbler CBP (Cylinder Back-flush Pod) units fication tank from Clarus Environmental, a division of Zoeller Co. The 5,000 gpd system used the to reduce the BOD5 and neutralize the pH while maintaining high dissolved oxygen. existing septic tank fitted with a Clarus WW4 effluent filter. Carroll installed two 2,400 gpd ZFL Fusion treatment units in parallel, dividing influent evenly with a Tru-Flo splitter box. Two Zoeller N153 pumps send effluent from the 1,500-gallon dose tank to two 32- by 78-foot low-pressure drainfields in six zones. ReSult Additional samples were taken after the Nibbler units were installed. Analytical data revealed the BOD5 levels were reduced to an average of 16.77 mg/l, pH 7.15, and dissolved oxygen 4.1 mg/l. Today, the system is in compliance with state regulatory requirements. 800/221-3159; www.aquatestinc.com. ReSult The system performs as designed and effluent meets secondary treatment standards of 30 mg/l BOD and TSS. Maintenance is twice per year. 877/244- 9340; www.clarusenvironmental.com. Aerobic bacterial generator Mound treatment remedy Problem A restaurant in Gloversville, N.Y., with a failing onsite system was under corrective orders from the Problem state Department of Environmental Conservation. The owner chose to remediate the stone drainfield with Effluent leaked from the corner of a homeowner’s sand mound. The estimated replacement cost was $10,000. He called Dave Estopare of Drainfield Res- three P-80 Aquaworx Remediators from Infiltrator Systems Inc. toration Services in Bend, Ore.

Solution Solution The aerobic bacterial generators are 36-inch-high by 15-inch-diameter airlift columns inserted into the Estopare first fractured the mound with a Terralift pneumatic hammer. Two months later, the leak returned. He then poured BioSpan and BioCell septic tank. Cuspated plastic wrapped around the bottom outside of the unit and placed within and above from DRS Environmental into the septic tank. BioSpan, a blend of 57 microbial strains with 10 billion microbes per gram, degrades waste. BioCell is a the bubble diffuser provides the surface on which proprietary bacteria colonize. natural stimulant. The unit has a 1/2 hp air pump with built-in alarm that supplies air through a 1/2-inch PVC Schedule 40 line discharging at the bottom of the column. Aeration circulates the water and creates an environment that enables the microbes to digest organic waste and remove nitrates. More than 25,000 gpd pass through ReSult the 150 square feet of plastic. As effluent flows to the drainfield, bacteria migrate with it to consume the After two applications in one month, the mound returned to normal. The owner uses the microbial solution weekly and both products once a year. biomat and improve the nitrification phase. 541/388-4546; www.drsenviro.com.

24 | ONSITE INSTALLER October 2011 System Repair/Drainfield Rejuvenation casestudies By Scottie Dayton

ReSult Biofilter replacement for seasonal homes Within weeks, the waste strength was reduced and the drainfield was no longer ponding. 800/221-4436; www.aquaworx.com.

October 2011 ONSITE INSTALLER | 25 System Repair/Drainfield Rejuvenation casestudies By Scottie Dayton Absorption bed flow recovery ENTER HERE Problem The drainfield for a three-bedroom home was failing. The homeowner called service provider Tom Frank of Tim Frank Septic Tank Cleaning Co.

Solution Frank replaced two distribution boxes, jetted and vacuumed the leachfield trenches, fractured the soil with a Terralift machine, and added a bioremediation kit from Ecological Laboratories. The kit contained two gallons of Pro-Pump/HC (high count), one gallon of Pro-Pump/SA (sludge away), and one pound of Pro-Pump/OX (oxygen). The two-gallon infusion of live facultative bacterial culture increased the breakdown of the biomat. The oxygen-release compound accelerated recovery, and the gallon of biostimu- lants enhanced both cultures.

ReSult The drainfield was restored. Frank services the system every two years, adding a quart of Pro-Pump/HC to the tanks. The homeowner adds Pro-Pump/ SP (septic packets) monthly. 800/326-7867; www.propump.com. Aerobic treatment with constructed wetlands

Problem Bolingbrook (Ill.) Park District hired Wight & Co. to design a sustainable 7,000-square-foot education center on 17 wooded acres. One criterion was using a constructed wetland to treat wastewater.

Solution Septic Solutions donated a Set-N-Go aerobic treatment unit from Hydro-Action Industries. The NSF 40 Class 1 system includes a pretreatment tank, an aerobic treatment tank, and a pump tank in one container. A pump in the aeration compartment injects air through six diffuser lines to oxygenate wastewater. The liquid then enters the clarification compartment, a conical area in which remaining solids settle and are returned to the aeration compartment for further treatment. Clear effluent leaves the chamber through the outlet baffle for dispersal in the wetland.

ReSult Purified wastewater enables the wetland ecosystem at Hidden Oaks Nature Center to thrive. 574/936-2542; www.hydro-action.com. Solution for military recreation area

Problem The wrong grade of sand in the onsite system at the Pointes West Recreational Area in Appling, Ga., caused the sand filter to fail. Attached to the Fort Gordon military base, the site includes cabins, campsites, boating facilities, and a motel for military personnel. Wastewater flows range from 4,000 gpd in winter to almost 50,000 gpd in summer. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers needed a replacement technology that handled such variations while treating wastewater to 30 mg/l BOD and TSS.

Solution The officers selected AdvanTex AX100 textile treatment modules from Orenco Systems Inc. Integrated Water Services installed a dozen 5,000 gpd pre-engineered units on top of the sand filter. The textile media provides a surface for microbial attachment, producing immediate filtration of TSS and Way ahead of BOD reduction. The compact design of the 16- by 8- by 3.5-foot modules expedites installation and minimizes disruption. The system, with peak flows of 60,000 gpd, EXIT has telemetry monitoring and draws 3 kWh/1,000 gallons. During winter, half the system is taken offline. The system can be expanded to 100,000 gpd Join 21,000 of your industry peers each month the competition within the original sand filter. who welcome Onsite Installer, for the unlimited Scan this code with your value it brings them. Each issue will show you smartphone to go to ReSult new technology, tips on boosting machine per- Subscribe Today! onsiteinstaller.com/ order/subscription The system was designed and installed in 120 days. Effluent BOD and TSS average less than 10 mg/l. 800/348-9843; www.orenco.com. n formance, money-saving deals and much more. OnsiteInstaller.com/order/subscription

26 | ONSITE INSTALLER October 2011 System Repair/Drainfield Rejuvenation casestudies By Scottie Dayton Absorption bed flow recovery ENTER HERE Problem The drainfield for a three-bedroom home was failing. The homeowner called service provider Tom Frank of Tim Frank Septic Tank Cleaning Co.

ReSult Purified wastewater enables the wetland ecosystem at Hidden Oaks Nature Center to thrive. 574/936-2542; www.hydro-action.com. Solution for military recreation area

October 2011 ONSITE INSTALLER | 27 systemprofile

Sand, Surf and Septage A secondary treatment unit with recirculating compartments enables a contractor to replace failed systems on beaches in southern California By Scottie Dayton

TOP: Straps and turnbuckles secure the 3,000-gallon Xerxes septic tank to the concrete deadmen. RIGHT TOP: The discharge side of the Advan- nsite systems at 16 marine life, the board issued addi- Tex AX-MAX module shows the textile media, distribution manifold with beaches on Santa Monica tional waste discharge limits for spray nozzles, vent fan, and recirculation piping. RIGHT BOTTOM: The 2,500-gallon concrete sand trap at Restroom One collects water from Bay, Calif., had exceeded nitrogen and bacteria. O four outdoor showers. Fines settle out before the water discharges in the their useful lives. Most were at risk Public Works project manager septic tank. of overflows and required pumping Alex Villarama, P.E., selected every two weeks, as sand blowing AdvanTex AX-MAX modules for trap, Jensen Precast chamber before flowing to the buff- in through corroded cast-iron lids their ability to meet stringent regu- • Rain switch system with but- ering basin. filled them three-quarters full. latory requirements. Zach Adams terfly valve from Jensen A baffle divides the flow Monthly water samples taken of JS Innovative Systems in Malibu Instrument Co. of Southern between the recirculation-blending by the Los Angeles County Depart- won the bid. The installations were California, supplied by JS and recirculation-filtrate chambers, ment of Environmental Health con- the first of their kind in southern Innovative Systems and a recirculation return valve confirmed intermittent high bacteria California. trols the liquid levels. No wastewa- counts. Concern for the health of System operation ter passes into the second chamber (Photos courtesy of BioSolutions Inc.) swimmers and surfers led the U.S. Site conditions Wastewater flows 25 feet without first flowing through the EPA to issue new total maximum Sand soil with the water table through a 4-inch drain-waste-vent media. In the buffering basin, a per- The telemetry control panel “That was a lot more material to daily loads for bacteria. eight to 14 feet below grade, (DWV) pipe to the septic tank. istaltic pump injects soda ash to allows the operator to monitor sys- remove than anticipated, and it The Los Angeles County capital depending on the tides. Every hour, the pumps send 100 increase alkalinity for ammonia tem performance. Effluent quality concerned me,” says Adams. “I also fund enabled the Public Works gallons to the three-compartment reduction and enhanced nitrogen measures 6.4 mg/l BOD5, 5.9 mg/l had only 12 inches on either side of Water Resources Division to System components AX-MAX module. As influent enters removal. TSS, 90 percent nitrogen reduction, the tank to set the 21-foot-long replace the onsite systems with Villarama designed identical the 3,000-gallon recirculation- After buffering, effluent gravity- and no E. coli colonies. concrete deadmen, then secure the advanced treatment units. Because systems to handle 1,500 gpd each. Juan Ramirez of JS Innovative Systems helps a crane operator from blending chamber, it blends with fil- flows through 4-inch DWV pipe to tank to them with straps and ammonia in effluent could affect Major components are: United Rentals maneuvering a 6,500-pound AdvanTex AX-MAX module Installation turnbuckles.” from the delivery truck. (Photos courtesy of BioSolutions Inc.) “We installed a butterfly valve in the pipe just before the sand Adams’ crew removed the old All except the concrete tanks tanks and distribution boxes but needed antibuoyancy measures, as System Profile • 3,000-gallon Xerxes fiber- • 3G ultraviolet disinfection trap. A gauge on the restroom roof closes the valve if it detects could find no trace of the drain- the occasional high tides of winter glass septic tank with duplex chamber, Salcor Inc. one-tenth of an inch of rain. That way, we don’t process runoff.” fields at Point Dume State Preserve. would push four feet of water into Location: Malibu, Calif. single-phase, 50 gpm, 1/2 hp, • Ozone disinfection unit, Zach Adams “Restroom One was the most chal- the holes. The 21- by 8-foot-high 2-inch effluent pumps from O3H2O4U lenging installation because the treatment module, weighing 6,500 Facility served: Point Dume State Preserve Orenco Systems Inc. Most • 1,000-gallon concrete dosing drainfield was on the beach 60 feet pounds, required an 11- by 25-foot components supplied by Bio- tank with Orenco duplex sin- trate dripping from the hanging the chlorination-dechlorination from the building,” he says. “Exca- shore box and 9-foot-deep hole. System designer: Alex Villarama, P.E., Solutions Inc., Agoura Hills, gle-phase, 10 gpm, 1/2 hp, 1 textile media. unit, followed by UV and ozone vations required shore boxes from Orenco designed a custom antiflo- Los Angeles County Public Works Calif. 1/4-inch effluent pumps, Jen- A pump in a walled-off area chambers for additional disinfec- Trench Shoring Company and a tation device using six steel tubes Installer: Zach Adams, JS Innovative Systems, Malibu • 4,500-gallon AdvanTex AX- sen Precast sends 100 gallons per hour through tion. It continues to the dosing 23-ton Terex crane to set them and on 4-foot centers bolted across the MAX packed bed filter mod- • Siemens magmeter/flowmeter a one-way transfer line to a manifold tank, in which pumps pressurize a the tanks.” Adams used a Caterpil- bottom of the tank and protruding Site conditions: Sand; water table eight to 14 feet below grade ule, Orenco integrated into custom above the media, which distributes magmeter for flow monitoring lar 320 excavator. 18 inches on either side. They • 60-gallon buffering basin, TCOM control panel with the effluent for further treatment. As before sending the liquid to the The lateral from the restroom raised the tank six inches. Type of system: Recirculating packed bed filter discharging Orenco telemetry, Orenco it percolates through the media, drainfield. The headworks equally was four feet below grade, “The last half of the protru- to drip dispersal • BK2000CD chlorination- • 360 feet of Geoflow drip tub- microorganisms remove impurities. doses six 60-foot laterals on 12-inch necessitating a 10- by 20-foot shore sions had two grooves for running Hydraulic capacity: 1,500 gpd dechlorination unit with tab- ing with headworks A portion of each dose drips into the centers with 1 gpm emitters spaced box and 12-foot-deep hole for the rebar parallel to the module,” says lets, Norweco Inc. • 2,500-gallon concrete sand 1,500-gallon recirculation-filtrate 12 inches apart. septic tank on a 12-inch gravel bed. Adams. “We tied them in place

28 | ONSITE INSTALLER October 2011 systemprofile

Sand, Surf and Septage A secondary treatment unit with recirculating compartments enables a contractor to replace failed systems on beaches in southern California By Scottie Dayton

October 2011 ONSITE INSTALLER | 29 while the tank was still on the the water discharges into the septic delivery truck. They installed very tank. “We installed a butterfly easily.” After setting the unit, the valve in the pipe just before the crew filled it with water, and a sand trap,” says Adams. “A gauge cement truck dumped two-sack on the restroom roof closes the slurry into the hole, covering the valve if it detects one-tenth of an rebar by two feet. inch of rain. That way, we don’t The disinfection train required process runoff.” an 8-foot-long, 8-foot-deep hole. Installing the drip tubing was “The UV or ozone unit would have straightforward. The drainfield, on sufficed, but people here don’t the high side of the parking lot, is understand wastewater treatment,” in an overgrown area. “We planted says Adams. “Alex believed the sys- similar vegetation to camouflage tem would be an easier sell if it had it,” says Adams. The crew also sank redundancy.” bollards every four feet around the Because of the system’s location treatment module, then welded and the other two under parking chain to them to discourage foot lots, Villarama specified EBW H-20 traffic. traffic-rated lids from Franklin Fueling Systems. They were set in Maintenance 12-inch-thick concrete slabs that BioSolutions holds the covered the fiberglass tank lids and maintenance contract. Every two risers. Since the slabs were visible weeks in summer, a technician from the canyon homes above, checks the chlorine tablet supply Orenco matched their colors to and UV lamp. Twice a year, he beach sand and aging asphalt for opens the septic tanks to check the camouflage. The lids are 12 inches scum, sludge, and water levels, apart. runs a cycle on the pumps and Adams’ crew installed a 4-inch checks the control panel. Public channel drain to catch the water Works samples the effluent from four outdoor showers. Fines monthly. n settle out in the sand trap before

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30 | ONSITE INSTALLER October 2011 while the tank was still on the the water discharges into the septic delivery truck. They installed very tank. “We installed a butterfly easily.” After setting the unit, the valve in the pipe just before the crew filled it with water, and a sand trap,” says Adams. “A gauge Why can’t water treatment be simple? cement truck dumped two-sack on the restroom roof closes the slurry into the hole, covering the valve if it detects one-tenth of an rebar by two feet. inch of rain. That way, we don’t The disinfection train required process runoff.” an 8-foot-long, 8-foot-deep hole. Installing the drip tubing was “The UV or ozone unit would have straightforward. The drainfield, on sufficed, but people here don’t the high side of the parking lot, is understand wastewater treatment,” in an overgrown area. “We planted says Adams. “Alex believed the sys- similar vegetation to camouflage tem would be an easier sell if it had it,” says Adams. The crew also sank redundancy.” bollards every four feet around the Because of the system’s location treatment module, then welded and the other two under parking chain to them to discourage foot lots, Villarama specified EBW H-20 traffic. traffic-rated lids from Franklin Fueling Systems. They were set in Maintenance 12-inch-thick concrete slabs that BioSolutions holds the covered the fiberglass tank lids and maintenance contract. Every two Featured in risers. Since the slabs were visible weeks in summer, a technician from the canyon homes above, checks the chlorine tablet supply Orenco matched their colors to and UV lamp. Twice a year, he an article? beach sand and aging asphalt for opens the septic tanks to check the camouflage. The lids are 12 inches scum, sludge, and water levels, apart. runs a cycle on the pumps and Adams’ crew installed a 4-inch checks the control panel. Public channel drain to catch the water Works samples the effluent from four outdoor showers. Fines monthly. n Make the settle out in the sand trap before With Bio-Microbics, it is. most of it! Innovation makes complex problems easy to solve. MORE INFO: Our pre-engineered, modular wastewater treatment Caterpillar, Inc. Orenco Systems, Inc. 309/675-1000 800/348-9843 systems are a breeze to install and maintain. Whether www.cat.com www.orenco.com (See ad page 3) retrofit or new construction, they are working right Geoflow, Inc. REPRINTS now. Unnoticed. And that’s just how we like it. 800/828-3388 Salcor, Inc. www.geoflow.com 760/731-0745 AVAILABLE (See ad page 11) Jensen Instrument Co. of Siemens Water Learn more at www.biomicrobics.com Southern California We offer: 626/969-7991 Technologies Corp. Hard copy color reprints 800-753-FAST {3278} | 913-422-0707 www.rainswitch.com 866/926-8420 www.water.siemens.com Electronic reprints Jensen Precast 775/352-2700 Trench Shoring Company www.jensenprecast.com 800/423-4411 Visit www.trenchshoring.com onsiteinstaller.com/order/reprints Norweco, Inc. Better Water. Better World.® 800/667-9326 Xerxes Corp. Ask About Our 952/887-1890 for articles and pricing ® www.norweco.com AVE UR EPTIC www.xerxes.com S.O.S.-S O S Warranty Program! O3H2O4U 949/510-8877 © 2011 Bio-Microbics, Inc. • [email protected] www.o3h2o4u.com

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Workers from the campus: Minnesota Materials for Pump Timers, tanks. Finalization of the details was Department of Public Works • Nov. 16-18 – Advanced Installer II The University of Minnesota Tanks, Chambers, BSF Sizing Legislators also bowed to expected by late summer. The asso- inserted three pipes to restore flow Water Resources Center has these & Buoyancy Calculations pressure from individuals not ciation also submitted to Municipal until the Board of Health approved • Dec. 1-2 – Continuing Education classes: • Nov. 17 – Identifying and wanting to pay for pumping and Affairs a revised proposal that a 10-day emergency trapping • Nov. 30-Dec. 1 – General Managing High-Strength industrynews The first day of Continuing Edu- October 2011 inspections. They pushed to repeal included an extra review day added permit. The state banned beaver cation classes is for installers and Continuing Education, St. Wastewater the mandatory six-hour to the six-day training program, trapping in 1996. Cloud • Dec. 1 – Rhode Island the second day is for pumpers and NORTRAX Branches Earn Top Satisfaction Ratings maintenance class to care for their and requiring soils field classes for portable restroom operators. Call • Dec. 7-8 – Installer, Continu- Regulatory Setbacks and systems or have the state pay for it. certification. Since some provincial ing Education, Brainerd Buffers NORTRAX branches in West Melbourne, Fla., and Monico, Wis., the training center at 205/652-3803 achieved top rankings from customers in the United States and Canada for “One resident said that he doesn’t permit applications are too lengthy CALENDAR OF EVENTS or visit www.aowatc.uwa.edu. • Dec. 8 – Pipelayer Certifica- • Dec. 8 – Nitrogen in the tion, Brainerd Environment and Onsite construction equipment dealer parts and service, according to a SatisfYd have to look in his septic tank to to be practical, AOWMA designed Oct. 11-12 • Dec. 13-14 – General Systems survey. Customers ranked their satisfaction on such issues as in-stock parts determine whether it needs new forms and asked an installer, Delaware On-Site Wastewater Continuing Education, • Dec. 15 – Designing availability, fair and honest treatment and knowledge of technicians when pumping because he found a chart inspector, and municipality to rate Arizona repairs were made. NORTRAX is a John Deere dealer for construction, Recycling Association Technical The Arizona Onsite Wastewater Mankato Nitrogen Removal online telling how often to pump a their effectiveness. The form they Conference and Exhibition, Dover Call Nick Haig at 800/322-8642 Technologies mining and forestry equipment. n tank based on size and number of chose became the standard. Recycling Association in sponsor- Downs Hotel & Casino, Dover. ship with the University of Arizona or visit www.septic.umn.edu. Call 401/874-5950 or visit www. occupants,” says Todd Stair, Call Ben Miller at 302/383-5391 or Onsite Wastewater Education Pro- uri.edu/ce/wq. For soil courses, call WOWRA president. Community Aid visit www.dowra.org. gram has an Advanced Soil and Site Mark Stolt at 401/874-2915 or email Rep. Jerry Petrowski will Spurs Education Evaluation class on Nov. 2-3 in Pay- Missouri [email protected]. re-introduce the bill when the The Iowa Onsite Waste Water Oct. 11–12 son. Call Kitt Farrell-Poe at The Missouri Smallflows Orga- legislature reconvenes. “Once Association worked with Heartland Delaware Onsite Wastewater 520/621-7221, email kittfp@ag. nization has these CEU courses: people become ill from surface Hills Habitat for Humanity to bring Recycling Association 15th Annual arizona.edu, or visit www.ag. • Nov. 9 – Pumps, Panels, and North Carolina Electrical, Cape Girardeau North Carolina State University discharge pathogens, headlines onsite technology to a home on an DOWRA Conference and Exhibi- arizona.edu/waterquality/onsite. tion, Dover Downs Hotel & Casino, • Nov. 10 – Earthen Structures, has these courses: across the country will scream abandoned naval base near Dover. Exhibitors, presenters and Cape Girardeau • Nov.1 – Profiling Soils, about the dangers of onsite Waverly. Doug Bird, public health attendees may download the regis- California • Nov. 15 – Selling Systems, Morganton systems,” says Stair. “Every sanitarian for Bremer County and tration form from the website, Branson • Nov. 3 – Water Movement industry professional must fight IOWWA board member, The California Onsite Wastewa- www.dowra.org, or contact Ken ter Association is offering these • Nov. 16 – Aerated Treatment and Treatment Through such dangerous and misguided coordinated the project and used it Walsh at 302/436-8822. NAWT classes: Units, Branson Soils, Morganton legislation.” as an advanced treatment training • Nov. 1-2 – NAWT Operation • Dec. 6-7 – Operations and • Nov. 14 – Basic System session. Oct. 27 and Maintenance, Part 2, Mill Maintenance, St. Louis Troubleshooting, Mills River Septic System Workshop More than 30 installers and Maryland Onsite Wastewater Valley • Dec. 12 – Drip Irrigation, • Nov. 15 – Pump System Field The Greene County (Ind.) Soil sanitarians learned about the Professionals Association, confer- • Dec. 9 – NAWT Installer Springfield Course: Advanced Monitor- and Water Conservation District AP-500 Set-N-Go aerobic treatment ence on Onsite Systems -- Perspec- Training, Citrus Heights • Dec. 13 – Pumps, Panels, and ing and Troubleshooting, Electrical, Springfield Mills River developed a six-hour Septic unit. Hydro-Action Industries tives on Nitrogen Impacts to the Call Kit Rosefield at 530/513- Introducing The Most Durable & Economical Septic Lid On The Market Chesapeake Bay, Best Western Call Tammy Yelden at 417/739- • Nov. 30 – Advanced Workshop for homeowners, buyers, donated the ATU and 300-gallon 6658 or visit www.cowa.org. Buy Direct from the Source – No Middleman! Travel Plaza, Baltimore. Presenters 4100 or visit www.mosmallflows.org. Troubleshooting of Onsite Now Offering real estate agents, housing pump tank. Midwest Pipe Supply, - Durable & Lightweight Polymer Co will offer views on onsite system System Malfunctions, st Effectiv 18” & 24” inspectors, loan officers and Mid Country Machinery, and - WILL NOT Crack Like Concrete! e nitrogen discharges in relation to Raleigh - Easier to Handle & Transport 6 Pack Custom Georgia Ship appraisers. The first workshop Advanced Drainage Systems population growth in Maryland. Nebraska • Dec. 6 – Inspector Field - 12”, 18” & 24” Available ping Lids The University of Georgia Col- 24” featured Debbie Barnhizer of the supplied other major components. Manufacturer exhibits will be avail- The University of Nebraska-Lin- Practicum, Manteo - Easy Installation lege of Agriculture & Environmen- - Optional Sand Fill state Department of Health Equipment and labor were donated able. The conference serves as the coln Extension has these state- • Dec. 7 – Basic System 18” tal Sciences has these courses: - Have It Customized discussing matching onsite systems by Crystal Heating and Plumbing, Annual Meeting and members may approved courses: Troubleshooting, Manteo (Name, Number or Logo) 12” • Nov. 2 – Onsite Wastewater to the situation and Alan Dunn, Deike Excavating, Municipal propose and vote on new board • Nov. 17 – Planning and Sizing • Dec. 8 – Inspector Field - Green or Black Customize It! Management, Fulton - Foam Filled (Optional) Your Name members. Call 410/633-9500. a System, Mead Practicum, Raleigh Your Number residential sewage disposal Supply, River to River Onsite Septic • Nov. 8 – Contractors and - Hardware Included Your Logo program director for the Solutions, Wikner Trucking and • Nov. 18 – Operation and • Dec. 14 – Flow Equalization - 18” or 24” Adapters Available Pumpers, Fulton Maintenance, Mead and Timed Dosing, Raleigh department, explaining operating Toby’s Dirt Work. • Nov. 15 – Contractors and • Dec. 8 – Planning and Sizing • Dec. 15 – Pump System permits. The final class covered Pumpers, Brunswick 800.868.0973 www.RotoSolutions.com

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