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August 2007 Table of Contents

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Features

  • 10Reading Between the Lines: Keep on Pumping!
    Congratulations to contractors who win the small business marathon and celebrate 50 years in the industry.
  • 16Building the Business: Motivating the Unmotivated
    Play to your employees’ personality types to get the most out of even the most lackluster performers.
  • 20Expo Preview: This Is Huge!
    The move to Louisville creates an explosion in exhibit space, expanded education, and a richer experience at the annual Pumper & Cleaner Expo.
  • 28Rules and Regs: The Georgia Rules
    The Peach State wastewater association demonstrates influence on a variety of matters affecting the industry.
  • 34Cover Story: Pumping Pride & Joy
    Georgia husband and wife team builds a tiny family pumping business into diverse and thriving enterprise.
  • 42Interview: The Education of Processing
    It’s been a long technology learning curve for an Arizona pumping contractor who started pretreating waste after disposal fees skyrocketed and dumping options dwindled.
  • 54Profile: Nifty for 50
    The hardworking Tenney boys have been serving northern Indiana septic and portable restroom customers for three generations.
  • 62Overheard Online: Septage Disposal Woes
    A pumper is frustrated by a new treatment facility rule charging for disposal by the capacity of each truck rather than measuring the actual gallonage.
  • 70Special Feature: Choosing the Right Pump
    Be sure to match the appropriate vacuum power with the size of your truck’s tank for an efficient and long-lasting pumping system.

Columns

  • 92Money Manager: A Steady Stream of Business
    Maintenance contracts can help you serve customers better while creating predictable cash flow to smooth the economic peaks and valleys.
  • 94Industry News: Industry News
    Hoover Appointed Rama Plastics Representative; Godwin Names Hager Branch Manager; Zoeller Releases Latest Online Catalog; Lely Manufacturing Names Coffey General Manager.
  • 98Reader Pipelines: Pump Up the Value
    Contractors share tips for extending vacuum pump life.
  • 106Septic System Answer Man: Solid as a Rock
    There are alternative materials for effluent distribution, but most of the research is still based on using rock in drainfield trenches.
  • 112Classy Trucks: Pinky’s Environmental & Sewer Service
    We feature Pinky’s Environmental & Sewer Service, Stillwater, Minn.
  • 116NAWT: Wastewater Event at Kline’s Services
    Pennsylvania pumping company hosts the second annual NAWT septage/grease trap waste treatment symposium.
  • 124Association News: Association News
    Safety Through Poetry; Installer Academy in Las Vegas; Better Communication for Better Working Relationships; Cesspools Prevalent in Suffolk County; FOG Not a Problem.
  • 124Training and Education: Training and Educational Opportunities
    Here is an up-to-date schedule of industry related training.
  • 124Calendar: Calendar of Industry Events
    Check here for a list of upcoming conferences, expos and exhibitions.

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    • 78Lighter Side: Form & Function
      Ohio artist transforms a retired portable restroom into a work of art for a summer festival.