May 2008 Table of Contents

Features

• 10Reading Between the Lines: Say No to Drugs in the Waste Stream
  Recent mainstream news accounts passed on an alarming finding that much of the U.S. drinking water supply is being tainted by trace amounts of pharmaceuticals.Recent mainstream news accounts passed on an alarming finding that much of the U.S. drinking water supply is being tainted by trace amounts of pharmaceuticals.
• 20Building the Business: Rolling the Dice With Safety
  Don’t gamble that your company can get by without a solid accident-prevention program.
• 30Rules and Regs: Safety Engineers Critical of Proposed OSHA Confined Space Rule
  News from OSHA, Oklahoma and New Mexico.
• 38Cover Story: A Fresh Perspective
  With his father’s support, a young Florida pumper starts his own company and competes with the family business.
• 52Profile: Onsite Insight
  Sensing more complex septic system regulations, Indiana’s Turnock Sales & Service aims to drive the technology bandwagon.
• 62Special Feature: Think of Big Freeze During Install
  The busy construction season is the time to think about winter onsite system problems.
• 78Overheard Online: Dogs & Cats
  A contractor planning a treatment system repair for a kennel looks for tips to break down a different breed of waste.

Columns

• 70Money Manager: Charity May Start at Work
  Pro-bono pumping projects offer feel-good benefits and can bring your business recognition in the community.
• 84Industry News: News From Around the Industry
  Roth Receives Federal Cross of Merit; Safety Pumping Systems Adds Distributor; PolyPortables to Host November Motorcycle Ride; Zoeller Hosts Open House; and ADS Expands ARC Chamber Production.
• 88Reader Pipelines: Do Not Disturb
  Contractors share tactics they employ to preserve the landscape after an invasive septic system pumpout or repair.
• 92Classy Trucks: Classy Truck of the Month
  This month we feature Dillard’s Septic Service of Annapolis, Md.
• 98NAWT: NAWT Renews Commitment to EPA Memorandum of Understanding Partnership
  NAWT is participating in a MOU project for the EPA.
• 104Septic System Answer Man: Can’t Have One Without the Other
  Like love and marriage, pressure distribution and mound systems go together like a horse and carriage.
• 112Product Spotlight: Super Twin Ultra from PolyPortables Inc.
  Hand-wash Station Promotes Better Sanitation
• 124Association News: Association News, Training and Education, and Calendar of Events
  This all-in-one resource will point you to the information you need.

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• 96Lighter Side: Filthy Fun
  A Texas portable sanitation contractor gets down and dirty while promoting the company name at a mud bog event.