ISSUEHIGHLIGHTS . . .

President’s Message .......................... pg. 1

Board of Directors .............................. pg. 2

Editor’s Note ....................................... pg. 2

Conference Registration Form ............ pg. 4

Annual Conference Program .............. pg. 6

MemberBulletin Board..........................pg. 9

Committee Chairpersons ..................... pg. 9

Training Center Update ..................... pg.10

VOLUME 6, NUMBER 5NOVEMBER 2001

President’s Message NOVEMBER 2001The Lateral LineP.O. Box 253Springfield, KY 40069

by Diane Elliott, President

“Do your homework!” I say it at least6,573 times a year (more or less). Asimportant as it is for my reluctant 8year old, it occurs to me that doingyour homework is even moreimportant for those in our businessenvironment.

I recently had the opportunity to attendthe annual NOWRA conference inVirginia Beach, VA. The emphasis onManagement Agreements and thefocus on a National ModelPerformance Code, with all the qualityand quantity assurances that itinvolves, convinced me that continuingon-site education is THE opportunityfor success. We (Installers, Pumpers,Regulators and Manufacturers) mustresolve to become as knowledgeableand practiced as possible, seek out theinformation available including andgoing beyond the basic Kentucky CEUrequirements, and in effect, seize theopportunity offered in this new age ofthe on-site industry.

Things are going at break neck speed,as they always do at this time of year,and our annual KOWA conference isupon us. As always, this year’sprogram is devoted to keeping ourmembers abreast of industry trends,new technologies and creative ideas.Each 6-hour day of technical forums,

round table discussions and regulatorypresentations is focused on topicsrelevant to Kentucky. This conference isabsolutely a part of our continuingeducation.

2001 has flown by and as we lookforward to 2002, I believe that KOWA isin the unique position to positively impactthe communities we serve. Numerousstate and federal agencies are committedto common water quality goals, andKOWA has become a key player in theprocess. Our involvement in stateregulation changes, non-point sourcepollution control, PRIDE programs,education grant funding, and continuingdevelopment of the Kentucky OnsiteWastewater Training Center in AndersonCounty demonstrate that KOWA is anenvironmental specialist withconsiderable impact. We’ll continue todo our homework as additional areas ofopportunity present themselves.

Finally, I would like to personally offer acollective “thank you” to the manyindividuals who have offered freely theirtime, intelligence and support in makingnot only my job but the impact of theentire organization so worthwhile.

I look forward to some very productive“shop talk” with you all December 5th

and 6th.

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President (01)*Diane Elliott ................................... 502-845-5360

President-Elect (01)*Lynn Brashear .............................. 859-737-1307

Vice President (01)*Steve Divine ................................. 859-341-4246

Secretary/Treasurer (02)*Angie Mattingly ............................. 270-769-0312

Past President (01)*Joey Purdom...............................270-692-0200

Director Representing Pumpers (03)*Claude Powell .............................. 270-325-3641

Director RepresentingCertified Inspectors (03)*Randy Carrier ............................... 859-792-2153

Director Representing Manufacturers (02)*Bill Thorn ....................................... 812-945-5219

Director Representing Certified Installers (02)*Scott Thornhill ................................ 502-935-4017

Director Representing Certified Installers (01)*Ray Barrow .................................. 502-344-5312

Director at Large (01)*Matt Byers .................................... 502-778-2731

Director at Large (01)*James Headden……………………502-448-1493

(*) Year in which term of office ends

BOARD OFDIRECTORS

EDITOR’S NOTE . . .

by Matt Byers

Pumps and Pumping.

I spoke with a system owner the other day whohas a wetland right in the middle of his front yard.He told me he HAD to have the wetland, and itHAD to be there. I asked him why he did not PUMP hisseptic tank effluent up into his back yard and then let his wetland effluentoverflow back down slope to his drainfield. This was new construction.He could put his secondary treatment anywhere he wanted as it isindependent of the soil. His local RS said no. He said he didn’t likepumps. Well, having seen some really poor installations, I can sympathizebut do not agree. The homeowner now has a wetland right square in themiddle of his front yard…forever. Submersible pumps are generally wellbuilt today. Certainly, there are some poorly built products on the markettoday. But I can name at least three prominent manufacturers who makereally strong, reliable products that, given a good installation, will last foryears. And there are others too.

Pumping means fluid management. And if you need to manage the fluidsto get the best outcome for everybody, that’s simply a fact of life.Choose a strong product, choose the correct pump for the installation(read the head and capacity curve to select), purchase quality controls(time dose or demand, whatever the need), and make sure the installationmeets code. Use buriable conduits and correct gauge wire, use watertight junction boxes, use water tight wire nuts. Employ qualified, licensedelectricians. Filter effluent prior to pumping. And then place the effluentwhere you want it, when you want it. If you have questions about pumpsizing and applications, or are just leary of pumps, come to theconference and ask the manufacturers. Pumping will also be taught at theconference this December.

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CONTRACTOR-TO-CONTRACTOR . . . .Conference Registration FormKOWA’s 7th Annual Conference & Exhibit – December 4-6, 2001

Executive West Hotel – Louisville, Kentucky

_____________________________________________________________________________ Last Name (Please Print) First Name Badge Name

Company/Organization___________________________________________________________

Address_______________________________________________________________________

City________________________________ State_______________________ Zip___________

Phone______________________ Fax_____________________ E-mail____________________

County in which certified___________________Certification #____________ SSN___________

Classification: (check one) ____Installer ____Manufacturer _____ Regulator _____Academic Other: _________________________________________________

REGISTRATION FEES: 2001 Member $125Non-Member $150

Payment in full (check or money order) must accompany this conference registration form. Weare unable to accept credit cards. Mail-in registrations will assist us in the planning process,however, we will also accept on-site registrations at the conference. The fee includes the entireconference, regardless of the number of days actually attended. The registration fee alsoincludes 2002 membership dues.

CANCELLATION POLICY:Registrations may be cancelled, in writing, with full refund before November 15. Cancellationsreceived after November 15 will be charged a $50 processing fee. No refunds will be made forcancellations after November 30.

HOTEL RESERVATIONS:Hotel reservations should be made directly with the conference hotel. We have a limited block ofrooms reserved. Call by November 5 for guaranteed room availability and mention KOWA toreceive the special room rate of $49.00. After November 5, reservations at the special rate aresubject to room availability. This is a flat rate per person; 1-4 persons per room. Hotelcancellations are in accordance with the hotel’s cancellation policy.

Executive West Hotel, 830 Phillips Lane, Louisville, Kentucky 40209-1387(502) 367-2252 or 1-800-626-2708 Fax (502) 363-2087

PAYMENT AND MAILING:Mail completed conference registration form and payment in full to: Kentucky Onsite Wastewater Association, P.O. Box 253, Springfield, KY 40069

Office Use Only: Payment Received ____________ (date) Amount ________ Method of Payment: cash____ check_____ money order_____ Mail-in Registration _______ On-site Registration_________

Registration Confirmed _______ Data Entry _________

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KOWA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2001

TUESDAY DECEMBER 4, 2001

2:00-5:00 PM EXHIBITOR AND CONFERENCE SET-UP, COMMITTEE MEETINGS 5:00-6:00 PM Tweed BOARD MEETING

Tweed MODERATORS’ MEETING (following Board Meeting) TBA EXHIBITOR RECEPTION (following Board Meeting)

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 5, 2001 Room Presenter Title

Contact Hours 7:00- 8:30 AM REGISTRATION OPEN & BREAKFAST AT EXHIBITS

8:30- 9:40 1 1A Lion-William GENERAL SESSIONDavid Nichols................ Onsite in Kentucky - Past & Future

9:40-10:10 BREAK AT EXHIBITS

10:10-11:10 1 2A Lock Sara Wells .................. Onsite Technology Forum2B Heather Ken Spach .................. Regulations - Revisions2C King Wes Combs ............... Peat Biofilter Treatment Technology2D Lion-William Mike Oster .................. Equipment Operator Safety

11:10- 1:00 PM 1 3A Mary AWARDS, GENERAL SESSION, LUNCHRep. Tim Feeley...........Onsite Legislation

1:00- 2:00 1 4A Lock Sara Wells .................. Onsite Technology Forum4B Heather Ken Zoeller ................. Pump Selection4C King Edwin Downer...............Application of Excavating Equipment4D Lion-William Bill Caywood.................Trench Safety (Part I)

2:00- 2:10 ROOM CHANGE

2:10- 3:10 1 5A Lock Steve Divine ................ Onsite Technology Forum5B Heather Ken Zoeller.....................Proper Pump & Control Installation5C King Dr. Bob Rubin ............. EPA National Voluntary Guidelines5D Lion-William Bill Caywood.................Trench Safety (Part II)

3:10- 3:40 BREAK AT EXHIBITS

3:40- 3:50 ROUND TABLE SET UP

3:50- 4:50 1 6A ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS AT EXHIBITS(1) Dave Ritchie.................................................Installer Issues(2) Jason Fletcher.............................................Site Plans(3) Rick Molohon/Steve Divine........................HB 103 & Other Legislative Issues(4) Joey Purdom................................................Soil Compaction Issues

4:50- 6:00 RECEPTION AT EXHIBITS

Total Hours Day 1 6

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THURSDAY DECEMBER 6, 2001 Room Presenter Title

Contact Hours 7:00- 8:30 AM REGISTRATION OPEN & BREAKFAST AT EXHIBITS

8:30- 9:40 1 7A Lion-William GENERAL SESSIONGwen Thompson................BUD - Call Before You Dig

9:40-10:10 BREAK AT EXHIBITS

10:10-11:10 1 8A Lock Joey Purdom .............. Onsite Technology Forum8B Heather Matt Byers ................... Management Plans for Onsite8C King Roxeanne Groover........Microbiology8D Lion-William Lee Colten .................. DOW Watershed Management Approach

11:10- 1:00 PM 1 9A Mary AWARDS, GENERAL SESSION, LUNCHDr. Bob Rubin............... Operation & Maintenance

1:00- 2:00 1 10A Lock Rick Molohon................Onsite Technology Forum10B Heather Mike Davis .................. Pathogens10C King John McCarthy ............ Legislative Process10D Lion-William Debbie Acker.................Onsite Sewage O&M Program

2:00- 2:10 ROUND TABLE SET-UP

2:10- 3:10 11A ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS AT EXHIBITS(1) Jim Headden.................................................Pumper Issues(2) Mike Felton.....................................................Cluster Systems(3) Calvin Locker..................................................Drip Systems-Application & Equipment(4) Mike Davis......................................................Bio-solids Land Application

3:10- 3:40 BREAK AT EXHIBITS

3:40- 3:50 ROOM CHANGE

3:50- 4:50 1 12A Lock Ben Schultz....................Laser Level Training12B Heather Ron Price....................... DOW Grants12C King Brad Scalos ................ CDL Regulations12D Lion-William Richard Thomas.......... Illegal Dumping of Septage

5:00 Lion-William KOWA ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING (ALL MEMBERS WELCOME!)

6:00 TBA Post-Conference Board Meeting

Total Hours Day 2 6

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DON’T MISS OUT ON THIS TRAINING AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY!

DECEMBER 5-6, 2001 EXECUTIVE WEST HOTEL,

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Administration and ProceduresAngie Mattingly ............................... 270-769-0312

AdvertisingKate Peake ..................................... 270-358-8665

AuditLynn Brashear ................................ 859-737-1307

BudgetAngie Mattingly ............................... 270-769-0312

Conference ArrangementsKaren Purdom ................................. 859-336-0896

EducationMatt Byers ...................................... 502-778-2731

ExhibitorsKate Peake ..................................... 270-358-8665

Food and HospitalitySteve Divine ................................... 859-341-4246

Legislative & Regulation ReviewJoey Purdom .................................. 270-692-0200

NominationsLynn Brashear ................................ 859-737-1307

Program for 2001 Annual ConferenceLynn Brashear ................................ 859-737-1307

PublicationsMatt Byers ...................................... 502-778-2731

MembershipScott Thornhill .................................. 502-935-4017

20001COMMITTEECHAIRPERSONS

HOW TO CONTACT US:

Executive SecretaryKaren Purdom

Mailing Address:P.O. Box 253Springfield, KY 40069

Phone/Fax:859-336-0896

E-mail:KOWA2@hotmail.com

MEMBER BULLETIN BOARD . . .CONFERENCE NOTES:

This time of year, as everyone’s prepar-ing for the annual conference, we get alotof questions about registration, credithours, etc. Following are a few clarifica-tions on questions we’ve received so farthis year:

Pre-registration vs. Walk-In.The registration fee is $125 for current(2001) paid members and $150 for non-members. In an effort to simply the feeschedule, there is no difference this yearbetween pre-registration or registrationon the day of the conference. However,pre-registration will allow you aspeedier check-in process and assist usin making final conference arrange-ments.

Credit Hours.We are offering 6 credit hours each day.This will take care of the 6 hours for thiscertification year ending March 31, 2002.If you are behind (i.e. your certificationexpired 3/31/01), attending both days (12hours) will get you caught up to March31, 2002.

So, you can attend just one day of theconference for your 6 hours, but there isno daily rate. The registration fee is forthe full conference, so we hope you’llstay for both days and take advantageof the educational and networkingopportunities available through KOWA.

Membership.2002 membership dues remain the same- $45 per individual member. Theconference registration fee includes2002 dues. A benefit of membership isthe $25 discounted conference registra-tion fee for current members vs. non-members. Membership renewals will besent out in early January to anymembers not attending the annualconference.

Feel free to call with any questions. Welook forward to seeing you at theconference.

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TRAINING CENTER UPDATE . . .

by Mike Davis, Training Center Director

Another successful onsite trainingsession was conducted on October 62001. Eight installers attended thesession and each received six hourscontinuing education credit. Thanks toWes Combs, Premier Tech and DwightWinters, Infiltrator System, Inc. for thedonation of their time and expertise.

October started out as one of thewettest I can remember, but we were ableto complete most of the work on three ofthe soil absorption demonstration andthe installation of main conduits andjunction boxes for the electricalcomponents.

The soil absorption systems include a50-foot run of two-foot gravel trench

with 4-inch flexible corrugated pipedonated by Jay Johnson, Plastic TubingInc. and a 60 foot run of each theEqualizer 24 and Equalizer 36 InfiltratorChambers, donated by Dwight Winterand Lynn Brashear. Each of thesesystems is constructed to providetrouble-shooting problems for futuretraining. The installation were made withconsiderable easy thanks to theTopcon® RL -60B rotating laser leveldonated by W.T. Schultz. Thanks Patand John; you have made my life a loteasier. We still have the gravelless pipeinstallation to complete and are lookingfor other soil absorption systems fordemonstration.

Now that the school year has reached

the midpoint, our students at theTechnical College have gained adequateproficiency to begin applying what theyhave learned. Paul Callan’s electricalwiring class is well into providingelectrical power for the operation of theGribbins Whirlair Aerations TreatmentPlant (Barrow Company, Inc.), theRecirculating Gravel System (ZoellerPump Co.), Ecoflo® peat biofilter(Premier Tech), Puraflo peat biofilter(Bord Na Mona), and the Aerocell®(Zabel Co.). Additional circuits are alsobeing installed for the operation ofadditional demonstrations. Paul’sstudents are doing a great job.

My own students are also busy with thework of the training center and have just

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completed cleaning and makingsome minor repairs to the wetlandtreatment system on the KentuckyState University Research Farmnear Frankfort, KY. They willbegin sampling and running

analysis on the system for total and fecalcoliform bacteria, pH, TSS, BOD, COD, DO,nitrogen, and phosphorus. The data will becompiled and used by KSU to meetrequirements for a monitoring program for thelocal health department. The KSU wetland was

originally designed by Matt Byers andmyself, and will be used as a trainingresource for the center. It is an excellentexample of what is possible with aproperly designed and maintainedonsite system.

As always, if you have suggestions,comments, or specific materials youwish to donate to the training center,please contact me. Your involvementwill help us in meeting the needs of theonsite industry in Kentucky.

Mike Davis, Director Kentucky Onsite Wastewater Training Center

mike.davis@kctcs.net www.kentuckyonsite.org (502) 839-5082

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