Please come join us at the annual MSTA Diversified Septage Educational Seminar in Mount Pleasant, Michigan March 20, 2010.  This seminar is a joint educational effort by the Michigan Septic Tank Association and the Michigan Water Environment Association.  5-Continuing Septage Education (CSE) hours can be earned during this one-day seminar which includes lunch.  Learn more about the septic and portable rest-room business including:

·  What is the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Comprehensive Safety Analysis (CSA-2010) and how will it affect YOU.

·  Are YOU in compliance with the “Commercial Driver License” regulations - can YOU afford not to be?

·   How belonging to a trade association can benefit YOU.

·  Tips on how to approach your rural wastewater treatment plant to possibly accept septage waste.

·  Are YOU properly gathering/testing your soil and/or septage waste (including food establishment septage) properly before disposal?

·  What is “Drag-hose” septage injection and how can it benefit YOU.

·  Tips on how to install and safely service more complex onsite wastewater systems.

 Registration deadline is March 15, 2010.  Cost is $90 for members/$115 for non-members.

You can register on-line at: http://www.viethconsulting.com/members/evr/reg_event.php?evid=2146733&orgcode=MWEA

The MSTA Legislative Committee has been working very hard, along with our legislative consultant Judy Augenstein and our legal staff Joe Quandt and Gina Bozzer. The Legislative Committee has put in numerous hours of deliberations in trying to move septage haulers' objectives forward to benefit ALL licensed septage haulers. Not only have the put in many hours of donated time, but also have made up 80% of ALL the contributions donated to the MSTA PAC Fund. All these hours and monies are to benefit ALL septage haulers not just the few that are putting forth the time and monies. We owe these people a great deal for all they have done. The language is being drafted presently and will be introduced shortly into the House of Representatives by Representative Dan Scripps and into the Senate by Senator Michelle McManus. This will require a local unit of government that bans land application of septage to make available a receiving facility that is within 25 road miles of their furthest boundary line.  The portable toilet bill looks like it will become a MIOSHA requirement to have a unit on a building site, thanks to Representative Mark Meadows. The weight restriction bill is being debated by the House Transportation Committee and will be introduced in the future. (Senator Roger Kahn is vice-chairman of this committee) The MSTA PAC Fund has already sponsored $550.00 worth of political contributions so far in 2010 and we are only 5 weeks into the year. It consisted of:Senator Michelle McManus - $150Senator Roger Kahn - $150Representative Dan Scripps - $250 

I am hoping you can do your part and send in a donation to the MSTA PAC Fund. Any amount will be accepted, please send whatever you can afford! Remember these issues are going to benefit you!!!

We need your help. Send your donations as a personal check to:

MDEQ Website

Tollgate Link

General Agency Company

Michigan Truck Safety

A special thank you to Scott Carmody and his crew for MSTA's awesome website and CSE tracking progam.

Members will need to contact Lori for their user name & password, 989-275-4947 or lorimatt@charter.net.