Onsite System
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Manufacturers
- Alaska Tank
System
We often use their steel tanks for our below ground systems.
- Arctic Foundations
We recommend their thermosyphons, flat loop evaporators, thermoprobes,
thermopiles, and other specialty foundation items for permafrost
soils.
- Bio-Microbics,
Inc.
Bio-Microbics (a subsidiary of Smith & Loveless) makes the
aerobic sewage treatment inserts that we use in our ExtremeSTP
sewage treatment systems.
- Bihler-Tech,
Inc.
We use their monitoring and control systems in our larger systems.
They claim to make "Absolutely, and by any measure, the best
pump control systems in the world," and perhaps they do.
- Hach Company
Manufactures a wide assortment of laboratory and field test equipment
for water and wastewater industries.
- Plaschem
We often use their fiberglass tanks for our above ground systems.
- UV
"The Disinfector"
We often use thier ultraviolet disinfection system in our ExtremeSTP
sewage treatment systems.
Potable Water Development
If you share our vision that everyone in the world deserves clean,
safe drinking water then you'll enjoy the following sites. These
groups can help you find excitement and fulfillment by using your
vacation time and dollars to travel to other countries and help
other people.
- Lifewater
International
... is a non-denominational Christian missionary organization
of water related professionals seeking to improve the health conditions
of the world's rural poor through water projects. Check out their
exciting story and vast assemblage of information on water resources
and publications.
- Lifewater
Canada
... is an organization founded on the same principles as Lifewater
International. Their organization has been very active in water
projects in Liberia. Their site is an excellent source of materials
on hand pumps and international travel. Site is in both English
and French.
- Living
Water International
... is a non-denominational Christian missionary organization
that works to provide safe drinking water to people in developing
countries. They also operate drill training camps (focusing on
the LS-100 and LS-200 drill rigs) and hand pump training camps
(covering virtually every hand pump in the world) throughout the
year near Houston, TX.
- Lone Star
Bits, Inc.
... makes the LS-100 and LS-200 drill rigs that ship in a 2ft
x 2ft x 8ft or 3ft x 3ft x 8ft box and can drill an 8-inch diameter
hole 100ft or 200 ft deep in fine-grained, unconsolidated deposits.
This rig is specifically designed for reliability, simplicity,
and ease of transport. Hundreds of these rigs are in use by mission
and humanitarian organizations around the world installing water
wells.
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International Travel
Currency Converter, Time, Weather, Telephone
Codes
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Maps
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Travel Health
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Diplomatic Information and Current
Security Conditions
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Translation
- Intertran
Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Filipino (Tagalog),
Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian,
Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portugese, Portugese-Brazilian, Romanian,
Russian, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Spanish-European, Spanish-Latin,
Swedish, Welsh.
- Systran
English, French, German, Portugese, Italian, Spanish.
- Travlang
74 different languages.
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Flight Arrangements
- Airline Safety
Records
Find out which airlines have good safety records.
- Landings:
Airlines and Charters
Worldwide directory of airlines, charter services, and air freight
carriers and a detailed directory with everything you'll ever
need to know about aviation.
- TheTrip.com
Helpful to compare routes and prices, but remember that a good
travel agent is priceless when things go wrong in the middle of
your trip.
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