Tony Shelton
BS Detector, Esquire
Is prosecution the only way to stop the spread of misinformation?
The term "nothing down the drain but rain" originated from within our own industry and has been parroted so much that the government agencies have picked up this false claim and have now adopted it as their own.
Someone needs to be held accountable for this deception. How many reclaim units are sitting unused in storage yards? How many contractors have lost thousands of dollars letting the units go for pennies after a year or two of non-use?
And yet, even now, YOUR representatives - YOUR 20 year + org has installed an environmental co-chair who consistently makes that false claim over and over again and has even gone further to attack the decades old practice of diverting to the sewer system by claiming that doing so will result in all kinds of fines. All while building his own filtration system with the full stated intention of going nationwide with his IMPOSED method of cleaning.
Meanwhile we, in Las Vegas, are allowed by our local governments to dump chemical free wastewater directly down the drain with nothing more than removal of sediment and other contractors in Arizona simply get a storm drain PERMIT. A WHAT? A permit??????? For what???? To dump RAIN?????? Because everyone knows the EPA allows NOTHING BUT RAIN DOWN THE DRAIN!?!? HOGWASH!!!!!
Is prosecution the only thing that is going to work?
It's working with these guys - they are going away for up to 20 years:
[h=1]Trio faces prison time for toilet paper scam[/h]
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/315130
The term "nothing down the drain but rain" originated from within our own industry and has been parroted so much that the government agencies have picked up this false claim and have now adopted it as their own.
Someone needs to be held accountable for this deception. How many reclaim units are sitting unused in storage yards? How many contractors have lost thousands of dollars letting the units go for pennies after a year or two of non-use?
And yet, even now, YOUR representatives - YOUR 20 year + org has installed an environmental co-chair who consistently makes that false claim over and over again and has even gone further to attack the decades old practice of diverting to the sewer system by claiming that doing so will result in all kinds of fines. All while building his own filtration system with the full stated intention of going nationwide with his IMPOSED method of cleaning.
Meanwhile we, in Las Vegas, are allowed by our local governments to dump chemical free wastewater directly down the drain with nothing more than removal of sediment and other contractors in Arizona simply get a storm drain PERMIT. A WHAT? A permit??????? For what???? To dump RAIN?????? Because everyone knows the EPA allows NOTHING BUT RAIN DOWN THE DRAIN!?!? HOGWASH!!!!!
Is prosecution the only thing that is going to work?
It's working with these guys - they are going away for up to 20 years:
[h=1]Trio faces prison time for toilet paper scam[/h]
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By Kevin FitzgeraldNov 27, 2011 - 2 hours ago
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West Palm Beach - Three men in Florida could face up to 20 years in prison for taking part in a $1 million toilet paper scam. They conned elderly customers into buying unnecessary toilet paper products.
The Associated Press reports that the men were employees of a septic tank company, and told more than a dozen customers that they would need to buy new toilet paper to avoid ruining their septic tanks. They tried to further beef up their story by adding that the government had changed regulations for septic tanks, although the government does not regulate septic tanks.
According to the Miami Herald, the trio were able to dupe some customers into buying toilet paper products that would supposedly last them more than 70 years.
The three men pleaded guilty to fraud last week in federal court. They will be sentenced in February. Three other employees of the septic tank company are also alleged to have taken part in the scam and are awaiting trial.
Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/315130#ixzz1ewu8eTOj
Kevin
By Kevin FitzgeraldNov 27, 2011 - 2 hours ago
3 comments
West Palm Beach - Three men in Florida could face up to 20 years in prison for taking part in a $1 million toilet paper scam. They conned elderly customers into buying unnecessary toilet paper products.
The Associated Press reports that the men were employees of a septic tank company, and told more than a dozen customers that they would need to buy new toilet paper to avoid ruining their septic tanks. They tried to further beef up their story by adding that the government had changed regulations for septic tanks, although the government does not regulate septic tanks.
According to the Miami Herald, the trio were able to dupe some customers into buying toilet paper products that would supposedly last them more than 70 years.
The three men pleaded guilty to fraud last week in federal court. They will be sentenced in February. Three other employees of the septic tank company are also alleged to have taken part in the scam and are awaiting trial.
Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/315130#ixzz1ewu8eTOj
http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/315130