Apr/May - MOWA

April/May 2013
MOWA Board Profile: Shane Steinbrecher
The New Faces of MOWA—
Shane Steinbrecher: In His Own Words
1. When you were young, what did
you want to be when you grew
up?
I wanted to be a fighter pilot. Top Gun
on Nintendo was one of my favorite
games when I was allowed to play it.
2. Where did you grow up/go to
school?
I grew up in “Nowthen Minnesota”
and attended Elk River Area schools
and graduated from the Elk River
High School.
3. What did your family do?
My Dad drove tractor-trailer truck for
20+ years. My Mom did daycare for
many years and then worked in the
Anoka Hennepin School District as
preschool teacher.
4. What brought you to your current
career?
I had a neighbor that started a
construction cleanup service. He
hired me to assist him. We did new construction cleanouts
with a pickup and trailer. From there we built hydraulic rolloff
trucks and roll-off containers. We built approximately
60 steel roll-off containers.
I saw how quickly the market was growing and when I was
16, I started Steinbrecher Construction and Snowplowing
and I purchased my first roll-off truck. I became incorporated
in 1999, and in 2001, I changed the name to Steinbrecher
Companies, Inc. I changed the name because we began
to diversify into the excavating market. Since then we have
expanded into the septic market as well. We are currently
a full service septic, excavating, and roll-off company.
I would like to see a basic SSTS code
that uniformly fits across the state.
This would also need to allow the LGUs
to set their region-specific needs and
requirements...These would have to be
based on the needs of the region
MISSION: Promoting professionalism in the onsite wastewater industry
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5. What do you appreciate about this industry?
The thing I appreciate most about the industry is the need
for constant improvement of wastewater treatment. The
technology of septic systems is growing immensely each
year. We now have the ability to create a wide range of
options for our customers from the basic septic that treats
effluent with a standard drain field to the advanced system
that pre-treats the effluent before it reaches the drain field.
The technology has also evolved to allow us to remotely
monitor our advanced systems through control panel
telemetry.
6. What changes would you like to see?
I would like to see a basic SSTS code that uniformly fits
across the state. This would also need to allow the LUG’s
to set their region-specific needs and requirements to
accommodate the different soil type, etc. These needs and
requirements would have to be based on the needs of the
region and not an individual’s opinion.
7. What changes have you seen since you started your
career?
I think that people are more informed about wastewater—
and continuing to educate them has been a benefit to
everyone in the industry.
and not an individual’s opinion. Board Profile: Steinbrecher, Continued on Page 6