Tony Shelton
BS Detector, Esquire
This month one of the ways the UAMCC is working for you is through local contact with AHJ's.
Responding to a request from Chris Shelton of Vegas Pressure Wash and Cameron Lisondra of Native Powerwash, we will be making a presentation for the Las Vegas Stormwater Authority at their monthly meeting in October.
Recently Chris' company was falsely accused by two members of the PWNA Environmental Committee of polluting in order to hammer home their persistent claim that without stricter regulation we would all be polluters. They directed the officials to Chris' youtube page here. http://www.youtube.com/vegaspressurewash . Chris has not removed any videos so they all remain there for anyone to see. There is not a single instance where any water ever made it anywhere near a storm drain. The accusation is not only false, but to direct regulators to a website claiming polluting is depicted there could leave the authorities with he idea that all pressure washing is polluting. I suspect that is the end goal of the PWNA anyway.
Rather than waste the time of the officials defending these accusations the UAMCC thought it would be a good opportunity to use this region as a starting point to help redefine our industry by letting the authorities know what we do, and the value of the services we provide.
It may take years, but eventually we will be able to turn back the clock by educating others who only hear about our industry when someone (usually an employee of a private business with no pressure washing training) uses a pressure washer to illegally and irresponsibly clean something that results in environmental harm.
We will be showing the public the value of using a professional to take care of these jobs and showing them that professionals know how to clean while protecting the environment.
We will be dispelling the myths that claim we use too much water and don't care about the environment, hopefully warding off shutting down of businesses because of water restrictions.
It will be a long overdue introduction of the Professional Powerwashing community to the authorities without the taint of lobbying for equipment sales as a motivating factor.
Here is one example page out of our presentation.
Say some prayers for me. I'm not very comfortable in front of a group, but with your and God's help I can overcome that.
Thanks!
Responding to a request from Chris Shelton of Vegas Pressure Wash and Cameron Lisondra of Native Powerwash, we will be making a presentation for the Las Vegas Stormwater Authority at their monthly meeting in October.
Recently Chris' company was falsely accused by two members of the PWNA Environmental Committee of polluting in order to hammer home their persistent claim that without stricter regulation we would all be polluters. They directed the officials to Chris' youtube page here. http://www.youtube.com/vegaspressurewash . Chris has not removed any videos so they all remain there for anyone to see. There is not a single instance where any water ever made it anywhere near a storm drain. The accusation is not only false, but to direct regulators to a website claiming polluting is depicted there could leave the authorities with he idea that all pressure washing is polluting. I suspect that is the end goal of the PWNA anyway.
Rather than waste the time of the officials defending these accusations the UAMCC thought it would be a good opportunity to use this region as a starting point to help redefine our industry by letting the authorities know what we do, and the value of the services we provide.
It may take years, but eventually we will be able to turn back the clock by educating others who only hear about our industry when someone (usually an employee of a private business with no pressure washing training) uses a pressure washer to illegally and irresponsibly clean something that results in environmental harm.
We will be showing the public the value of using a professional to take care of these jobs and showing them that professionals know how to clean while protecting the environment.
We will be dispelling the myths that claim we use too much water and don't care about the environment, hopefully warding off shutting down of businesses because of water restrictions.
It will be a long overdue introduction of the Professional Powerwashing community to the authorities without the taint of lobbying for equipment sales as a motivating factor.
Here is one example page out of our presentation.
Say some prayers for me. I'm not very comfortable in front of a group, but with your and God's help I can overcome that.
Thanks!
