As temperatures hover at -25 degrees F (-50 degrees with wind chill) outside my window in Northern Wisconsin, I think a brief...
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A familiar plea: Don’t raise our septic system costs
Some in Ohio are expressing alarm over the state considering rule changes for septic design and installation for the first time since...
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2014 Pumper & Cleaner Expo Guarantees Greatness
More great progress is being made daily for the 2014 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo. Make sure you don’t miss out on...
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An asterisk on flushable wipe usage
I was out shopping the other night at a warehouse store when I came upon boxes of flushable wipes in the paper...
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Will pulverized glass replace drainfield rock?
In Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, a nonprofit recycling group is offering up its processed glass waste to anyone who will take it, and...
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This just in: Thursday is World Soil Day
Plan to get down and dirty Dec. 5 on World Soil Day! I just received a press release proclaiming the celebration of...
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Pay to play: tax money for fixing septic systems
Do generous local grants to encourage septic system upgrades work? You bet they do, if one small program in New York is...
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Reward Yourself With the 2014 Pumper & Cleaner Expo
The 2014 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International is only three months away. As you begin (or finish) your holiday shopping, don’t...
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Digging up bones
Has one of your onsite system installs ever encroached on an ancient American Indian burial grounds? Apparently the situation isn’t all that...
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Get Connected: Join Us on LinkedIn
There’s no avoiding it. Social networking is here to stay. We’ve already set up Facebook and Twitter pages for our readers to...
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A holiday reminder from Cousin Eddie
Remember the classic scene in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation where the Griswolds’ Cousin Eddie is standing in the street in his bathrobe...
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Making headlines: Chicago paper says “sewage geeks jacked’’ over BioBarrier system
It’s not often that the intricacies of an onsite system make newspaper headlines. But the Southtown Star in suburban Chicago this week...
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2014 Pumper & Cleaner Expo Preparation in Full Swing
The 2014 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo is four months away for attendees, but we are in full swing scheduling educational seminars...
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Are you attending the NOWRA conference?
The National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association’s 22nd Annual Technical & Education Conference is a little more than a month away, Nov. 17-20...
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The desire for clean water is your job security
A couple of things that crossed my desk today are a good reminder that decentralized wastewater system installers will always have a...
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What's that you say? I have a septic system?
When I saw that this week (Sept. 23-27) has been designated as SepticSmart Week by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, I thought...
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3 Reasons Not to Miss the Pumper & Cleaner Expo
The 2014 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo will offer something for everyone, whether you’re a regular attendee or making the trip for...
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Safety alert – Worker pinned during tank installation
A TV news account of a septic system installer rescued after being pinned by a concrete tank is a sober reminder about...
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Save an animal – screen your vent pipes
An owl that died after it went down a holding tank vent pipe in search of a nesting cavity is the impetus...













