One thing North Dakota installer Terry Novak hates about his job is delivering bad news to low-income rural property owners about their failing septic systems.
Often, repair or replacement is financially out of reach for the owners, especially those who are elderly and on fixed incomes. “These are nice people who will invite you in for chicken dinner while you’re working,” says Novak, owner of Novak Backhoe in Lankin, in the state’s northeast corner. “You feel terrible. We need to find some way to get funding for these people.”He often uses the term “common sense” in advocating for ways to help
