The National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association’s 19th Annual Technical and Education Conference focused on the challenges and solutions of subsurface discharge. The...
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Bill Requires Ohio to Adopt Statewide Rules
Provisions of Substitute Senate Bill 110 became effective Sept. 17, 2010, requiring the state Department of Health to adopt statewide onsite rules...
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They Had a Hammer
Onsite systems installed 35 years ago as part of a work program on the Bad River Indian Reservation in Ashland, Wis., were...
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Industry News - January 2011
Water Cannon Launches Online StoreWater Cannon Inc. has launched an online store at www.cole-mart.com/watercannon. The store offers the convenience of 24-hour shopping,...
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Install for Service
It has been awhile since we have touched on this topic, but during a recent series of inspection workshops we conducted, there...
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Rugby vs. Football
In my ad agency life I once worked for a loading dock leveler company. Their bread-and-butter products were platforms that created a...
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Old-School Values
As a family business prepares for a change in ownership, the values that made it a success will remain. “Dad built this...
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You Don’t Want to Miss This
Eighty percent of attendees surveyed at the last Pumper & Cleaner Expo said they would come back in 2011.That says a lot...
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Where Treatment Starts
In the last O&M Matters article, we started a series discussing the concept of the treatment train as a way to view...
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Maryland Imposes Drip Irrigation System Moratorium
Problems with two of the 13 drip irrigation septic systems in Maryland have prompted a yearlong moratorium on new drip systems in...
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Right System, Right Place
Effluent was ponding in the outdated, overused drainfield of a 44-unit mobile home park in Allegan, Mich., and raw sewage flowed into...
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Congress Sweetens the Deal
Uncle Sam wants you … to buy things for your business. Big things. And to motivate you to spend money on equipment,...
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Product News - December 2010
Advanced Wastewater Systems Introduces SABRe The septic aerated batch reactor system (SABRe) from Advanced Wastewater Systems LLC is designed to convert an...
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Industry News - December 2010
Pumper & Cleaner Expo Heads to Indianapolis in 2012The 2012 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International will be held in Indianapolis, Feb....
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Deep Freeze
Black liquid flowing down a steep bank into the Isinglass River brought the local health officer to a motel in Rochester, N.H....
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Iowa Passes Regulation Requiring Inspections
Effective last July 1, onsite systems must be inspected and provisions made for necessary repairs before properties can be sold. Only state-certified...
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Gaining by Giving
Don Vermeulen has given away a lot in his 50-plus years in the onsite industry. He has given his thoughts and his...
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Jacks of All Trades
Visit just about any construction site and chances are you’ll see a tractor-loader-backhoe, or TLB, at work. There’s a good reason for...
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If I Were an Onsite Inspector
Being a city dweller, I have never been party to an onsite system inspection, but I have been through home inspections at...






