Editorial Articles

We have written before about soil characteristics, but recently we’ve received a variety of questions that revolve around identifying soil properties. So...

Oldcastle Precast to Offer Algaewheel Technology Oldcastle Precast will offer Algaewheel’s algal growth process technology as part of its decentralized wastewater treatment...

If you’re like most onsite system contractors, you buy a dump truck for one reason — to make money. The best way...

Plumbing a new subdivision, four restaurants and several businesses into the Breitling Elementary School Waste Water Treatment Plant in Grand Bay, Ala.,...

The General Assembly approved legislation that will require thousands of homeowners within 1,000 feet of Chesapeake Bay and Ocean City tidal waterways...

Question:Can someone tell me the steps to performing a septic system inspection that would certify a system’s working condition? Inspections are being...

Picture this: Two homesites on opposite sides of a river that forms a state border. The proposed homes are about the same...

When we talk to installers at our workshops about what should make up a good site evaluation, a number of them always...

Andrew Gunia knows the answer will almost always be: Yes. He knows it even before the phone rings at his company, A...

Extending the city sewer to its new middle and high school buildings would cost Guilford County Schools in Greensboro, N.C., more than...

Former McDermott Co. President DiesThomas McDermott Sr., 76, former president of the A.I. McDermott Co., Oshkosh, Wis., passed away July 17. McDermott...

Beginning July 1, all concrete septic tanks installed in New Mexico are required to have a cast-in resilient connector certified to meet...

Septic system installers know how to move dirt and lay pipe. Al Roggenkamp believes two other skills are a must for running...

As useful as your pickup truck is, chances are you can make it even more valuable by cleaning up clutter and using...

"A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all...

Media filter drainage systems or underdrains are an important part of filter design and operation. If they are not installed properly, the...

Self-diagnostic System Check It panels from Alderon Industries provide push-button troubleshooting and the ability to control, monitor and self-diagnose septic systems. The...

Infiltrator Acquires Ring Industrial GroupInfiltrator Systems Inc. has acquired Ring Industrial Group LP of Oakland, Tenn., manufacturer of the EZflow brand of...

Sewage backing up in a three-bedroom home on Lake Carmel in Carmel, N.Y., had created a hazardous mold condition under a bathroom...