Editorial Articles

The Trump National Gulf Club in Colts Neck, N.J., opened in 2005, but the onsite treatment system wasn’t completed until September 2008....

The Ontario Ministry of the Environment is enforcing the use of a Municipality Responsibility Agreement (MRA) that stops the development or expansion...

Question:I am curious to know the function of a vent on an ATU. Homeowners hate to see them, hiding them costs time...

The dramatic run-up in the price of diesel fuel has highlighted the impact of fuel efficiency on profits for onsite installers. “Just...

Having just received my copy of Onsite Installer, I read Roger E. Machmeier’s letter to the editor (“Clusters of Concern,” October 2008)....

Kim Clark, a Princeton University grad and founder of Engineered Septic Systems, says he “stumbled into the onsite installation business” when he...

Yesterday it was my birthday. I hung one more year on the line.I should be depressed, my life’s a mess, but I’m...

We often get one question from installers who are troubleshooting sewage breakouts at the toe of the down-slope dike of a mound...

A friend of mine calls it the Three-Foot Rule. It means that when he’s at a trade show, if you come within...

Lenzyme Publishes Maintenance BrochureLenzyme has designed a homeowner education brochure on the importance of regular cleaning and maintenance of septic and plumbing...

Perc Test AugerThe Ardisam earth auger from Northern Tool & Equipment allows fast drilling for perc test holes and other purposes. The...

The unincorporated hamlet of Shenandoah, in northern Richland County, Ohio, has 35 homes, a church, general store and community center. A citizen’s...

A Virginia law requiring mandatory maintenance for all alternative onsite systems activates on July 1, 2009. According to K.R. “Trapper” Davis of...

Question:I have a septic system with lateral lines on a slight slope. In addition to the 1,000- gallon trash tank, I have...

Art Megeath declares he will do “whatever it takes to be on the leading edge of the onsite industry.” Owner of Arthur...

Whether mounted on skid-steer loaders, compact track loaders or compact excavators, tracks offer a number of advantages over tires.They include more traction...

Effluent filters in the outlets of septic tanks keep particles larger than the filter’s slot, hole or opening from reaching the drainfield....

Flow measurement is a missing link in determining why septic systems may fail. Do we really know the flow entering a septic...

Everyone seems to know it: Effluent filters at septic tank outlets help extend drainfield life. And a water meter upstream in the...