Editorial Articles

To prevent oil from being dumped on the ground or poured down drains and polluting soil, surface and groundwater, state and federal...

A day-long Nitrogen Symposium was a highlight of the 2008 NOWRA Annual Technical Education Conference and Exposition, held April 7-10 in Memphis,...

Installed at the outlets of septic tanks, effluent filters provide an economical way to trap suspended solids or particles reintroduced from scum...

Eric Larson is perfectly able to design and install onsite treatment systems. He still does that work, but it’s not where he...

The Training and Certifi-cation Program required by the Liquid Waste Disposal and Treatment Regulations becomes operational on July 1. Certification is required...

The project design tells you the septic tanks need to be placed in a wet site. The excavation for the tank is...

It’s an interesting thing about necessities: We don’t appreciate them until we don’t have them. Many of us therefore never appreciate them....

The 45-year-old onsite system at Belfountain Elementary School in the hamlet of Belfountain, Ontario, kept backing up, and weekly pump-outs made no...

Mark Shepard is firmly connected to the communities where he lives and works. Shepard, who owns Utilities Excavating Inc. in Overland Park,...

Question:I would like some feedback on the subject of an inlet tee being installed inside the septic tank. Alabama just started making...

Ever since they were introduced in North America a decade or so ago, bobtail excavators have been gaining pop-ularity. The reason is...

A septic system contractor friend told me about his experience installing an uncomplicated, standard gravity system in a county in Oregon. The...

New proposed onsite regulations will require people building or expanding homes in Rhode Island’s Narrow River watersheds and South County salt ponds...

During the past year while conducting workshops in different parts of the country, we have run into questions about installing onsite treatment...

Quick answer: How long has Onsite Installer been in print? Believe it or not, we’re halfway through our fifth year. This issue,...

Kornell R. “Trapper” Davis is responsible for the operation of more than 1,000 advanced onsite treatment systems. And yet his company, Coastal...

Association NewsNo-Dig ShowThe Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine is home to the No-Dig show, April 27-May 2. Four educational...

Plans for Cedar Creek Fuel Centre, being developed for 401 Multiplex Inc., included two existing buildings and a truck stop with a...

Question:Does anyone have recommendations for what type of risers to retrofit on concrete septic tanks? I’ve had a couple of customers request...