Editorial Articles

If you rely on a full-size tractor-loader-backhoe for septic system construction, it can be easy to dismiss the value of a compact...

Advances in onsite treatment were on display at the 28th Annual Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International in Louisville, Ky., Feb. 28...

Delaware is exploring ways to offset some of the expected cost of complying with new septic tank regulations designed to reduce the...

A while ago, we sat down with a group of Minnesota installers. Among the questions we asked them was: What makes a...

Now and then I get that certain kind of phone call. An installer or designer is fed up with the local regulators,...

Roth’s FRALO Tank Approved in Oregon, WashingtonRoth Global Plastics Inc., manufacturer of the FRALO brand septic pump and tank line, has received...

Experts gathered at the semi-annual meeting of the Sump and Sewage Pump Manufacturers Association (SSPMA) on Sept. 26 in Detroit Lakes, Minn.,...

Before Vermont’s revised waste-water regulations went into effect on July 1, 2007, some North Ferrisburg residents decided to upgrade the systems on...

Elvis may have left the building, but onsite professionals will definitely be on hand in Memphis, Tenn., for the 17th Annual NOWRA...

The hydrostatic transmissions that power construction and maintenance equipment from ride-on lawn mowers and walk-behind loaders to skid-steer loaders and dozers are...

Soil always interested Randy Miles, who grew up on a farm in central western Indiana. It was a diverse farm. “We grew...

California continues to move toward implementation of the long-delayed onsite wastewater rules. The regulations are driven by Assembly Bill 885, passed in...

Installers are often called to troubleshoot situations where someone installed a pump that does not appear to be working properly. These problems...

A high school coach I knew used to greet his team for weekend practice by sniffing a basketball and saying, “There’s nothing...

Association NewsPositive experiencesAfter attending the NAWT-sponsored Septage/Grease Trap Waste Treatment Symposium in Harrisburg, Pa., last September, Bob “Pepi” Murrell spearheaded the first...

Association NewsIowa Membership Rate StructureThe Iowa Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association membership has reverted to individual rather than company memberships. Dues include a...

Sewage surfacing from a 25-year-old gravel drainfield and odors from the septic tank alerted a family in Greensboro, Ga., to a potential...

Question:We started using chambers about eight years ago. Our soils are mostly loam. We have used fabric over chambers for three years....

Two hundred fifty participants from all over the United States and Canada attended the Third Annual NOWRA Installer Academy in Las Vegas,...