Editorial Articles

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,...

It gets cold — very cold — in northern Minnesota, where Jim Bertucci operates A-1 Services Inc. The company is based in...

When it comes to preventing costly damage to diesel engine fuel systems, top quality fuel filters and fuel/water separators are smart choices....

Doug Lassiter, executive director and lobbyist for the North Carolina Septic Tank Association, reports that rapid action prevented a costly amendment to...

Previously we have discussed the importance of finishing the job, which means the site is cleaned up and the backfill is done...

Maybe it was a case of the pendulum swinging too far. Historically speaking, sanitary sewers were the salvation of health in cities....

An architect designed a strip mall in St. Augusta, Minn., but when the developers presented the preliminary plans to installer Steve Voigt...

Onsite installers from beginners to experienced and credentialed will find a great deal to learn from the education program at the 2008...

Question:I am a septic system designer in New Hampshire. We are designing a restaurant system and are looking for ideas on cooling...

Van Wyngarden Joins Vermeer as Distribution ManagerAllison Van Wyngarden, daughter of co-CEO Bob Vermeer, has joined Vermeer Manufacturing Co. as an industrial...

Challenging jobs are an everyday reality for George Miles, owner of Advanced Waste-water Engineering in Athol, Idaho.“I deal with difficult sites,” says...