Editorial Articles

A corporation wanted to add another convenience store and service station to its chain of facilities, but the distance to the municipal...

As I discussed last month — most gravity distribution techniques have inherent flaws when it comes to how evenly they distribute effluent...

There’s a road construction project in progress in my neighborhood, with a crew replacing some storm sewer collection lines and resurfacing the...

A bad economic downturn rarely is good news for business owners.But for entrepreneur Stacy Creech, the owner of Creech’s Plumbing in Wilson,...

With most conventional onsite systems, flow from the septic tank is via gravity with the goal of even distribution across the soil...

The other day I was talking to an onsite system installer with more work than he could handle. With residential development on...

When Jon and Gale Houseknecht bought a stagnant pumping business in 1995, they set about streamlining it for a new world. They disposed...

Patent approved for Felling Trailers’ Air Bi-Fold Ramps System Felling Trailers was awarded a U.S. patent for its Air Bi-fold Ramps System. The Air...

K&P Enterprises owners Ken and Peggy Miller have seen their share of failing septic systems, and after years of replacing them and...

Democrats in the Michigan Legislature followed up on a promise and introduced four bills that together would create a statewide septic code....

Jake Bell: owner-operator, along with my father Jon Bell and my uncle Chad Bell, the founders Business: Bell Excavating Inc., Stillwater, Minnesota Age: 36Services we offer: We...

Secondary treatment units specified for subdivision Problem: An Arkansas developer wanted to build a subdivision outside the range of city sewer service. To...

Advanced Treatment Units Eljen Geotextile Sand FilterThe GSF, or Geotextile Sand Filter system from Eljen, is designed to provide treatment and dispersal in...

For generations, Desposito’s Seafood Shack has been a staple establishment for Georgians and tourists looking for an authentic southern-style seafood experience in...

Mike Flynn retires from Felling Trailers Felling Trailers’ northeastern regional sales manager, Mike Flynn, will retire after 22 years as a sales rep...

Longevity is always the goal when choosing integral components for septic systems, and according to Goulds Water Technology, a Xylem brand, their...

When the Florida Blue-Green Algae Task Force finished its work a couple of years ago, it recommended septic tanks be regularly inspected....

In Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This time...

When NewLife Christian Church built a second campus in Gravette, Arkansas, it needed a wastewater system to serve the congregation. The church, its...