Failing aerobic treatment unit and direct discharge system repaired UV unit
Problem: An existing direct discharge system was designed to provide secondary treatment...
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Product Spotlight: Unit combines dosing and distribution
Gravity dosing distribution boxes are used to evenly spread treated wastewater from the septic tank to the drainfield, maximizing its life by...
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Documenting Root Intrusion in Septic Systems
Root intrusion is one of the most common and most overlooked issues found during onsite wastewater treatment system inspections. While many inspectors...
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Island Installations for Minnesota Excavation Company
Rick Viita and his team rarely encounter the deep and permeable soils that onsite installers prefer.In northeastern Minnesota’s St. Louis County, in...
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Factoring in Friction Loss for Onsite Wastewater Treatment
Friction loss is the reduction in pressure of liquid flowing through pipe and associated devices as a result of contact between the...
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Bringing the Show Home
The Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport Show provides an overwhelming amount of innovation, education and networking. It’s easy to spend...
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Residential Septic System Plumbed Under a Creek
A residence in the Malvern area of Pennsylvania needed a replacement septic system due to a failing cesspool. Easy enough, right? Not...
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Wastewater Industry Professionals Discuss Regulatory Changes
Delta County Environmental Health in Colorado gathered with septic cleaners, installers and engineers to discuss upcoming state regulatory changes for the industry,...
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Embracing Onsite Wastewater Changes and Technology
Name and title or job description: Robert Sweeney, M.S., registered environmental health specialist, president of Environmental Management Systems Inc.Business name and location:...
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Effluent Pumps
Boerger BLUElineBoerger BLUEline rotary lobe pumps are self-priming, valveless positive displacement pumps used for conveying viscous and abrasive materials. They are...
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Rules and Regs: New Septic Rules for Citrus County, Florida
Homeowners living near four waterbodies in Citrus County, Florida, are subject to new septic regulations as of Dec. 15, 2025, the Citrus...
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Counting on Wastewater Association Collaboration
Name and title or job description: Collin Smith, co-owner
Business name and location: Smith Septic Inc., Rochester, IllinoisServices we offer: Septic and grease trap pumping, installation...
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Product Spotlight: Accessory makes any control panel intrinsically safe
Locations where flammable gases or vapors may be present, such as around lift stations or pump chambers, require intrinsically safe control panels...
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Bridging the Gap Between Field and Office
As professionals in the wastewater and onsite industry, we’ve always prided ourselves on doing the hard, unseen work that keeps communities healthy...
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RV and Mobile Home Park Gets Septic Makeover
Between June 2023 and September 2024, an old and poorly maintained rotating biological contactor serving a mobile home and RV park in...
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Unpacking ATU Septic Treatment
The primary function of secondary pretreatment is to remove oxygen demand by providing naturally occurring organisms with sufficient oxygen to process organic...
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Reflections on Bob Kendall and 40-Plus Years with COLE
Who knows what COLE means or stands for? I do!
I met Bob Kendall for the first time in person at the first...
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Onsite Installers Willing to Work
Jack Tidey is not afraid to do things others won’t, or don’t want, to do, whether it’s working on steep hillsides using...
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How Effective Are Do-It-Yourself Homeowner Septic Inspections?
As an alternative to septic inspections by onsite wastewater professionals, do-it-yourself inspections have been allowed in various counties in the state of...
