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Eljen Geotextile Sand FilterThe GSF, or Geotextile Sand Filter, advanced wastewater treatment and dispersal system from Eljen is designed to provide treatment...
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Product Focus: Large Scale and Commercial Treatment Systems
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Installer James Stiksma Employs a Telehandler Unit to Apply Materials Without Trampling a Large Sand Bed
The old onsite system was failing at a rural property outside Abbotsford, British Columbia, and construction of a crude oil pipeline coming...
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Root Intrusion or Root Canal? They’re Both Painful for Installers.
In our workshops, one of the installation keys we discuss at great length is making sure sewage tanks, piping between system components...
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Time to Put Out the “Help Wanted” Sign Again?
Every spring I think about one constant obstacle faced by onsite system installers: Finding new workers to either replace someone who’s resigned...
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Success Is in Paying Attention to the Details, Says a North Carolina Onsite Professional
Shane Broyhill got started in the wastewater industry at age 14, riding along in a vacuum truck with an uncle who had...
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Product Focus: Distribution Equipment and Systems
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Jet Inc. BAT Media Plants
Jet Inc. BAT Media Plants offer variable capacity in an NSF 40 and 245 listed treatment system....
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Product Spotlight - March 2023
Bacterial generator design for remediation for larger homes
Dairy manure lagoons inspired SludgeHammer to begin extensive research into the role certain facultative bacteria...
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Taxation of Onsite Wastewater Grants Ends in New York County
Taxation of wastewater upgrade grants in Suffolk County, New York, is now a thing of the past.
The IRS recently reversed its 2020...
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Goats on the Drainfield and Other Odd Encounters
Name and title or job description: Chris Chapman, ownerBusiness name and location: Show Me Soils, Lonedell/St. Clair, MissouriServices we offer: Onsite soil evaluations and onsite...
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Tennessee Contractor Steps Up to Ease Municipal Wastewater Capacity
The job in an urban area wasn’t typical for an onsite installer, but it was also intended to help the city of...
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Advanced System Monitoring Takes the Guesswork out of Troubleshooting
A colleague pointed us to an article recently about smart toilets. This is what happens when people learn you are into sewage;...
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Surprise! We Found an Area Where Installer Numbers Are Rising
There’s a story I recall from covering agribusiness for a newspaper many moons ago that in simple terms explains the concept of...
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The Mountains of British Columbia Create Soil and Equipment Challenges for Building Septic Systems
Eight years ago, Joe Karthein didn’t have the foggiest idea how a septic system worked. Now, he not only installs them, but...
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Product Spotlight: Product Protects Risers From Frost Issues
Freezing temperatures can be hard on septic systems. Damage to pumps and fittings inside of tanks are an all too common result...
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Lawsuit Seeks to Suspend Onsite Permits in Florida to Save Manatees
An environmental group is suing the state of Florida to stop it from issuing onsite permits. Nitrogen pollution from septic tanks is...
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North Dakota Expects a Long-Overdue Septic Code Rewrite
In Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This time...
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7 Overlooked Job Site Safety Rules That Can Save a Life
Your tailgate safety meetings probably focus mainly on the major hazards involved with onsite system installation work, like operating heavy equipment and...
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Michigan’s Dig-It Excavating Lobbies to Get a Lakefront Homeowner Off the Holding Tank
The homeowner on Lake Cora near Paw Paw, Michigan, was not in a good situation.
“He had been running quite a few years...
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Walk Away When the Soil Is Wet
We still receive numerous questions about “good” installation practices and their importance in the soil dispersal and treatment area. We will attempt...
