Editorial Articles

Bill the tree guy showed up at my house just like he promised — first thing in the morning and along with...

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that Mike Camarota Jr. has been preparing for his career as a businessman and septic...

Little Giant celebrating 80th anniversary in 2021 Franklin Electric brand Little Giant is celebrating its 80th anniversary in 2021. The company is marking...

Recycled Water Technologies has created a membrane bioreactor onsite treatment product designed to fit individual projects and sites. Relying on years of...

Franklin Electric 1 hp grinder pump for Pit+Plus systems Franklin Electric now offers the 16G Series 1 hp grinder pump configuration for the...

PFAS, a group of manmade substances called “forever chemicals,” have become an environmental issue worldwide. Now the U.S. wastewater industry is starting...

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

Excavation Equipment CASE Construction 580 EVThe 580 EV electric backhoe loader from CASE Construction is powered by Green Machine’s 480-volt, 90-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion WhisperDrive battery pack charged by...

The Noquochoke Village affordable housing project was first proposed for Westport, Massachusetts, in about 2005. In 2018, the wastewater system was installed...

As we move from fall into winter, your clients are probably beginning to worry about whether their systems will experience freezing issues....

Franklin Electric NCX series explosion-proof pumps The new NCX Series of explosion-proof submersible non-clog pumps from FPS, a brand of Franklin Electric, are certified...

It may not be mainstream yet, but heavy machinery powered by electricity is starting to hit the construction market. Case Construction recently...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of an Amish community and against Filmore County, Minnesota, which had ordered the Amish to...

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

Package treatment plant a fit for community park Problem: Pelican Park in Mandeville, Louisiana, is a 550-acre community park with 32 athletic fields, two...

Aeration System Geomatrix Systems SoilAirSoilAir from Geomatrix Systems intermittently aerates the drainfield/leachfield and surrounding soils rather than constantly aerating wastewater in a tank. This process allows...

Tenants were interested in buying the house they had rented on Beaver Lake in northwestern Arkansas, and the owner agreed to install...

Several years ago, Jay Daymon noticed a troubling trend in Connecticut’s onsite treatment world: Concrete septic tanks corroding and failing, some after...

We have received questions about dispersive soils and the problems they present for onsite sewage treatment systems. Some of these soils are...