Editorial Articles

A common concern in the wastewater industry — and for installers specifically — is the graying of the workforce and the nagging...

For several years, while he was working for engineering and construction companies in northern Wisconsin, Joe Rubenzer held the idea of self-employment...

Magers retires from equipment industry Felling Trailers’ southwestern regional sales manager, Roger Magers, who has been a part of the equipment industry for...

Odor may be a concern with any onsite treatment system, decentralized system, treatment plant or municipal collection system. Fortunately, as advancements in...

A portable restroom operator lost his tax case before the Missouri state Supreme Court and now faces thousands of dollars in penalties....

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

Extended aeration units solve challenge at resort Problem: The Lauloa Ma’alaea Resort in Hawaii was required to update its wastewater treatment unit due to...

Alarm Systems/Components Septic Products Observer 400The Observer 400 system-monitoring device from Septic Products is a 120-volt indoor/outdoor high-water alarm that includes a 15-foot alarm float for high...

All across the country, people interested in water quality have been talking about nitrogen, where it’s coming from and how to control...

An 18,000 gpd legacy system served a K-12 public school in Brushton, New York. Wastewater from the school and bus garage flowed...

Recently we were sent a few pictures of an installation by a reader that showed two workers walking back and forth in...

Protecting water quality and conserving a precious water resource are two topics that should be top-of-mind for everyone in the onsite system...

The great Yankee catcher Yogi Berra supposedly said, “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” One could say Gilbert...

Grand opening of Renegade Equipment, Sales and Consulting Mike Grieco opened Renegade Equipment, Sales and Consulting in Longmont, Colorado. The company specializes in construction...

Landoll construction series detachable trailersLandoll’s Models 855 and 860 construction series detachable trailers have a drop-side trailer option that features a 5-inch...

High-quality tanks are an important component of sewer collections systems. When releasing the Prelos sewer solution in 2019, Orenco Systems focused on...

As part of a tax case, the state Supreme Court exempted portable restrooms from the consumer sales and service tax for their...

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

In January, the longest-serving executive director of the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association retired, and the next executive director started. Eric Casey’s...