Advanced Treatment UnitsBioMicrobics BioBarrier HSMBRThe BioBarrier HSMBR (High Strength Membrane Bioreactor) system from BioMicrobics offers onsite installers an alternative way to treat...
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Product Focus - August 2020
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Top 10 OSHA Violations Revealed
It’s the height of the construction season, and onsite installers are likely juggling the greatest number of projects right about now. Often...
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Don’t Think You Can Dig Your Way Through Any Soils Challenge
Our next few columns will be based on common questions we receive during workshops conducted with installers. They are the same questions...
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A New Generation of Leaders Bring an Old-Line Texas Installing Company up to Speed
A lot has changed in the past 10 years for Van Delden Wastewater Systems.Chad Van Delden and his sister Courtney Van Delden...
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Industry News - July 2020
Komatsu rebrands company-owned distributorsKomatsu has created a new structure in North America to strengthen the growth of company-owned distributor branches. A new...
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Product Spotlight - July 2020
Installing and maintaining supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems is becoming a routine part of working with many onsite wastewater treatment...
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Rules and Regs - July 2020
Florida Switches Wastewater Oversight to Environment Department, Supports Grants for Onsite Upgrades
It took a decade, but the Florida Legislature has passed a...
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Better Homeowner Education Is Key for Iowa Wastewater Pros
In States Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This...
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It Takes Teamwork to Ensure Residential Onsite Performance
When I started working in the onsite industry, it was as a researcher studying the movement of water (effluent) through the soil....
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Product Focus - July 2020
ALARM SYSTEMS/COMPONENTSAnua i/o.siteThe i/o.site system from Anua provides performance monitoring of electromechanical components while keeping everyone connected to information through a simple...
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The Household Power Is Down. Now What?
Whenever we conduct workshops on the basics of sewage treatment systems and talk about incorporating pumps, it leads to a discussion of...
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Emergency Calls Hint at a Big Problem
The past several months of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic may have revealed an unfortunate truth to the onsite industry: the decentralized...
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Specialization, Advanced Tools and Equipment Will Improve Onsite Construction and Attract a Younger Workforce
Ray Tebo grew up on a farm near St. Anne, Illinois, where he now runs his wastewater business, New Excavating Technology. He...
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Rules and Regs - June 2020
A survey by a Michigan nonprofit group found strong public support for more regulation to protect water quality. Survey work was done...
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Open Your Eyes and Ears and Network With Industry Experts
In States Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This...
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Are You Ready for Some Tough Jobs?
Controlling water softener-related chlorine levels in public
bathrooms
Chloride levels in Minnesota surface water and groundwater resources are increasing, and maximizing efficiency of commercial...
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Product Focus - June 2020
SEPTIC TANKS
Den Hartog Industries
low-profile septic tanksLow-profile septic tanks from Den Hartog Industries are designed to provide safe and durable storage. The tanks...
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Don’t Underestimate the Importance of Clean Sand in System Design
We get a lot of questions about clean sand. Most are related to the clean sand requirement for mound sewage treatment systems....
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How Can You Inspect a Tank Without Pumping It?
A year ago, I wrote with a sense of optimism about a forward-thinking onsite system inspection program started in a recreational lakes region...
