Over the years, we have conducted hands-on classes on basic surveying techniques and the determination of U.S. Department of Agriculture soil texture...
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Don’t Let Your Soil Texture Evaluation Skills Get Rusty
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‘We Are the Actual Boots on the Ground Protecting Groundwater in a Significant Way’
In States Snapshot, we visit with a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This...
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New Hampshire Septage Processor Caught in Budding PFAS Problem
Biological Recycling Co., a New Hampshire company that processes septage and spreads sludge on fields, has been notified by the state that...
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Product Focus - October 2019
Aerobic Treatment
Knight Treatment Systems White Knight Microbial Inoculator GeneratorThe White Knight Microbial Inoculator Generator from Knight Treatment Systems offers an enhanced form...
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Raise a Glass to a Complex Winery Wastewater Treatment System
The Castello di Amorosa winery opened in Calistoga, California, in 2007 with a series of large septic tanks and a pressurized distribution...
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Three Quick and Easy Methods to Test for Soil Saturation
We used two recent columns to define, identify and interpret redoximorphic features in soils to estimate occurrence of seasonally saturated conditions. We...
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‘We’re Always Busy, No Matter What’
In States Snapshot, we visit with a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This...
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Oregon Considers New Onsite Rules Featuring an Expiration Date on System Approvals
After six years with its current set of onsite rules, the state of Oregon is on the verge of revising them to...
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Raise Onsite Awareness, One Person at a Time
I see constant reminders in the media that the general public is tragically misguided about onsite wastewater issues. When it comes to...
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Ohio’s Krista Gesaman Thinks Outside the D-Box When Growing Her O&M and Installing Business
Aeration Septic Inc. (ASI) services some 2,500 contract customers with advanced onsite treatment systems in northeastern Ohio and performs a growing number...
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Industry News - September 2019
Anua acquires Quanics
Anua has expanded its Clean Water treatment system options by acquiring Quanics. Integrating Quanics onsite water treatment and water reuse...
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Product Focus - September 2019
Aeration Pump
Jet Inc. 700++ Aerator
The flood-resistant Jet Inc. 700++ Aerator is the only mechanical component in the 1500 Series BAT Media...
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Western Septic & Excavation Finds Its Niche in Onsite Specialty
When the economic recession rolled across the country a decade ago, Kendall Unruh, his brother Brandon Unruh and their father, Maynard Unruh,...
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How Can We Help You?
Where would Onsite Installer be without the hardworking contractors who provide a critical service to one-quarter to one-third of all people across...
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Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay
On the edge of Puget Sound in Washington are a handful of homes that wouldn’t be possible today. When the tides are...
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You Installed a Quality Wastewater System. Now It Must Be Protected.
Last month we discussed the responsibilities of the installer to ensure long-term operation of wastewater treatment systems. A good deal of the...
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‘You’re Only as Good as Your Worst Guy or Gal’
In States Snapshot, we visit with a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This...
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How Do You Convert 88,000 Cesspools to Modern Onsite Systems?
In 2017, the Hawaii Legislature passed a bill requiring the replacement of all cesspools by 2050. Gov. David Ige signed that bill,...
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Florida Wastewater Professionals Remain Optimistic About Potential Water-Quality Laws
Florida’s coast has been blanketed with algae blooms in the last couple of years. It was the talk at the state capitol...
