Editorial Articles

Three bills before the New York Legislature could reduce the cost of onsite systems for state residents. One would remove the requirement...

Taking the fear out of a customer’s septic project evolved into a robust business for Josh Wood, but the development came recently...

Passive system meets homeowner’s no electricity requirement Problem: A new off-the-grid, three-bedroom house in Yuba County, California, was under construction, and the...

Recently I was editing a System Profile feature for an upcoming issue and I was impressed once again with the ingenious design...

Dervin Witmer got a call from a friend who built a house. He needed help. Witmer owns Dig-It Excavating in Cassopolis, Michigan,...

Recently we were shown a photo of an installation in progress, and one of the workers was standing in an excavated trench...

Ponding septage from a failed cesspool — now on a neighbor’s property — caused homeowner Jim Noga to research wastewater treatment options...

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

As one solution to pollution in the Indian River Lagoon of eastern Florida, a local county board of supervisors is considering a...

A mere nine years ago, Amanda Winters was running her own hair salon and didn’t know a baffle from a biomat. Today...

Willie Mae Spivey of Tyler, Alabama, had what the state Department of Public Health refers to as a “positive outlet” carrying waste...

The building near Watsonville, California, was used for sorting flowers grown in nearby fields when clients Lakeside Organics and Farmhouse Culture approached...

In our previous column, we outlined a situation that was brought to our attention by a homeowner. We discussed why we thought...

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