Editorial Articles

Customers all around their southern Indiana region call Black’s Excavation for septic installs, coal mine work and other challenging site-prep jobs

We all benefit through a cleaner environment and safe drinking water when tax dollars are dedicated to onsite improvements

An onsite designer finds there’s no room to fit in a second conventional system and turns to a one-tank pretreatment solution

Details from customer interactions can reveal potential issues that could lead to spectacular system failures down the road

The president of the Michigan Septic Tank Association reflects on strange workplace stories and the great networking opportunities he gets from being involved in a professional group

Your crews have a lot of safety concerns on any work site. Be sure to have them protected while they’re on the road.

Father Larry Stephens designs the systems, and son Mike Stephens maintains them. Together they find ways to improve performance for their customers.

It’s near impossible to find young workers who seek a career in the wastewater industry. But there are ways for contracting companies to utilize millennials who prefer to work as independent contractors.

An Indiana company relies on Sunset Septic & Excavating to help convert an abandoned property for a trucking operations hub

Assess your site and select materials carefully when constructing your next mound system

As many pumpers and installers are hitting retirement age, the need to bring younger people into our service companies is reaching a critical stage