Editorial Articles

A mountain home needed a replacement onsite treatment system. There was just one problem: The property around the house was largely solid...

With kids like Stella Bowles on the case, the future of the onsite industry will be in very good hands.This one-girl environmental...

Recently we were asked about estimating daily sewage flows. The questioner wondered if there is an accepted method to reduce the estimate...

Shortly after purchasing a five-bedroom home in Centennial, Colorado, the buyers received a shock. The Tri-County Health Department red-tagged the onsite system...

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

California’s multi-year drought was officially declared over this spring, but the legislature is on the verge of making the state a pioneer...

Earning a degree in petroleum technology prepared Barry Zink for various jobs in the oil and gas industry. However, when he arrived...

Every now and then, the generous actions of contractors and manufacturers remind me that so many good people populate the onsite wastewater...

In the commodity business, the Mississippi River is a place to be. This is where grain from Midwest farm fields is collected...

It seems every year we receive questions about what to do about trees growing on and around septic system components, most often...

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

The state that surrounds most of Chesapeake Bay, where struggles over water quality have occupied public attention for several years, may revive...

Problem: Southern Kent Island in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland, is widely known by area residents as a challenging location for septic solutions...