A septic tank effluent pump (STEP) system allows neighborhoods to treat wastewater independently and avoid connection to a municipal sewer. However, these...
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E Z Onsite Markets A Self-Cleaning Pump Vault At The WWETT Show
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Finds Septage Is A Pollutant In Well-Contamination Case
WisconsinSeptic service professionals in Wisconsin may be facing a bit of a quandary concerning their liability insurance. In two December decisions, the...
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Will Ethanol-Blended Gasoline Ruin Your Small Engines?
Would you? Could you? Should you use ethanol-blended, oxygenated fuel in your small engine?The short answer is yes, but …Today’s spark-ignited, carbureted...
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Manitoba Installers Promote Using New Onsite Technologies
The people who install onsite wastewater systems in Manitoba have some thoughts about improving the industry in the Canadian province. Regulators have...
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Drainfield Media And Design
Aerated filter system rejuvenates drainfieldProblem: Every home in Glenwood, a 300-home subdivision built in the 1970s in Nebraska, used an individual septic...
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A Septic System That Protects The Water Supply At New York's Lake George
Algae blooms at the mouth of Smith Brook, a Lake George tributary, concerned residents in the Village of Lake George, New York....
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What Is The Linear Loading Rate And Why Is It Important To A Septic System?
As we have written in the past, the design loading rate in terms of gallons per day per square foot (gpd/sq.ft.) is...
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Real Estate Inspections, Fertigation And A Party For Dirt
It’s time to reach down deep into the Onsite Installer mailbag and pull out some interesting notes and news items I’ve received...
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Wisconsin Installer Is On The Rebound From Local Economic Woes
Even a historic recession and the closing of a huge automotive plant in the heart of its trade area couldn’t stop Fanning...
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An Alternate Solution: Large-Scale SystemsAn Alabama installer discusses his success with large-scale wastewater treatment systems. If big systems aren’t your specialty, here’s a...
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Design Competition Seeks New Ways To Bring Wastewater Treatment To Rural Alaska Villages
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has selected six teams to continue in its Alaska Water and Sewer Challenge. The research and...
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Will An Engine Tuner Pay Off For Your Truck?
Can an engine tuner (chip, module or programmer) improve the performance of your diesel pickup truck? The short answer is “yes,’’ but...
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Wastewater Professionals Fight Through Legislative Opposition To Protect The Environment
The Ohio onsite wastewater industry was stuck in the 1970s for a long time. After several years of work, updated regulations passed...
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Advanced Treatment Units
System needed to meet stringent standards at remote lodgeProblem: As a result of stringent environmental standards of Manitoba Conservation, the owners of...
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Opening Clogged Arteries
Jon Hancock, owner of Envirotek Systems in Kimberling City, Missouri, had a crew doing some repair work on a residential street at...
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Effective Soil Evaluation Leads To A Better Onsite Septic System
We have discussed specific soil characteristics – texture, structure, consistence and color – and how they affect soil treatment and system design....
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The 2015 Construction Season Brings Reason For Optimism
April is a time of awakening for installers in many regions of the U.S. and Canada. Earth-moving equipment is being tuned up...
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Texas Onsite System Installing Team Builds A Specialty In Rainwater Reuse
As drought conditions deepened in recent years in the Southwest, Texas onsite installer Luke Snyder saw an opportunity to offer an added...
