Editorial Articles

Got a few minutes between appointments for septic system work? Is your smartphone or tablet handy on the road, or are you...

It seems to me that government programs to help homeowners update an aging decentralized wastewater infrastructure are on the rise. Thanks to...

The Rhode Island “setback” bill (5425-A) seeks to standardize wetlands and onsite system regulations by authorizing the state Department of Environmental Management...

Something old, something new was the theme for Infiltrator Systems at the 2013 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo. On display was the...

We don’t often talk about equipment except in the context of performing a specific task. This is because we are not equipment...

Attending one of the first Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expos in Nashville, Tenn., was a turning point for Mark Hacker, co-owner of...

Matt’s Cold Weather Products literally rolled out its frost and freeze protection Sewer Blanket for septic tanks, sewer lines and drainfields at...

As-built drawings are a topic that comes up during any installer training we conduct. Clearly, if there is an engineer or designer...

Were they really the good old days? If you talk to Alfonzo “Al’’ Pavlicek about his long career installing septic systems, you might...

MICHIGANAssociation wages battle over disposalA Michigan Court of Appeals ruling against Gmoser’s Septic Service, Whitney Blakeslee and the Michigan Septic Tank Association...

Got a few minutes between appointments for septic system work? Is your smartphone or tablet handy on the road, or are you...

IdahoThe Idaho Department of Environmental Quality is revising the Technical Guidance Manual for builders and septic system installers. The process started in...

Dripline system solves discharge issues in Indiana communityProblem: With limited soils and small lot sizes, most of the septic systems in the...

There are a lot of reasons you might want to join your colleagues in Nashville, Tenn., for the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling...

SJE-Rhombus hosts control panel trainingSJE-Rhombus held a training session for 16 attendees representing distributors, installers and manufacturers at its headquarters in Detroit...

Since 1987, Mike Stairs of Mike Stairs General Contracting in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, and two colleagues tried to form an association...

Pumps Continuous-duty effluent pumpHeavy-duty effluent pumps from Ashland Pump feature continuous duty-rated PSC motors. The oil-filled pumps feature an upper and lower ball-bearing...

Worksaver John Deere skid-steer adapterThe John Deere loader to skid-steer adapter from Worksaver enables skid-steer type attachments to be used on tractors...

A college preparatory school in South Kent, Conn., was expanding and needed a larger onsite system. Officials hired Mark Lancor, P.E., principal engineer...