Editorial Articles

WISCONSINGlass cullet approved for onsite applications The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources recently approved glass cullet generated from recycling for use as onsite...

Occasionally I talk to onsite installing professionals who say they’ve come out from the cab of their trusty earth mover and bought...

Developing an educational program for installers, engineers, service providers, soil evaluators and regulators was the prime objective of Janet Murray when she...

Effluent running out of the observation port and ponding in the drainfield alerted the manager of Echo Lake Lodge in Idaho Springs,...

Water Cannon jetter, hot pressure washersJetters and hot water pressure washers from Water Cannon are available with flow rates of 8 gpm...

Kathryn “Kitt” Farrell-Poe, Ph.D., liked the idea of being the only woman in the agricultural engineering course at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. On...

SSPMA elects officers, directorsThe Sump and Sewage Pump Manufacturers Association (SSPMA) elected Mark Huntebrinker (Zoeller Co.) president, Jeff Hawks (Champion Pump) vice...

Jason Coleman believes name recognition leads to sales. So when the sewer and pipe-cleaning industry veteran chose a name for his new...

This is the last in a series of four columns on site evaluation based on our presentations at the last Pumper &...

Intelligent pump control panelThe Intelligent Pump Control (IPC) Panel from Aquaworx by Infiltrator uses pressure transducer technology to monitor multiple types...

Tough times require complex solutions. “Everybody was doing what was rational, and I didn’t see it working,” says Glenn Martin, owner of...

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Owners of a 147- by 126-foot-wide lot on Raccoon Island in Lake Hopatcong, N.J., wanted to renovate their two-bedroom seasonal home and...

Bell & Gossett System Syzer Android appThe System Syzer software program from Bell & Gossett, a xylem brand, is available as a...

Trapezoidal Septic TankSeptic tanks from Ace Roto-Mold, a Division of Den Hartog Industries, feature a trapezoidal, deep rib design and interior baffle...

Mazzei names director of analysis and VP of developmentMazzei Injector Co. named Dr. Sri Pathapati director of CFD analysis and engineering and...

Although the onsite industry in Georgia has lost half its certified installers over the past five years, the Georgia Onsite Wastewater Association...

A Federal District Court in Alexandria, Va., found the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency guilty of exceeding its authority to enforce the Clean...

How many of you have ever been frustrated during a septic tank installation? My guess is that if we were in a...