Editorial Articles

When the housing market slowed, some installers added pumping and maintenance to their menu of services. The move may have been a good one, and here’s why.

An active volunteer board of directors steers Missouri Smallflows Organization toward professional development and training on new systems.

A fixed activated sludge treatment system is the solution for a Colorado lodge with poor soils and steep slopes.

Kathryn Farrell-Poe has developed educational programs that boost onsite knowledge and professionalism in her home state of Arizona and beyond.

Though they’ve fallen out of favor for soil evaluation, percolation tests remain a good assessment tool when combined with other on-site observations.

Master Plumbers and Septic branches out into multiple services and cooperative relationships with complementary businesses.

As winter closes in, New Jersey’s Septic Experts uses barges to transport components and fill materials to a tricky island home installation.

Two state associations concentrate on growing membership and improving the regulatory climate for installers and pumpers.

To get the longest, most effective life out of a concrete septic tank, remember the mix, the mold and your good, reliable manpower to get the job done right.