Editorial Articles

Directory of Aerobic Treatment Units and Other Onsite Treatment Systems

Hidden deep in Wisconsin's Northwoods, Conserve School offers semester-long immersion programs for high school juniors in environmental studies and outdoor...

IndianaThe Charlestown City Council adopted an ordinance to penalize residents with onsite systems in two subdivisions who do not connect to the...

For 30 years, Dart Kendall worked as a firefighter with the Cobb County (Ga.) Fire Department – 24 hours on, 48...

Linear air pump The Alita AL Series linear air pump is designed for use with aerobic treatment units. It features energy-efficient, ...

Ditch Witch SK750, SK755 tool carriers SK750 and SK755 tool carriers from Ditch Witch feature 25-hp or 32.8-hp Kubota diesel engines and...

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, 2012 saw the driest months on record in the Midwest. A different kind of drought...

It may be out of sight, but it should never be out of mind. The undercarriage of the average track loader...

Pump package relieves solids buildup Problem A South Carolina homeowner installed a 1,000-gallon septic tank atop a former gravel pit. The soils had...

If you live in the country and have a water softener, what should you do with the backwash water? Discharge it...

For the last eight years we have presented workshops on installation practices at the Pumper and Cleaner Expo. Afterward, we ...

EPA Supports Onsite Industry The U.S. EPA SepticSmart program helps reinforce conversations installers and service providers have with homeowners about the care...

An interest in Elliott and Kondratiev stock market waves coupled with 20 years of researching and comparing biblical and Old Testament...

Watertightness is critical in onsite treatment system tanks, and in risers, lids and inlet and outlet piping. A septic tank or...

Slow drains and backups at a restaurant and pub in Amenia, N.Y., attracted the attention of regulators. When frequent septic tank...

Washington A report by the U.S. EPA and the Washington Department of Ecology found that nitrogen from onsite systems was insignificant in...

Metabo cordless angle grinder The W18 LTX professional grade cordless angle grinder from Metabo Corp. is powered by lithium-ion batteries (two Extreme...

The first column of this three-part series on marketing tactics focused on ways your company can promote itself online. This column...

Harold Kilgore dislikes the word "can't," and has spent the last 12 years proving it through his solution-driven company, Gravelator ...