Editorial Articles

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 ...

If you don't work in a warm climate where you stay on the job most of the year, then you've stored...

Xylem acquires Heartland Pump Xylem acquired privately held Heartland Pump Rental and Sales. Based in Carterville, Ill., Heartland has been a business...

It's pretty much unanimous in the onsite industry: Homeowners need more education on how to care for their septic systems. That's whether those...

One topic that has generated numerous questions over the years is the distribution of effluent by gravity in an onsite treatment...

Conference on high-strength wastewater The Ohio State University Extension will sponsor the Ohio Water Quality and Waste Management Conference April 11-12 at...