Education/Training

With hundreds of emails received every week, constant Google alerts, social media and other direct contact with folks in the industry, I...

In States Snapshot, we visit with a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This...

1. If the pump tank is 50-by-60-by-72 inches deep, calculate the gallons per inch.2. The off float is at 54 inches and...

Here are the answers to today's practice problem.1. If the pump tank is 50-by-60-by-72 inches deep, calculate the gallons per inch.Convert length...

Estimates say there are 90,000 cesspools in use across the Hawaiian Islands, and now their days are numbered. This spring, the state...

Removing pathogens is the most critical part of wastewater treatment. Pathogens are organisms that cause disease; they include viruses, protozoa and bacteria....

Phosphorus is a chemical element and nutrient essential for all life-forms. Organic phosphorus is formed primarily by biological processes, and its sources in sewage...

Because it contains 12 percent of the country’s population, California sets standards in many ways. Now, the state government is working on...

FOG (fats, oils and grease) is a constituent of sewage, typically originating from food stuffs (animal fats or vegetable oils) or consisting...

1. If a pump tank has the following dimensions — 42 inches by 60 inches by 58 inches deep — what are the gallons...

Here are the answers to today’s practice problem.1. If a pump tank has the following dimensions — 42 inches by 60 inches by...

In many cases, a septic system fails because biosolids clog the gravel/soil interface in the system's absorption beds, creating a biomat that prevents effluent from...

Systems improve wastewater quality for ecologically and culturally sensitive communityProblem: A coastal retreat community in Hawaii was looking to remove large-capacity cesspools...

Two bills in the Massachusetts Legislature concern Frank King, and one of them really concerns him.King runs Action King Services in Lowell,...

During Vermont’s SepticSmart Week, the public radio network spoke with Mary Clark, environmental program manager for Vermont's Department of Environmental Conservation, and Dave Whitney,...

Chemical oxygen demand is a measure of the amount of organic matter oxidized by a strong chemical oxidant. COD is used to...

TSS is the most common measure of the amount of solids, both organic and inorganic, in wastewater effluent. Raw wastewater has a...