Education/Training

Here are the answers to practice problem No. 6.1. If you are evaluating a pump tank and pump system and you measure the...

Given the interest and discussion last year when we looked at a few operation and maintenance questions, I thought we would ask...

The Virginia Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association (VOWRA) has built an improving relationship with state regulators over the years, but the group representing...

With presentations from three remaining teams, the Alaska Water and Sewer Challenge has moved into its third phase of a multiyear project...

How do you help a property owner with a system that’s beginning to fail if they can’t afford a new system? Or...

Prior to the flood If a septic system is located in a flood-prone area, a plumber should install a backflow preventer on the...

Newly developed free software is available that allows wastewater professionals to generate an owner guide customized for individual client systems.The program is called...

All holders of an Alberta Private Sewage Certificate of Competency must complete a training course covering the province’s updated regulations. The Private...

A new event this September will give those involved in the wastewater industry an opportunity to not only view equipment but also...

Opportunities to install commercial septic systems aren’t that numerous in Littleton, New Hampshire, so Mike Carbonneau immediately accepted an offer to construct...

Steve Beecham, president of Home Town Mortgage in Alpharetta, Georgia, is an author and speaker who specializes in networking and leveraging social...

In 1977, with just an old Datsun pickup and $500 in the bank, George Hedley started what would become — in only...

There is nothing like a slow pontoon boat ride around the lake on a warm, bug-free evening at the end of summer....

Maybe you have heard the term “community relations” and shrugged it off as a buzzword. Or maybe you see community relations management (CRM) as...

The North Carolina Septic Tank Association formed in 1990 to provide opportunities for all onsite wastewater professionals in the state, not just...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s updated Clean Water Act rules were blocked by a federal appeals court. A federal judge in North...

Onsite system design can be tricky. There’s even a one-day course on installation at the Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport...