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Another View on Hydraulic Load Testing
As hydraulic load testing gains more attention as a way of determining if soil treatment areas (STA) are effectively handling effluent, there...
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Recognizing A Few Problems with Media Filters
As always for maintenance requirements, the manufacturer or designer should be consulted. However, as a service provider there are a few things...
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Pump Station Used to Maximize Holding Capacity at Sports Complex Hotel Expansion
Oldcastle Precast was contracted to supply an additional turnkey submersible wastewater pump station to handle the additional wastewater capacity required for Spooky...
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Ecoflo: 20 Years of Innovation in Water Preservation
Global leader Premier Tech Aqua (PTA), the Environmental Technologies Group of Premier Tech, celebrates 20 years of innovation and success in water...
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Louisiana Supreme Court: Restroom Rentals And Service Won’t Be Taxed
The Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a portable restroom company in a dispute over sales tax. Under the state’s...
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Michigan Onsite Professionals Want To Preserve Land Application And Retool Sanitary Code
After more than two years of work, onsite wastewater professionals in Michigan have a new law dealing with septage disposal. The law...
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How Do We Convince Homeowners Onsite Systems Are A Smart Investment?
Some homeowners need to adjust their priorities. Case in point is the community of Alexander, Iowa, in the north-central part of the...
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Best Behind-the-Scenes Excavating Photos
Every month in Onsite Installer we feature hardworking septic installers giving readers the lowdown on their toughest jobs and how they accomplished...
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Recirculation Ratios 101
When discussing recirculating media filters one important aspect is the establishment and maintenance of the rate of recirculation through the filter. The...
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The Why, When and How of Hydraulic Load Testing
While hydraulic load testing (HLT) of onsite wastewater systems isn't a requirement during the sale of a home, it's been a common practice...
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Rules and Regs: Wipes Manufacturer Will No Longer Claim Its Product Safe for Onsite Systems
A manufacturer of wet wipes has agreed to stop promoting its product as being flushable and will no longer claim they are...
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The Basics of Recirculating Media Filters
Recirculating media filters treat wastewater by recirculating effluent that has passed through the filter bed back to the septic tank or to...
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Warning: Heat Can Kill
Professional football players are tough. But more teams are outfitting their training camps with kiddie pools — a simple way to help...
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Arizona installer sees big future in ATUs and maintenance packages
In the Arizona desert, Hornick Contracting has made a name and a niche by focusing on a substance more valuable than the...
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Designing with Single-Pass Media Filters
A system with a single-pass media filter will have effluent flowing from the house to a septic tank, which can contain a...
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An Introduction to Media Filters
The term media filter covers a broad array of technologies specifically developed and used to provide additional pretreatment of septic tank effluent....








