Education/Training

COLE Inc. is now accepting proposals for seminars to be presented at the 2016 WWETT Show in Indianapolis, Indiana, Feb. 17-20.Education is...

The Department of Ecology in Washington state is looking at regulatory changes due to the growing number of wineries in the state....

Pennsylvania has no shortage of groups working to promote onsite wastewater systems. Two of them represent installers, pumpers and other septic system...

A national trade association leader calls the onsite industry the “red-headed stepchild’’ compared to municipal sewer interests when it comes to obtaining...

Ethics in the onsite segment of the wastewater industry are, for a variety of reasons, too often a component of the job...

For an inspection where the expectation is an assessment of the general operation of an aerobic treatment unit, such as for a...

Maryland has upgraded 6,550 septic systems to the best available technology through the Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund since 2010. Nearly 3,800 of...

I have been told by others in the industry that there are approximately 200 different kinds of aerobic treatment units that are...

WisconsinSeptic service professionals in Wisconsin may be facing a bit of a quandary concerning their liability insurance. In two December decisions, the...

The people who install onsite wastewater systems in Manitoba have some thoughts about improving the industry in the Canadian province. Regulators have...

As a service provider, it’s important to know what type of ATU you are dealing with. The unit types are: suspended growth,...

It is easiest to design pressure distribution laterals when they are at the same elevation, which is usually the case for mound...

Both hydraulic and organic loading need to be considered when making a decision about which type of advanced treatment system to select...

To help fund its Chesapeake Bay cleanup effort, Maryland already has a rain tax and a flush tax on both sewer and...

The distribution piping system includes the supply pipe, which carries effluent from the septic tank to the pressure distribution system, and the...

Aerobic treatment units are nothing more than small, modified packaged plants modeled after large wastewater treatment plants that are used to treat...

The Ohio Onsite Wastewater Association is presenting a technology field day on April 22, from 9 a.m. to 3 pm at the...