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Blogs
This just in: Thursday is World Soil Day
Plan to get down and dirty Dec. 5 on World Soil Day! I just received a press release proclaiming the celebration of...
Blogs
Pay to play: tax money for fixing septic systems
Do generous local grants to encourage septic system upgrades work? You bet they do, if one small program in New York is...
Online Exclusives
Wireless Mobile Column Lifts Expand Tire Profiles and Enhance Safety
MAHA USA has introduced its new and redesigned MCL family of ball-screw-powered mobile column lifts. The wireless lifts are the first of...
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The Politics of Onsite System Inspections: Part 5
Returning momentarily to part three of this series where we discussed mutual respect as a requirement between the installer and the inspector...
Blogs
Reward Yourself With the 2014 Pumper & Cleaner Expo
The 2014 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International is only three months away. As you begin (or finish) your holiday shopping, don’t...
Blogs
Digging up bones
Has one of your onsite system installs ever encroached on an ancient American Indian burial grounds? Apparently the situation isn’t all that...
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Get Connected: Join Us on LinkedIn
There’s no avoiding it. Social networking is here to stay. We’ve already set up Facebook and Twitter pages for our readers to...
Editorial
We’re Focusing on New Inititatives
Most readers of Onsite Installer likely have had relatively little contact with the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association (NOWRA) in recent years,...
Editorial
Pennsylvania law will allow for more onsite systems
Properly designed septic systems satisfy the state’s antidegradation requirements for water quality, according to a new law in Pennsylvania. Pushed by homebuilders...
Editorial
Home on the Range
Wide-open spaces and sparsely populated regions challenge the growth of the Nebraska On-Site Waste Water Association (NOWWA). Although 12 years old, it...
Editorial
Something for Nothing?
In Charlotte County, Fla., on the Gulf Coast near Sarasota, residents recently complained about a plan to move 2,500 homes using septic...
Blogs
A holiday reminder from Cousin Eddie
Remember the classic scene in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation where the Griswolds’ Cousin Eddie is standing in the street in his bathrobe...
Online Exclusives
Troubleshooting: Homeowners and Water Use Habits
A colleague and I were called to a home years ago where sewage was backing up into the basement. We investigated the...
Online Exclusives
The Politics of Onsite System Inspections: Part 4
In this series we’ve examined the relationship between septic system inspectors and installers, noting that the two professions approach a job from...
Blogs
Making headlines: Chicago paper says “sewage geeks jacked’’ over BioBarrier system
It’s not often that the intricacies of an onsite system make newspaper headlines. But the Southtown Star in suburban Chicago this week...
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Environmental Sustainability for Your Onsite Business
Today’s leading companies recognize that sustainability is an important part of their business strategy. A company’s sustainability strategy can help increase revenue...








