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It’s the dawn of a new year and time to clean out the reporter’s notebook. As I page through the reams of...

Megan Careless can remember years ago when her father and grandfather used straw for septic system drainfield media. She recalls when open discharges...

Ashland Pump has acquired Water Source, LLC, a supplier of accessories and pumps for the sump, sewage and water systems markets. Water...

On-the-job efficiency translates into better customer service and higher profit margins. That’s why Jeff Keller at Bulldog Contractors in Jefferson, Texas, swears...

A proposal to increase residential development in the Dolores River Valley has residents of Montezuma County, Colorado, concerned about water quality and...

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

Several years after Bulldog Contractors left the home-remodeling business to concentrate on more lucrative plumbing and drain-cleaning work, the Jefferson, Texas-based company...

Every so often I see a statistic that reminds me of the enormous demand for onsite installing services. It happened again recently,...

The Fenner Conservancy wanted to build an addition for expanded programming at the Fenner Nature Center in Lansing, Michigan. An onsite system served...

Hendrik “Hank” Vanderveen, a nearly 50-year veteran on the manufacturing side of the liquid waste industry and 2016 winner of the Ralph...

Mainline Sales joins SJE Rhombus as new rep for NevadaMainline Sales is SJE Rhombus’ new manufacturer’s representative for the state of Nevada....

First Supply’s Katie Poehling Seymour wins Woman of the Year awardThe American Supply Association’s Women in Industry Division recently announced First Supply Chief...

Decentralized Disposal of Winery Wastewater Faces New Regulation Hurdles in California The California Water Resources Control Board is working on an update to...

Church mission trips usually don’t send a crew of mostly inexperienced people from a small Midwestern town to install a wastewater system...

You’ve finished a tricky onsite system installation on a small waterfront lot and the customer is happy with your work from the...

Jen Chapin got an interesting introduction to her husband Alan’s new onsite installation business. It was the day he brought home the...

Five years after contaminated water in Flint became a national news story, Michigan’s governor announced a huge infrastructure bill that addresses water...