Rick Viita and his team rarely encounter the deep and permeable soils that onsite installers prefer.In northeastern Minnesota’s St. Louis County, in...
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Bringing the Show Home
The Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport Show provides an overwhelming amount of innovation, education and networking. It’s easy to spend...
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Wastewater Industry Professionals Discuss Regulatory Changes
Delta County Environmental Health in Colorado gathered with septic cleaners, installers and engineers to discuss upcoming state regulatory changes for the industry,...
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Embracing Onsite Wastewater Changes and Technology
Name and title or job description: Robert Sweeney, M.S., registered environmental health specialist, president of Environmental Management Systems Inc.Business name and location:...
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Product Focus: Distribution Equipment and Systems
Effluent Pumps
Boerger BLUElineBoerger BLUEline rotary lobe pumps are self-priming, valveless positive displacement pumps used for conveying viscous and abrasive materials. They are...
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Rules and Regs: New Septic Rules for Citrus County, Florida
Homeowners living near four waterbodies in Citrus County, Florida, are subject to new septic regulations as of Dec. 15, 2025, the Citrus...
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Counting on Wastewater Association Collaboration
Name and title or job description: Collin Smith, co-owner
Business name and location: Smith Septic Inc., Rochester, IllinoisServices we offer: Septic and grease trap pumping, installation...
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Bridging the Gap Between Field and Office
As professionals in the wastewater and onsite industry, we’ve always prided ourselves on doing the hard, unseen work that keeps communities healthy...
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Reflections on Bob Kendall and 40-Plus Years with COLE
Who knows what COLE means or stands for? I do!
I met Bob Kendall for the first time in person at the first...
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Onsite Installers Willing to Work
Jack Tidey is not afraid to do things others won’t, or don’t want, to do, whether it’s working on steep hillsides using...
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How Effective Are Do-It-Yourself Homeowner Septic Inspections?
As an alternative to septic inspections by onsite wastewater professionals, do-it-yourself inspections have been allowed in various counties in the state of...
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Take Advantage of the Winter Septic Season
If the few dozen installers I had the privilege of talking to in the past year were any representation of the industry...
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Septic Installer Welcomes Challenging Rhode Island Projects
Many installers treat time-of-sale septic system inspections as simply a sideline. For Todd Willis and family, they have been part of the...
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Alabama Town Receives $1M Grant for Septic Upgrades
Newbern, an Alabama town 50 miles south of Tuscaloosa, will receive a $1 million federal grant to improve its septic systems, multiple...
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Engineering for the Environment
Name and title or job description: Alex Pepin, environmental engineer/septic system designer. I design onsite wastewater solutions for a wide range of clients...
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Septic Inspections Added for Lake Placid Home Buyer
Property owners selling their Lake Placid homes in New York are now required to have their septic systems inspected before closing the...
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Septage Disposal Options Getting Better in New Hampshire
Name and title or job description: Cory Lawrence
Business name and location: Cory’s Septic Services, Bennington, New HampshireServices we offer: A full range of septic tank...













