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“Advertising must generate more in business profit than it costs,” says Tom Egelhoff, president of Eagle Marketing and author of How To...

Another important concept of mound design is absorption width, the width of original soil under the sand layer that is required for...

One question that comes into play when designing mound systems is, how large should the bed be? In Minnesota we have continued...

Large-scale wastewater treatment systems are the bread and butter for Danny Brown, owner of KESS Environmental Services in Lowndesboro, Ala.Not a fan...

One of the critical factors in mound design is the sand specification for the clean sand layer. This will determine the dimensions...

As the end of the year approaches, here’s a recap of some of the top stories on onsiteinstaller.com. If you missed any...

Before determining where to place a mound system, it is probably a good idea to have a picture of the general mound...

The problem facing developers of the J & A RV Park in Winterhaven, Calif., was how to make their 5.4 acres productive....

Bob Tiedt has been working with soil and drainage issues through his family’s longtime agricultural tile business. About a decade ago, the...

Watch as Brendan Cory shows the latest installation he and Kevin Wilkie have collaborated to complete. Both sole proprietors, they often send...

Fecal coliform from a failed septic system on Purdy Spit, Wash., threatened a potable well and a commercial oyster farm a mile...

I enjoyed the Editor’s Notebook column (Power in the Pixel, August 2014) on the capability of the smartphone to take and process...

For many onsite installers, it’s getting to be time to park the mini-excavator for the winter and reflect on what seemed to...

Brendan Cory has had a lot of jobs and worn a lot of hats during a four-decade career in the onsite industry....

A reader submitted a question recently asking why there was not design guidance for mound systems loaded by gravity. The easy answer...

When you install or repair an existing septic system, the absorption field size should always be one of the more important design...

More than 26 percent of septic systems in Minnesota have been installed in the last 12 years, according to the Minnesota Pollution...