Septic Tanks

We have heard questions from time to time about operation and maintenance of drip filters. These discussions prompted comments from some service...

Advanced Drainage Systems announced management changes Advanced Drainage Systems announced several leadership changes as part of its previously communicated succession plan. The board of...

Bio-Microbics receives award Bio-Microbics received the 2017 North American Integrated Water Treatment Technology Award from Frost & Sullivan. The award was presented on...

Public Service Electric and Gas Co. (PSE&G) was upgrading its 230 kV Lumberton substation in Mount Holly, New Jersey. The control house,...

Legacy Septic and Excavation thrives on onsite treatment system repairs and replacements. Those projects often involve challenging sites with clay soils or...

A mountain home needed a replacement onsite treatment system. There was just one problem: The property around the house was largely solid...

Shortly after purchasing a five-bedroom home in Centennial, Colorado, the buyers received a shock. The Tri-County Health Department red-tagged the onsite system...

Adult foster homes provide assisted-living services — including nursing and 24/7 care — for individuals requiring special medical and behavioral needs. Wastewater...

All systems and system components need periodic maintenance to keep them operating and performing. To make maintenance easier, as an industry we...

It has been estimated that mound systems should perform hydraulically for 25 to 35-plus years. However, some systems do not perform as they...

Failing a septic inspection on Canandaigua Lake in upstate New York is a potential environmental emergency. Often only a retaining wall separates...

Earning a degree in petroleum technology prepared Barry Zink for various jobs in the oil and gas industry. However, when he arrived...

In the commodity business, the Mississippi River is a place to be. This is where grain from Midwest farm fields is collected...

Problem: Southern Kent Island in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland, is widely known by area residents as a challenging location for septic solutions...

Across the U.S., state and local codes vary in how much separation is required below the infiltrative surface to the limiting condition...

Charlie Fisher would rather buy a lot of equipment than depend on other contractors in order to complete his work.Fisher owns Ken-Way...

Finding a dry well ended Daren Hofschulte’s point-of-sale inspection of a two-bedroom single-family home in Pine Island, Minnesota. According to state code,...