Onsite Septic Systems and ATUs

In the dry climate and sometimes sensitive environments in New Mexico, advanced treatment is often a requirement for residential onsite systems. For AAA...

Problem: Geraldine, Alabama, needed a low-maintenance and expandable wastewater treatment system to treat all of its domestic waste to regulatory limits, allow...

I first want to thank those of you who wrote to me and discussed what you use for design software; your help...

In early August the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development launched a $30 million fund to help food businesses pay the...

“What makes a better septic tank, a car or a pickup?”“Will putting yeast down the drain help my septic tank?”“How could my...

A reader sent in some great questions regarding scouring velocity in pressurized systems. “What is your understanding of scouring velocity?”Scouring velocity is meant...

Problem: A lakefront property in Cheboygan County, Michigan, had a leaking septic tank and failed leachfield contaminating the beachfront. The option seemed...

One of the nation’s fastest growing states now has a new set of onsite rules to help handle that growth. On July 7,...

The call always starts out the same. “I've had Joe Blow Sewer Cleaning out here three times and they keep telling me...

Secondary treatment units specified for subdivision Problem: An Arkansas developer wanted to build a subdivision outside the range of city sewer service. To...

Advanced Treatment Units Eljen Geotextile Sand FilterThe GSF, or Geotextile Sand Filter system from Eljen, is designed to provide treatment and dispersal in...

Your customer just spent the last 25 years perfecting their landscaping, spending thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours working on every...

When it comes time to draw onsite system plans and site plans for soil tests, the method many of us have used...

In June, Massachusetts officials updated onsite rules to address nitrogen pollution but the new rules are more limited than originally proposed. Last year,...

Rick Tipple and Tammy Bovay, owners of RT Septic & Water Systems near Edmonton, Alberta, prefer to install at-grade systems and mounds...

I received a call from a customer in panic mode. They just had their pump replaced and it wasn’t working — even...

A University of Miami industrial engineering graduate student has conducted research that shows which sites in Miami-Dade County are at risk and...