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Editorial
Factoring in Friction Loss for Onsite Wastewater Treatment
Friction loss is the reduction in pressure of liquid flowing through pipe and associated devices as a result of contact between the...
Editorial
Residential Septic System Plumbed Under a Creek
A residence in the Malvern area of Pennsylvania needed a replacement septic system due to a failing cesspool. Easy enough, right? Not...
Online Exclusives
AdvanTex AX20: Sustainable Technology for Wastewater Treatment
AdvanTex AX20 units are a dependable, proven technology for treating residential septic tank effluent to better-than-secondary standards, including nitrogen reduction. AX20 treatment...
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Product News From BioMicrobics, Franklin Electric and Infiltrator
BioMicrobics MicroFast Flex 0.5 wastewater treatment
The new Flex 0.5 from BioMicrobics gives installers and engineers greater freedom to design systems without the...
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Modular System Replaces Failed Bootleg Septic System on Constrained Site
Problem: A customer in St. Joseph’s County, Indiana, had a failed bootleg/illegal system at his home. The homeowner is a veteran on...
Videos
How the AdvanTex Treatment System Works
This video explains the differences between standard residential septic systems and advanced treatment systems. It describes how Orenco's AdvanTex textile treatment system...
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AdvanTex System Makes it Possible to Build Dream House on Small Lake Lot
Dean and Joan Hanson had always imagined building their dream house on their lot on Lake Andrew in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota. It...
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Orenco Controls Builds Custom Electrical Controls for Industry Applications
Orenco Controls engineers custom control panels and telemetry systems for residential and commercial systems, municipal water and wastewater systems, manufacturing controls, and...
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High-Strength Wastewater and the Onsite System
In Wisconsin, the water entering an onsite system shall not exceed monthly averages of:
BOD (biochemical oxygen demand) – 220 mg/L
FOG (fats, oil...
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Adding Services to Boost Winter Work
When Jack Tidey started his excavation and septic installation business in 2005, he was working by himself, so it didn’t matter so...
Editorial
RV and Mobile Home Park Gets Septic Makeover
Between June 2023 and September 2024, an old and poorly maintained rotating biological contactor serving a mobile home and RV park in...
Editorial
Unpacking ATU Septic Treatment
The primary function of secondary pretreatment is to remove oxygen demand by providing naturally occurring organisms with sufficient oxygen to process organic...
Online Exclusives
Rules and Regs: $6K Guaranteed for Septic Upgrades in Brevard County
Homeowners and business owners in the Indian River Lagoon watershed in Brevard County, Florida, now are eligible for larger grants to pay...
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A Go-To Drainfield Solution for Compact Spaces
Todd Willis and his team install septic systems mainly on 1/4- and 1/2-acre lots with severe space constraints.
That makes compact drainfields essential...
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Thoughts on Soil Tests: The Foundation of What Installers Do
Here in Wisconsin we take soil testing very seriously. It is highly regulated and for a good reason. The goal is to...
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Tips for Maintaining Onsite Systems During a Cold Winter
If you work in a colder climate, you face interesting challenges beyond the typical installation or system troubleshooting issues.
Some of your work...















