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Drainfield Troubleshooting: Identifying Invisible Installation Issues
Sometimes when troubleshooting an onsite system, the answers do not seem to come and there are no immediately visible signs of something...
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Looking Back: An Innovative System Stands the Test of Time
How often do you perform maintenance work on the same system for 20 years? Will the systems you install still be functioning...
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Just Keep Digging: Tackling Difficult Onsite System Replacement
Josh Wood says he’s done only three septic jobs in five years that he would consider easy or routine. The rest have...
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More Tips for Drainfield Troubleshooting
The area over and around the soil treatment area should be evaluated to determine the potential for extra water being added to...
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Troubleshooting the Drainfield and Yard
Previously I discussed looking at troubleshooting indicators in the residence and in the sewer pipe from the house to the septic tanks. Now we turn...
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Rules and Regs: Michigan Finally Proposes Statewide Sanitary Code
After a few months of speculation, the proposal to give Michigan a statewide sanitary code is now in the Legislature. ...
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Protecting Our Water With Good Septic Systems and Wells
There is growing concern about new chemicals in our groundwater, drinking water, lakes, rivers and streams. These “chemicals of emerging concern” (CEC)...
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Industry News: July 2018
Felling Trailers selects Trailer for a Cause beneficiaryFelling Trailers selected Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance as the 2018 Trailer for a Cause auction...
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Tricks for a Perfect Record of Level Tank Installations
At Winters Septic Service in Iowa Falls, Iowa, owners Trent and Amanda Winters pursue meticulous, detail-oriented septic system installations. Key tools in...
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The Perks of Coconut Filtering Media
Microbiologist Yan Gilbert from Premier Tech Aqua Research and Development explains how the Ecoflo Biofilter works. The unique Coco filter is the...
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Rules and Regs: New York Legislature Looks at Cutting Onsite Costs
The New York Legislature is considering three bills that could reduce the cost of onsite systems for state residents.
One would remove the...
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Discover the Ecoflo Advantages
Randy Behle of Behle Inc. has used the Ecoflo systems from Premier Tech Aqua for 15 years. He has stuck with these...
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Industry News: June 2018
Felling Trailers named 2018 Green Manufacturing Award recipientFelling Trailers was presented with the 2018 Green Manufacturing Award at the National Association of...
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Educate Yourself to Helm a Successful Startup
For almost 40 years, Peter Lescure has performed wastewater and water system design, along with other civil engineering projects, in the popular...
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A Start-to-Finish Partner for Your Onsite Installations
Premier Tech Aqua wants to partner with you from the beginning to the end of your onsite installation project. The company is...
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The Problem With Medications and Septic Systems
Medications are a part of daily life for many people connected to a wastewater treatment plant or a septic system. The human...















