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Rules and Regs: Citizen Challenges Septic System Ban in California Community
One resident tried but failed to break a decade-long septic system moratorium in a California community.The Quail Valley community is near Menifee,...
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Equipment Inventory Keeps Installer Self-Reliant
Charlie Fisher would rather buy a lot of equipment than depend on other contractors in order to complete his work.Fisher owns Ken-Way...
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The Role of Membranes in Decentralized Wastewater Treatment
There are two types of membranes an onsite professional may run into: reverse osmosis and membrane bioreactors. Although the process is similar...
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Bringing a No-Dig Approach to Fixing Septic Systems
The three partners who bought Ken-Way Excavating were looking for a niche in the onsite installing market. They found their specialty in...
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Steep Slope Solution Saves the Sale
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,...
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How Temperature Impacts Onsite Wastewater Treatment
Treatment of sewage relies heavily on biological activity. Many factors affect digestion, including temperature, retention time and pH. Microbial activity doubles every...
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Operations and Maintenance Quiz 5
Here is another short quiz to test your knowledge of operation and maintenance principles. The questions are meant to promote discussion and...
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Operations and Maintenance Quiz 5 – Answers
Here are the answers to O&M Quiz No. 5.1. T or F - A septic tank should be pumped if it is 37...
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Tips for Securing Drainfield Inspection Ports
To complete this series on installing for management, here are a few recommendations for providing access to the soil treatment or drainfield...
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Girl’s Traumatic Fall Into a Septic Tank is an Important Reminder
A fifth-grader should never be faced with the responsibility of saving another child’s life. But such was the case on April 8...
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Solving Septic Tank Access Issues
Over the years I have seen a lot of access problems associated with sewage tanks, including septic, pump and aerobic tanks. As...
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In-Home Pretreatment System Solves Space Issue
Facing an onsite system repair on a lakefront lot with extremely limited space and poor-quality soils, Courtney Stephenson took on a challenge.Stephenson,...
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Her Biology and Chemistry Background Pays off Big
To Courtney Stephenson, success in business is simple: “My goals are to do a job well, make a decent living, help my...
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It’s Time for a Septic System Reality Check
It’s refreshing when septic system users verbalize the same things installers, designers and health department regulators are thinking to themselves when homeowners...
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Installers Gather for Installation of a New Treatment Technology
Corrosion and age collapsed the 550-gallon metal septic tank with dry well serving a four-bedroom home in Littleton, New Hampshire. The timing...
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Large-Scale and Commercial Treatment Systems
Remediators used to reduce high-strength wasteProblem: The Merton Custard Shoppe in Merton, Wisconsin, had a septic system designed and installed to treat...















