Onsite Septic Systems and ATUs

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

The Otter Tail Water Management District in Minnesota provided a unique study opportunity for the analysis of household practices and maintenance needs...

In its early steps in rewriting the Waters of the U.S. Rule, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently sent letters to several...

Sump, grinder and ejector pumps in the basement are used for two different types of pump applications: clean water or wastewater. Sump...

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

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...

It seems every year we receive questions about what to do about trees growing on and around septic system components, most often...

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

When potential customers are trying to find an septic professional, they most likely are searching online. They’ll go straight to your company...

For any given site, the soil loading rate is a function of the soil texture, structure and consistence; wastewater characteristics; and site...

One resident tried but failed to break a decade-long septic system moratorium in a California community.The Quail Valley community is near Menifee,...

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

There are two types of membranes an onsite professional may run into: reverse osmosis and membrane bioreactors. Although the process is similar...

The three partners who bought Ken-Way Excavating were looking for a niche in the onsite installing market. They found their specialty in...

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,...

Treatment of sewage relies heavily on biological activity. Many factors affect digestion, including temperature, retention time and pH. Microbial activity doubles every...