Onsite Septic Systems and ATUs

Beyond homeowner communication and making the right soil judgments, the next important aspect of planning for system management is providing access to...

Here is another short quiz to test your knowledge of operation and maintenance principles. The questions are meant to promote discussion and...

Here are the answers to O&M Quiz No. 4.1. T or F - A cycle counter does not really need to be read...

When soil characteristics are not interpreted correctly, they can negatively impact long-term performance. Assuming the installer is not the one that made the...

The state that surrounds most of Chesapeake Bay, where struggles over water quality have occupied public attention for several years, may revive...

A colleague of mine has often said that the most common mistake he has seen around installation of onsite systems is misidentifying...

There are two aspects to management of onsite systems and they need to go hand in hand.There is the management of the...

Good drainage is important for the best crop yields, and Norm Rozendaal, co-owner of Norm Rozendaal Tiling in Monroe, Iowa, spent springs...

The Iowa project was a new subdivision for year-round homes, and the task was to maximize the number of homes while not...

Back in time when we started to work together there was no such thing as a smartphone and, in fact, no such...

Nitrogen removal is no longer required for every septic system installed in the state of Maryland. The best available technology (BAT) regulation...

Problem: A Wisconsin technical college was looking to update its wastewater system.  The current system was more than 40 years old and...

When I started working in this industry, it was as a researcher, specifically on the movement of water (effluent) through the soil....

When Bruce Franke gets asked to help at a septic tank installation job, he knows it’s time to put away the big...

Here is another short quiz to test your knowledge of operation and maintenance principles. The questions are meant to promote discussion and...

Here are the answers to O&M Quiz No. 3.1. T or F - Maintenance activities for a system are not affected by the...

I thoroughly enjoy reading Jim Anderson’s column “Septic System Answer Man” each month in Pumper magazine. Jim has great experience, is very...