Onsite Septic Systems and ATUs

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...

If a screen requires servicing more frequently than anticipated by design, either the effluent screen or the wastewater characteristics should be evaluated...

The new EZconnex Float Switch Connection System from SJE-Rhombus eliminates junction boxes inside the wet well where bad connections or water wicking down...

The effluent that leaves the septic tank comes from the clear zone to minimize the solids loading on the downstream components of...

Unless you’re planning to retire in a short time, membrane bioreactors will almost certainly have a place in your business — probably...

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. 2.1. T or F - Settling around the riser of a new septic tank may be...

When he meets an obstacle during a job, Nick Herrera doesn’t always go through it or over it. He goes under it...