Onsite Septic Systems and ATUs

As Hawaii continues to reduce the number of cesspools in use across the islands, several businesses have been fined by the U.S....

You probably get this question a lot from homeowners as temperatures drop in the northern states: “Are there things I need to...

Premier Tech Aqua (PTA), the environmental technologies group of Premier Tech, celebrates 20 years of innovation in water preservation and product development, expanding...

Baffle and tank deterioration is always a hot topic and one where unfortunately there are not absolute answers in terms of repair...

The owners of Monadnock Septic Design in Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, rely on a trio of special tools to bring 21st century efficiency...

An almost unbelievable tale illustrates the folly of blindly believing the big pipe of municipal sewer is the appropriate answer to any...

Projects dealing with challenging sites and sensitive environmental areas seem to seek out Carl and Scott Hagstrom, the father-son owners of Monadnock...

Often an onsite treatment system challenge requires a custom, one-of-a-kind installation. Those situations aren’t always cost-effective, though. To answer that problem, Orenco...

Throughout the U.S., wastewater effluent is chlorinated to kill pathogens and then dechlorinated before discharge. Knowing how to test the levels for...

One advantage to working on septic systems for over 40 years is that people I have worked with often share pictures or...

The British Columbia Ministry of Health has selected the OpusDaytonKnight engineering firm to review bylaws and regulatory tools for onsite wastewater management...

Here are the answers to practice problem number three.1. If a pump tank has the following dimensions, 42 inches by 60 inches by...

Here's another septic practice problem. This is the third in a series. The others can be seen at the links below.If a pump...

As home sites with high-quality soils for onsite treatment systems grow scarcer, installers are looking to aerobic treatment units (ATUs). That’s true...

As an old newspaper reporter, I know what you put in the lead of the story – the first few paragraphs –...

Chris Chapman grew up in the onsite treatment business, “dragging pipe” on his father’s installation projects from the time he was 10...

California is running out of water, and the state’s onsite wastewater industry is poised to be a part of the long-term solution....