Onsite Septic Systems and ATUs

A report out of Michigan published on the mlive.com website this week contains good news and bad news for septic system installers. First...

Two decades ago when I was new to the septic pumping and portable restroom business, I knew I wanted to grow the...

After you install a new onsite system and you’re explaining its limitations to the homeowners, do you ever wonder how well they’re...

Success was a long, winding road for Timothy and Reba Davis of TR Davis in Branchland, W.Va. Although world events once threatened...

An oil support services company decided to build a camp for 220 workers outside Fairview, Mont., to serve oil production in the...

Combined Treatment SystemThe Puraflo Peat Fiber Biofilter from Anua can be designed and installed as a combined treatment and effluent dispersal system....

Blue Angel sump backup systemThe Sump Minder battery backup system from Blue Angel Pumps provides up to 230 hours of basement protection....

Last month we looked at preliminary information obtained in a site evaluation and why it is important for an installer to understand...

Designers of alternative onsite systems have a very real challenge in states that don’t mandate operation and maintenance. I characterize systems designed...

One of the best practices for maintaining equipment like skid-steers, mini-excavators and other machines used by onsite system installers is inspection of...

MINNESOTAWater softener regenerate research John Novak, keynote speaker at the Minnesota Onsite Wastewater Association conference and lead researcher on the water softener regenerate...

I remember as a young boy using the outhouse on my grandmother’s farm. She had indoor plumbing by that time, but the...

Suppose you arrive at the site, open the septic tank and find that the outlet baffle in the concrete tank is severely...

Homeowners with septic systems in a Montana county fear the local health department is asking too many personal questions about how they...

SJE-Rhombus, an industry provider of quality control solutions for water and wastewater applications, introduces the Tank Alert AB DUO alarm system designed...

A number jumped out at me while reading a report this morning about a proposed septic system disclosure rule for real estate...

The Hydro-Kinetic Model 600 FEU (flow equalized upflow) wastewater treatment system from Norweco has been NSF Standard 40 and 245 certified. The...