Onsite Septic Systems and ATUs

Biofilter replacement for seasonal homes Problem Two summer homes on a 100,000-square-foot island in Lake George, N.Y., had defective onsite systems. A barge pump...

Drainfield restoration Septic-Scrub drainfield flow restorer from Arcan Enterprises is a chemical treatment that oxidizes sulfides and releases oxygen into the drainfield. This...

Onsite systems at 16 beaches on Santa Monica Bay, Calif., had exceeded their useful lives. Most were at risk of overflows and...

Last month we wrote about systems in which a pump delivers effluent or sewage to a location where the rest of the...

For those riding the Treatment Train for the first time, welcome aboard the systematic process of evaluating the components of an onsite...

For 12 months or longer, sewage ponded under a three-bedroom mobile home in Alkol, W.Va., until it spread 30 feet beyond the...

Streamlining Rules Waste Water Nova Scotia held focus meetings with industry professionals around the province to learn which legislative issues needed clarification or...

This month we take a detour from our journey through onsite wastewater treatment systems to address a topic that has been raised...

Residential membrane bioreactor Problem Alternative Wastewater Systems in Caldwell, Idaho, wanted to test the BioBarrier membrane bioreactor from Bio-Microbics in a residential installation. Ryan...

There isn’t much high ground south of New Orleans. Contour lines on topographic maps are far apart, and the water table is...

Lightweight pumps The cast-iron CPEH5 pump from Champion Pump is designed for applications where effluent must be pumped through a long run of...

SJE-Rhombus Expands Floatless Technology Option C-Level floatless technology from SJE-Rhombus has been expanded to include Installer Friendly Series Three Phase Demand/TD and Capacitor...

Oil Field Wastewater Tanks The Alberta Onsite Wastewater Management Association Industry spring newsletter warns installers that wastewater treatment plants decommissioned from oil fields...

An engineer in St. Charles County, Mo., hired 18-year-olds to do his percolation tests, designed the onsite systems on his kitchen table,...

For those reading this series on the Treatment Train for the first time, welcome to the process of evaluating the components of...

Blowing and drifting snow often closed stretches of Interstate 15 and mountain passes near Dearborn, Mont., backing up traffic to southbound and...

Super Summit The National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association (NOWRA), State Onsite Regulators Alliance (SORA), and National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) are sponsoring the...