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Avoid Digging Deep When Designing Drainfields
A few months ago an installer we have worked with sent soil pictures to interpret with the comments that when he dug...
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Onsite Designer Is Left High and Dry With Grand Canyon Cabins Project
About 50 miles south of the Grand Canyon, just north of Williams, Arizona, is a sprouting collection of cabins to serve this...
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Illinois GPD Onsite Permit Rules Are Outdated, Need Revising
In Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This time...
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Industry News - May 2022
Jim Felker joins SJE as regional sales manager
Jim Felker is the newest regional sales manager for SJE. He will be working out of...
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Moving Out of the Oilfield and Into the Drainfield
For 20 years Dawn Rohrs worked as a drilling engineer in the oil fields in four states. When the oil industry crashed...
Online Exclusives
How to Handle Shifts to Your Business’ Search Engine Rankings
Spring can feel a bit wishy-washy. One day it’s in the high 60s and the next it is snow flurries yet again....
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An Overview of Onsite System Site Plans for Installers
Any onsite septic system will begin with a design/plan. Every installation should begin with a careful review of the plan for that...
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8 Social Media Posting Ideas to Build Customer Engagement
With new social media platforms popping up all the time, it’s easy for business owners to get overwhelmed. Where should you invest...
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Rules and Regs: Group Sues to Stop Montana Water Standard
Last spring, the Montana Legislature abolished numeric standards for phosphorus and nitrogen pollution and replaced them with a “narrative standard.” The law...
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6 Things to Consider When Acquiring a Skid-Steer
You have a job where you need a skid-steer. But determining the best avenue for acquiring one isn’t always an easy task....
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How to Keep Employees Engaged and Productive
Recent employee engagement statistics depict a worrisome trend. Basically, employees everywhere are more detached from the workplace than ever, apathetic about their...
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Don’t Turn Bedrock Into a Money Pit
We’ve heard from readers recently who live in areas with shallow solids over bedrock. As you can imagine, they report that these...
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Better Treatment on a Barrier Island
There was nothing really wrong with the onsite system serving the Coral Bay Club in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina. It had grown...
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Product Focus: Large Scale and Commercial Treatment Systems
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Clarus Environmental Fusion
Clarus Environmental’s Fusion systems are drop-in wastewater treatment units designed for decentralized applications where effluent quality must meet or exceed secondary...
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Case Studies: Large Scale and Commercial Treatment Systems
ATU solves challenges for small southern town
Problem / Septic systems in Section, Alabama, did not meet current requirements. The town needed a wastewater...
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An Aging Wastewater Workforce Points to Future Troubles
Name and title or job description: Darius E. Melton, president
Business name and location: 2M Pumping Service, Hot Springs, ArkansasServices we offer: Primarily septic pumping. We...
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Rules and Regs: April 2022
Three counties on Ohio’s eastern border are beginning to implement a state requirement that all onsite systems be pumped and inspected and...





















