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In Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This time...

Suffolk County, New York, is planning to establish a countywide water management district to aid in the fight against bacterial contamination of...

Septic tanks key to island system installationProblem: On Farm Island, north of Minneapolis, most installation work stops during the winter. When Septic Check...

“Culture of safety” is a phrase that gets used a lot. For a lot of companies, that term is a reality — safety...

The internet empowers small businesses to compete, communicate and collaborate like never before. Sadly, there are also some significant downsides, not least...

Using primer and glue is the most common method to join together two pieces of PVC pipe, but there are other connections...

Larsen retires from Felling TrailersDaniel “Boone” Larsen, Felling Trailers’ Great Lakes regional sales manager, has retired. The 40-year industry veteran joined Felling...

Franklin Electric Little Giant 12E Series effluent pumpFranklin Electric’s Little Giant 12E Series 1/2 hp effluent pump for dewatering, water transfer and...

In 2015, Montana adopted numeric standards for the amount of phosphorus and nitrogen pollution in its waters. Now it’s reversing that policy. Under...

Any mechanic will tell you that preventive maintenance will save you time and money. Even so, many contractors still come up short...

Everyone has a story about his or her most difficult customer. Rick Wilcockson, owner of Accurate Septic & Well Inspections in Troy, Missouri,...

There’s a fascinating concept called knowledge blindness. Once you are an expert at something, you can’t imagine what it is like to...

What property owners do around their tanks and pretreatment units and over their soil treatment area can greatly impact the accessibility and...

Clarus Environmental offered design assistance and components for a new mound system originally installed to treat waste from numerous structures at Huber's...

For several years, while he was working for engineering and construction companies in northern Wisconsin, Joe Rubenzer held the idea of self-employment...

A common concern in the wastewater industry — and for installers specifically — is the graying of the workforce and the nagging...

A few months ago, we discussed the importance of managing the biomat so systems are able to accept the amount of effluent...

Expanding Raven Rock State Park in Lillington, North Carolina, included building nine campsites, each with five or six RV hookups, and a...