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Rules and Regs - May 2021
A bill in the Indiana Legislature would alter the cost of replacing onsite systems with municipal services by changing the state’s financial...
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Product News - May 2021
Cape Cod Biochemical Jump Start
Jump Start healthy probiotic septic starter from Cape Cod Biochemical is designed to accelerate the health of septic...
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Product Spotlight - May 2021
Kubota focuses on comfort and technology for new compact excavatorIt’s not uncommon for installers to spend a significant amount of time in...
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Industry News - May 2021
Mecalac added five dealers in 2020
Mecalac added five North American dealers to its network in 2020. This expands Mecalac’s coverage across the...
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Massachusetts Test Center Looks for Practical Wastewater Reuse Solutions
In the summer of 2019, the Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center on Cape Cod started a campaign called Waste No Water....
Online Exclusives
Landscaping Part I – Cover and Vegetation Over the Soil Treatment Area
To ensure a properly functioning soil-based septic system, a suitable vegetative cover must be established. Proper plantings on soil treatment systems will...
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Managing Your Employees’ Licensing and Credentials
For those who work in the trade services, success depends not just on developing core skills, but in keeping those skills sharp....
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Business Insurance Shopping Tips
Business insurance is a complicated subject for even veteran business owners. Its complexity gets exacerbated because we don’t trade in it every...
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Rules and Regs: Alabama Water Management Group Focuses on Rural Wastewater Solutions
A group of organizations in Alabama will receive $4.85 million from the U.S. Agriculture Department to develop rural wastewater solutions for the...
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Should You be Concerned if a Septic System has No Scum Layer?
Septic tanks allow gravity to separate solids from wastewater as heavier solids settle and fats, grease and lighter solids float. You might...
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Pipe Materials: Connecting PVC Pipe and Fittings with Solvent-Welding
Solvent welds, threaded connections, mechanical joints, and gaskets are the most common methods of connecting PVC pipe. For applications in the septic...
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Reach New Customers Through Quality Online Reviews
It used to be that the only advertising methods for septic services businesses were local newspaper slots, radio commercials, or, if you...
Editorial
Product Focus - April 2021
Alarm Systems/Components
Septic Products Observer 400The Observer 400 system-monitoring device from Septic Products is a 120-volt indoor/outdoor high-water alarm that includes a 15-foot alarm float for high...
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Case Studies - April 2021
Extended aeration units solve challenge at resort
Problem: The Lauloa Ma’alaea Resort in Hawaii was required to update its wastewater treatment unit due to...
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Selling Service, Not Price Will Keep Your Company in the Black
In Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This time...
Editorial
Rules and Regs - April 2021
A portable restroom operator lost his tax case before the Missouri state Supreme Court and now faces thousands of dollars in penalties....
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Product Spotlight - April 2021
Odor may be a concern with any onsite treatment system, decentralized system, treatment plant or municipal collection system. Fortunately, as advancements in...






















