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A number of different types of equipment are available with a range of cost and strength to determine elevation differences and establish...

In January, new Arizona regulations took effect expanding the use of reclaimed water to meet various demands including, under limited circumstances, human...

In States Snapshot, we visit with a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This...

System provides treatment for new commercial plaza Problem: When a developer wanted to build a new commercial plaza in Orleans, Massachusetts, adjacent to...

We constantly receive questions on aspects of mound design and installation. One common question is: What soil problems or conditions warrant installation...

Land can be marshy around lakes. Combine that with a restricted site and you have the problem that Sunset Septic & Excavating...

Onsite installers hire folks with strong backs to perform heavy labor, sometimes six days a week, for an hourly wage. Your crews...

Mike Stephens joined his father’s onsite system engineering firm in 1998 as business manager and field technician, and soon afterward it became...

Generally mound systems perform very well in a wide range of soil types. As Larry Stephens, who runs a 20-year-old maintenance company,...

I continually receive questions or comments about how to use transits and levels. So, at risk of raising the confusion level, I...

Septic pumper Larry Andrews can still vividly recall the day he came home from school to find the little tank of his...

There are only so many hours in the day. As an installer, it probably seems like there’s always more to be done...

A septic company in Colchester, Vermont, must pay a $58,550 fine for unlawfully transporting and storing septage. Since 2006, Enviro Tech of VT Septic...

According to the International Pipe Bursting Association, opencut excavation can typically be reduced by at least 85 percent and sometimes as much...

When your business is growing and you’re thinking about ways to diversify your services, there might be one thing you’ve overlooked. Adding pipe...