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Systems improve wastewater quality for ecologically and culturally sensitive communityProblem: A coastal retreat community in Hawaii was looking to remove large-capacity cesspools...

We have heard questions from time to time about operation and maintenance of drip filters. These discussions prompted comments from some service...

When Andrew Gunia established A Advanced Septic & Construction Services in 2006, he built a business based primarily on drainfield rejuvenation instead...

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

Two bills in the Massachusetts Legislature concern Frank King, and one of them really concerns him.King runs Action King Services in Lowell,...

During Vermont’s SepticSmart Week, the public radio network spoke with Mary Clark, environmental program manager for Vermont's Department of Environmental Conservation, and Dave Whitney,...

Chemical oxygen demand is a measure of the amount of organic matter oxidized by a strong chemical oxidant. COD is used to...

Few small-business owners enjoy the comforts of total consistency. Usually, business comes in cycles. You’ll have periods where you’re extremely busy and it’s...

TSS is the most common measure of the amount of solids, both organic and inorganic, in wastewater effluent. Raw wastewater has a...

Suffolk County, New York, has pushed to replace common cesspools with advanced onsite systems that reduce nitrogen pollution, and now a couple of...

Here are a few pump math questions:1. If there is a rectangular pump tank with dimensions of 5 feet wide by 8 feet long,...

Here are the answers to today’s practice problem.1. If there is a rectangular pump tank with dimensions of 5 feet wide by...

Advanced Drainage Systems announced management changes Advanced Drainage Systems announced several leadership changes as part of its previously communicated succession plan. The board of...

Water Cannon Inc. - MWBE skid-style pressure washer The V-belt drive skid-style hot-water pressure washer from Water Cannon Inc. - MWBE is powered...

The first step in any repair job is knowing what’s going on underground, and that is why a camera snake is the...