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Among my frequently asked questions: "What can be done to protect a system against flooding?" And: "If the system has been flooded,...

It’s the time of year when installers are frantically whittling away at the list of jobs they committed to for the 2017...

Honor Credit Union was building a new operations center in southwestern Michigan about 16 miles from the Indiana border, and the organization...

We have previously written columns on inspections and operation and maintenance, as well as installation. Following these efforts, one or two people...

The area around Washington, D.C., is busy, and in this thriving corner of northeastern Virginia, the McKim family has built a thriving...

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

In its early steps in rewriting the Waters of the U.S. Rule, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently sent letters to several...

The FE Select from Franklin Electric is an online tool that assists with product selection, configuration and quoting for water systems. It...

Drip disposal system designed for school with limited disposal areaProblem: A school in Missouri had an outdated wastewater treatment system that was...

Entrepreneurs place value on every single dollar they make — both through their core business competencies and through “bonuses” they earn on their...

In 2016, a new water use study of approximately 1,000 single-family homes was published, highlighting water use across the U.S. and Canada....

There are an estimated 90,000 cesspools in use across the Hawaiian Islands, and now their days are numbered.This spring, the Legislature passed,...

You have probably done many interviews at this point in your career. You post a job ad, find a handful of good...

Entry 424223 Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) is the most widely used parameter applied to wastewater. It’s a measure of the dissolved oxygen required by microorganisms...

Here is the second problem in this series:I have a cylindrical (round) tank that has a diameter of 6 feet and is 5.5 feet...

Here are the answers to this month's practice problem.I have a cylindrical (round) tank that has a diameter of 6 feet and is 5.5...

SJE-Rhombus NEX Series duplex control panels The SJE-Rhombus NEX Series control panel product line includes single-phase duplex models designed to alternately control two...