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A recent reader letter triggered a reminder on the importance of addressing venting and odor issues. A homeowner from Wisconsin wrote complaining...

Since it formed in 1980, Rhode Island Independent Contractors & Associates has been involved in promoting the use of advanced onsite wastewater...

Remediators used to reduce high-strength wasteProblem: The Merton Custard Shoppe in Merton, Wisconsin, had a septic system designed and installed to treat...

From durable surfaces to optimized tool and material storage, service bodies can help bring the shop out into the field. But the...

A report from the Virginia Department of Health outlines a strategy for privatizing the evaluation and design for onsite wastewater systems and...

Tank Holding Corp., which includes polyethylene tank manufacturers Norwesco and Snyder Industries, has acquired Agri-Plastics’ material-handling division. Darren Van Buuren, director of...

Beyond homeowner communication and making the right soil judgments, the next important aspect of planning for system management is providing access to...

Here is another short quiz to test your knowledge of operation and maintenance principles. The questions are meant to promote discussion and...

Here are the answers to O&M Quiz No. 4.1. T or F - A cycle counter does not really need to be read...

When soil characteristics are not interpreted correctly, they can negatively impact long-term performance. Assuming the installer is not the one that made the...

The state that surrounds most of Chesapeake Bay, where struggles over water quality have occupied public attention for several years, may revive...

A colleague of mine has often said that the most common mistake he has seen around installation of onsite systems is misidentifying...

Franklin Electric PowerSewer System The redesigned FPS PowerSewer System from Franklin Electric is a low-pressure system that pumps residential and commercial wastewater to...

Komatsu CEO Rod Schrader named to AEM board of directors Komatsu America announced that CEO Rod Schrader has been elected to the board...

A recent scam involving the promise of a free subscription to COLE Publishing’s Pumper magazine bundled with an offer for fuel treatment,...

There are two aspects to management of onsite systems and they need to go hand in hand.There is the management of the...