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Good drainage is important for the best crop yields, and Norm Rozendaal, co-owner of Norm Rozendaal Tiling in Monroe, Iowa, spent springs...

Standing on concrete all day working as foreman in a tool and die department convinced Tim Rozendaal that he wanted to be...

Everyone has car problems from time to time. And I’ve had a variety of nagging issues recently, probably related to my pattern...

The Iowa project was a new subdivision for year-round homes, and the task was to maximize the number of homes while not...

Back in time when we started to work together there was no such thing as a smartphone and, in fact, no such...

Nitrogen removal is no longer required for every septic system installed in the state of Maryland. The best available technology (BAT) regulation...

Given enough time, any object made of iron or steel exposed to oxygen or moisture will oxidize, or rust. Exposure to chemicals...

In a memo to county health departments, the Florida Bureau of Environmental Health Onsite Sewage Program said it is now recommending that...

They are preventable, yet still kill about 40 people every year. With all the rules to follow and guidance to help, there...

Problem: A Wisconsin technical college was looking to update its wastewater system.  The current system was more than 40 years old and...

When I started working in this industry, it was as a researcher, specifically on the movement of water (effluent) through the soil....

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When Bruce Franke gets asked to help at a septic tank installation job, he knows it’s time to put away the big...

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. 3.1. T or F - Maintenance activities for a system are not affected by the...

I thoroughly enjoy reading Jim Anderson’s column “Septic System Answer Man” each month in Pumper magazine. Jim has great experience, is very...

Attendance for the upcoming Wastewater Equipment Fair in Dallas is on pace to double the turnout of the inaugural event, held last...