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A trash tank is generally installed prior to aerobic treatment units. Some propriety ATUs require one while others do not. The key...

The industry’s highest honors will be awarded this year during the upcoming WEQ Fair in York, Pennsylvania, recognizing Gary Poborsky, owner of...

Grundfos high-efficiency IE5 motors and pumps Grundfos’ E-pumps with integrated frequency converter are designed for total control, customer convenience and environmental sustainability. Grundfos’...

We often spend more time with our work family than our real family. I use the word “family” because we end up...

Proper pipe cutting is critical to ensure that a watertight seal is created between pipes and fittings. The following is the recommended procedure...

“Culture of safety” is a phrase that gets used a lot. For a lot of companies, that term is a reality — safety...

The internet empowers small businesses to compete, communicate and collaborate like never before. Sadly, there are also some significant downsides, not least...

Using primer and glue is the most common method to join together two pieces of PVC pipe, but there are other connections...

Franklin Electric Little Giant 12E Series effluent pumpFranklin Electric’s Little Giant 12E Series 1/2 hp effluent pump for dewatering, water transfer and...

Larsen retires from Felling TrailersDaniel “Boone” Larsen, Felling Trailers’ Great Lakes regional sales manager, has retired. The 40-year industry veteran joined Felling...

In 2015, Montana adopted numeric standards for the amount of phosphorus and nitrogen pollution in its waters. Now it’s reversing that policy. Under...

Any mechanic will tell you that preventive maintenance will save you time and money. Even so, many contractors still come up short...

Everyone has a story about his or her most difficult customer. Rick Wilcockson, owner of Accurate Septic & Well Inspections in Troy, Missouri,...

There’s a fascinating concept called knowledge blindness. Once you are an expert at something, you can’t imagine what it is like to...

What property owners do around their tanks and pretreatment units and over their soil treatment area can greatly impact the accessibility and...

To ensure a properly functioning soil-based septic system, a suitable vegetative cover must be established. Proper plantings on soil treatment systems will...

For those who work in the trade services, success depends not just on developing core skills, but in keeping those skills sharp....

Business insurance is a complicated subject for even veteran business owners. Its complexity gets exacerbated because we don’t trade in it every...

A group of organizations in Alabama will receive $4.85 million from the U.S. Agriculture Department to develop rural wastewater solutions for the...