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Kim Littlefield, co-owner of Complete Septic Services with her husband John in Isle La Motte, Vermont, prides herself on answering the company...

After the installation of quality, long-lasting onsite systems, educating your customers about how their systems work and how to take care of...

As a business owner, you understand the value of effective marketing and advertising to your business. However, communicating your vision to a...

Attending education sessions and involvement in industry associations are two ways you can continue to expand your knowledge and improve your skills....

In system installation videos that companies post online, I see a lot of wide-open flat fields with no hills in the pictures....

Picture this situation: a skilled technician calls in their resignation tomorrow. What happens next? Jobs pile up, schedules get disrupted, your remaining...

Problem: Berkshire East Mountain Resort in western Massachusetts needed to replace a failing septic system that served the main lodge of the...

I’ve received questions lately about setbacks to trees. A cursory look at regulations show some states have setbacks to trees (at an...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation making it more affordable to install or upgrade septic systems, multiple media outlets reported. New...

In a time when almost anything can be learned with a Google search or YouTube tutorial, how is it possible that so...

Jason and Erin Birdsong linked up with a friend at the 2023 WWETT Show who asked some revealing questions that got them...

Elmer's glue. The only way to describe the septic tank I was looking down into was that it appeared to be completely...

Attending education sessions and involvement in industry associations are two ways you can continue to expand your knowledge and improve your skills....

Problem: After installation of a septic system, the Midwestern lake home customer complained of odors in his yard. The contractor installed residential...

Artificial intelligence is transforming industries everywhere, and the trades are no exception. While the idea of robots replacing skilled workers may make headlines,...

As a skilled installer, you know the drill. Being up before the sun rises, loading tools and equipment, grabbing that first coffee...

It starts innocently enough. You want to ensure everything runs smoothly, so you check in often. Someone misses a minor detail, and...

A federal appeals court upheld a lower court’s order which placed a moratorium on new septic tank installations in parts of the...

When replacing an onsite system, there are many considerations that must be taken into account outside in the planned site; but there...