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Facing an onsite system repair on a lakefront lot with extremely limited space and poor-quality soils, Courtney Stephenson took on a challenge.Stephenson,...

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...

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

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

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...

If a screen requires servicing more frequently than anticipated by design, either the effluent screen or the wastewater characteristics should be evaluated...