pH is a term used to describe the relative amount of acidity or basicity in the wastewater. Low pH values indicate a...
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Onsite Arithmetic: Cylindrical Tanks - Answers
Here are the answers to the practice problem for the month of September.I have a cylindrical (round) tank that has a diameter of 4 feet and...
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Onsite Arithmetic: Cylindrical Tanks
Here’s your practice problem for the month of September.I have a cylindrical (round) tank that has a diameter of 4 feet and is 5.5 feet...
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Winery’s Onsite System Poses Major Challenges
Designs for the new Crow River Winery near Hutchinson, Minnesota, included tasting rooms, an education and reception area, an events center with...
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New Laser Instruments Give Contractors New Precision Solutions
Makita has released three new laser instruments engineered for precision and efficiency: the Self-Leveling Combination Cross-Line/Point Laser (model SK103PZ), as well as the...
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Should Your Employee Handbook Include a Social Media Policy?
Your company is probably active on social media — but even if it isn’t, your employees probably are, and what they say...
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The 5 Steps of Successful Team Building
The NFL has 32 teams, not groups. Teams. All teams are groups, but not all groups are teams. Calling a group a...
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New Heavy-Duty Pressure Washers Make Industrial Cleaning Easy
Water Cannon Poly Drive cleaning machines are durable heavy-duty pressure washers made for commercial and industrial cleaning applications. As such, they are heavily...
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Service Agreements Don’t Always Serve
Perhaps my favorite (and most productive) consulting activity is to go on a ride-along. I hop in the truck, or work alongside...
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Inspection Disaster Leaves Huge Mess for Homeowners
A few weeks ago, a couple’s dream home turned into something more akin to a nightmare. A dump truck belonging to workers...
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Pointers for Onsite Arithmetic
One reader who worked through the first Onsite Arithmetic problem made a couple of good points that should be clarified for subsequent problems...
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New Pressure Washer Attachment Prevents Backsplash
Mosmatic Duct Cleaners are specially designed to clean ducts, trash chutes, vents, restaurant hoods, tanks and more. This is the perfect accessory...
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Rules and Regs: Developer Sued for Violating Missouri Clean Water Laws
A property developer has been sued by the Missouri attorney general for selling lots he said had approved onsite septic systems when...
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What’s Your Dissolved Oxygen?
Troubleshooting a septic tank? Is the ATU or a media filter working properly? Checking the dissolved oxygen is key to diagnosing performance.Dissolved...
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Flushables Lawsuit Targets Wal-Mart
Eugene and Victoria Richard of New Hampshire filed a class-action lawsuit on Aug. 5 against Wal-Mart and Rockline Industries, alleging the two...
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GPS Insight Ranked on the 2015 Inc. 5000 for the 6th Consecutive Year
Inc. magazine ranked GPS Insight number 2,734 with three-year sales growth of 133 percent on its 34th annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's...
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Helping the Buyer Beware
Greg Mayfield, owner of Southern Water and Soil in Zephyrhills, Florida, knows the best customer is an educated customer.Attempting to avoid a...
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Give Your Team a Mission
“Ellen, call me. My team wants to know why we are changing everything. Why we are moving to a new pricing plan....
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Onsite Arithmetic: Is This Tank Large Enough? – Answers
Here are the answers to the questions posed in Onsite Arithmetic.A rectangular septic tank has the following dimensions: 7 feet long; 4...























