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It’s that time of year again! The holidays, when small-business owners face myriad challenges – a slowdown and a bit of quiet,...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released interim guidance for all managers and workers handling untreated sewage that might contain the Ebola...

Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, N.Y., will use $2 million in state funding as seed money to establish a program in...

In service-based industries, it’s difficult to know where to draw the line with discounts, and when to simply let the business go....

Here’s a sobering statistic: More people in the world own a cellphone than a toilet.Around 2.5 billion people lack access to the...

Business-building advice. Networking. Financial tips. Take advantage of a great opportunity to learn how to make your business more profitable.Plan now to...

The Sump and Sewage Pump Manufacturers Association (SSPMA) has been selected to provide a three-track educational session at the Water & Wastewater...

Installers often work off the designs of others. As educators, we often hear them say, in effect, “I don’t need to know...

Soil naturally treats and degrades organic matter, destroys pathogens and acts as a filter to remove contaminants from water. Because the soil...

A reader recently submitted some questions about the use and operation of siphons in onsite systems. An increasing number of systems are...

World Series MVP Madison Bumgarner might have a 95 mph fastball and nasty cutter, but the Giants’ left-hander, who shares the same...

We’ve heard about the importance of setting goals all our lives. For some, the word conjures ugly thoughts of New Year’s resolutions...

A reader submitted a question recently asking why there was not design guidance for mound systems loaded by gravity. The easy answer...

Ashland Pump recently broke ground to begin construction of its new office building and test lab. The expanding company’s office area will...

It’s one of the biggest paradoxes of entrepreneurship: The thing that should be so easy and so enticing — taking a little...

When you install or repair an existing septic system, the absorption field size should always be one of the more important design...

More than 26 percent of septic systems in Minnesota have been installed in the last 12 years, according to the Minnesota Pollution...

Effective operation and maintenance of onsite treatment systems call for three important tools: alarms, controls and monitoring devices. These electronic devices ensure...

SIM-A pump control and alarm panels from See Water will warn of high liquid levels and control a 120/208/240V single phase pump...