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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...

Don’t wait! The 2015 Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport (WWETT) show, at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis Feb. 23-26,...

Try this experiment: Head to your computer or pick up your smartphone and conduct a Google search for the term “pizza.” Chances...

Where there are unsewered homes, there are inevitably failing onsite systems. In an effort to tackle the outrageous number of failing systems...

You want to make more money. Good for you. And it’s good business. Here’s the problem. A customer balks at your prices....

If you plan to attend NOWRA/CPOW 2014, you should make plans to register for the conference and reserve your hotel room no...

Yet another industry professional was severely injured by a trench collapse. Bill Galena of Filers Plumbing and Heating in Grove City, Penn.,...