It’s a dilemma any business leader faces: How do you effectively manage your employees without veering into hovering, nitpicking or interfering with...
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Win the Toughest Truck in Water & Wastewater!
In celebration of our 35th anniversary, this modified off-road 2014 Chevrolet 4x4 pickup truck (or alternately $35,000 cash) will be awarded to...
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How To Fix a Failing Drainfield
In the past few months, we’ve discussed troubleshooting overall onsite system problems. Now let’s take a closer look at troubleshooting a failing...
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For Rent: Would You Live in a Septic Tank?
A septic tank turned travel trailer? Cue the cliché: “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” It’s what inside that counts, right?When...
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Rules and Regs: Record Snowmelt Wreaks Havoc on Midwest Septic Tanks
An unusually heavy snowmelt and series of rainstorms in the Northwestern portion of Wisconsin are causing septic systems to back up. According...
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Installer Hunts Down Undocumented Septic Tanks
Inspecting onsite systems is not for the fainthearted, as Ray Erb of Thomas H. Erb & Sons in Lititz, Pa., can attest....
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ALS “Septic” Ice Bucket Challenge Accepted!
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge phenomenon has swept the nation, spreading awareness of the disease to millions across social media. From Charlie...
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7 Simple Ways to Deal With Difficult Customers
Nobody wants to deal with unhappy, difficult or angry customers. However, in most cases the company representative taking an angry call is...
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Pump Manufacturer Expands to Middle East
Franklin Electric announced that it has completed two acquisitions in India.In the first, Franklin Electric has acquired 70 percent of the outstanding...
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Helping Hands: Onsite Septic Leaders Donate New System for a Family in Need
Members of the Wisconsin Onsite Water Recycling Association (WOWRA) donated and installed a standard residential private onsite wastewater treatment system for a...
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Can Resting Restore Soil Infiltration?
Many researchers and onsite professionals have long recognized the benefits of periodically resting all or parts of a drainfield to restore soil...
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Onsite Inspections on the Rise for State-Certified Installers
Look at the website for Ward Brothers LLC, in Greensboro, N.C., and you will see a label touting the company as state-certified...
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Canadian Installer Stays Competitive With Network of Maintenance Providers
When the phone rings in the middle of – you name it – the night, a blizzard, a hurricane, the caller wants...
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Can Flexing Your Onsite Muscles Help the Industry?
Every now and then looking out for the best interests of your company — or the industry — means you need do something...
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Sustainable Septic Solution Breaks the Mold
After 30 years of R&D efforts and the continuous improvement of its compact biofiltration technologies for the onsite wastewater treatment industry, Premier...
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Skid Loader Donation Helps Wisconsin Community
A new Gehl skid loader was delivered to the grounds of University Wisconsin-Washington County, in West Bend, Wis., as a donation from...
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What the Heck is a Drainfield?
Perhaps you’ve tried to drill the ABCs of septic system care into homeowners only to have the message fall on deaf ears...
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3 Reasons to Break Into Septic Pumping
Expanding your menu of services is no simple task. If you’re solely an onsite installation service provider, perhaps it’s time to consider...
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5 Office Decluttering Tips
A cluttered office is no small matter. An unruly office can send clients — and employees — the message that you’re sloppy...
























