Advanced Treatment Unit (ATU) Articles

About a dozen years ago Dan Taylor and his wife Sam began thinking of retirement. As a civil engineer he had spent...

Behind most successful people is a mentor, and Dewey Chaffin of Chaffin Excavating in Bedford, Va., was Emmett Mitchell’s trusted advisor.In 1991,...

Limited space and time created quite a challenge when installers Pat Boone & Sons LLC built the decentralized wastewater system for FiveStar...

Anua announced the formation of a strategic partnership with PekaSys. PekaSys is owned by Joshua Meyer and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pa. The...

A growing demand for installation and maintenance of advanced treatment units reflects a trend toward more and more regulations governing septic systems....

When Ron Parker started working in the onsite wastewater industry, his focus was on overcoming site challenges for property owners in western...

When the owners of Door County Coffee & Tea Co. realized they had to do something with the growing wastewater flow from...

Venturing down holes to evaluate a rock’s ability to support building foundations wasn’t as appealing to geologist Tim Petz as communicating with...

A few years ago I was involved in a class where we visited several houses that had various media filters as a...

Gravel filter and drip irrigation package keeps owner in homeProblem: A homeowner located in Noblesville, Ind., was dealing with a failed...

Advanced/Commercial Treatment Systems Moving bed biological reactorPuraMax from Anua can be designed and installed for pretreatment from a variety of commercial waste stream...

Large-scale onsite system serves a Tennessee subdivisionProblem: Diamond Crest Homes, a subdivision located on the outskirts of Murfreesboro, Tenn., called for 199...

The Hydro-Kinetic Model 600 FEU (flow equalized upflow) wastewater treatment system from Norweco has been NSF Standard 40 and 245 certified. The...

Aerobic Treatment Unit The Aero-Stream aerobic treatment unit allows a variety of tank configurations from any tank manufacturer. The process incorporates extended aeration...