Entries Tagged Aerobic Treatment Unit (ATU)

New technology and new onsite system products are continually emerging, and installers face stringent regulations when seeking approval to use them.A recent...

ATUs Aerobic Treatment Units from Aero-Stream are robust systems that allow a variety of tank configurations from virtually any tank manufacturer....

In a booming regional economy, Paul Swoyer Septics has tapped into a limitless market with innovative construction, compensation and marketing.An upscale, high-value...

Three solar tanks, a lagoon, and a marsh inside a 28- by 48-foot greenhouse treat wastewater from 50 people in an office...

Combination system reduces footprintProblemThe drainfield had failed on the onsite system serving a three-bedroom home in Juneau, Alaska. The lot was too...

Outback Porta-Jon is a multi-faceted business that installs onsite systems, pumps, tanks, and rents portable toilets from Huntingtown, Md. Owners Steve and...

Second stage nitrificationNitriFAST systems from Bio-Microbics provide second stage nitrification when wastewater contains higher than normal nitrogen levels or when effluent requirements...

Two single-pass buried sand filters with direct discharge to a protected trout stream failed an 80-bed rehabilitation facility for homeless men in...

A two-generation installation, pumping and management company in Santa Fe has found opportunities and sustained growth by staying ahead of the knowledge...

A privately held company wanted to build a travel plaza at Interstate 65 and Indiana 10 just south of DeMotte, Ind. Plans...

A ruling by the Door County (Wis.) Sanitarian Department to remove steel holding tanks more than 20 years old left owners of...

There isn’t much high ground south of New Orleans. Contour lines on topographic maps are far apart, and the water table is...

Presby Environmental Inc. produces alternative wastewater treatment products. It displayed the Advanced Enviro-Septic wastewater treatment system at the 2011 Pumper...

This continues our series on selection, location and installation of septic tanks. When we think of septic tanks, we include tanks of...