Some readers have recently asked whether they should be concerned about their systems ability to handle peak water-use events. Examples of large...
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Party Houses or Vacation Properties May Need Excess Capacity
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6 Tips for Announcing a Price Increase to Your Customers
Many businesses boast about their low prices, or their efforts to make their services as affordable as possible. In some situations, though,...
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Hard to Find and Retain Good Workers? Treat Them with Respect.
Many companies invest heavily to improve the customer experience but sideline employees who are responsible for delivering that experience. What some business...
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Building Plan Changes Throw a Wrench into Nova Scotia Project
For a long time, the small triangular property near Afton Station in northeastern Nova Scotia couldn’t be developed. The Trans-Canada Highway runs...
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A Three-Generation Family Company Perfects Barge Service for Hard-to-Reach Waterfront Projects
A wealthy gentleman about to close on the purchase of an island in a Canadian lake wanted to be sure there was...
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How to Make Your Business Stand Out Among the Competition
As a local service business, you’re always competing for the eyes of your potential customers. With everything that’s out there — competitors,...
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“Remove More Nitrogen!” Regulators Change Effluent Parameters Mid-Stream
The Noquochoke Village affordable housing project was first proposed for Westport, Massachusetts, in about 2005. In 2018, the wastewater system was installed...
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6 Key Stats About Online Reviews
For many consumers, reading online reviews is now an ingrained step in their buying and hiring processes. Although home service businesses have...
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T.M. Wright Meets Tough Onsite Challenges for Connecticut Customers
Several years ago, Jay Daymon noticed a troubling trend in Connecticut’s onsite treatment world: Concrete septic tanks corroding and failing, some after...
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Keith Wessner Knows the Keys to Speeding Up the Onsite Permitting Process
Some installation businesses compete on quality. Some compete on price. Harbor Septic competes on its ability to expedite system permits in a...
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Innovation Will Make Decentralized Wastewater Treatment a Top Choice for Homeowners
In Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This time...
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Be a Flow Fighter and Preserve a Septic System
Homeowners and installers alike are always asking us what can be done to help onsite systems operate better and last longer? One...
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You Can’t Install Our System Until When?
Earlier this year, I was catching up with an installer and talking about business prospects as winter gave way to spring. He...
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Joe Bruening Partners With Other Installers to Cope With a Labor Shortage
In early 2020, shortly after Joe Bruening established his excavation and septic system installation business, he was already frustrated by and tired...
