California Articles

Topanga Underground tackles onsite systems in and around Malibu, California, that involve major site challenges — and carry price tags to match.

Rodeo roper and septic service pro Bob Willis casts a line and pulls in a huge workload replacing onsite systems, performing inspections in rugged Southern California.

In this month’s regulations update, the Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund contributes to onsite system upgrades and maintenance, and a biosolids land-spreading case is addressed by New York's highest court

Westar Plumbing Services installs a massive evaporative system for an RV park on the California-Arizona border, bringing value to a barren, dried-up river bottom.

Thorough customer education and convenient ongoing septic system maintenance help California’s Clay’s Septic capture repeat business and word-of-mouth referrals.

In this month’s regulations update, a diesel truck emissions phase-in period is underway for pumpers on the West Coast, and lawmakers throw the book at septage odors.

In arid California wine country, a vineyard sought to update its wastewater treatment process and use former dispersal ponds to irrigate valuable grapes.

A flexible layout and hand digging allows Shear Builders to install a large drip field in a stand of virgin timber.

Owl dies after going down a holding tank vent pipe

A graywater recycling system meets California standards for bacteria content, enabling use for landscape irrigation