Drainfield Component Articles

Fanning Excavating fights through the closing of a major local employer and a deep housing recession and emerges as a strong, more diversified business with a bright future.

Let’s take a more in-depth look at how to determine the squirt height in dosing siphons

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.

Membrane bioreactor technology allows a nonconforming repair on a tiny waterfront lot in an environmentally sensitive area of Washington State.

All your siphon questions answered. This is your guide to understanding how siphons work for drainfield dosing.

How do you size an absorption field for a conventional septic system? Follow along.

Disturbing as little soil as possible during an installation is a no-brainer. But normal soil erosion can cause headaches. Learn what you can do to reduce major water flow.

Establishing proper vegetative cover is anything but basic. Get the lowdown on reseeding disturbed areas and find out which habits you need to kick.

Periodic resting can restore drainfield performance, but additional pretreatment might be the best bet.

Unless you’re an amateur soil scientist, here’s what to do if you’re up against a failing drainfield.

In this month’s regulations update, pumpers see a major surge in septic tanks overwhelmed by heavy snowmelt, and more onsite rules are in the works.

Lost tanks are no match for this innovative installer and pumper. Learn how he mastered the art of tank locating.