We’ve heard from readers recently who live in areas with shallow solids over bedrock. As you can imagine, they report that these...
Entries Tagged Education/Training
Editorial
Here’s Why You Will Be Driving an Electric Work Truck in 5 Years
I suspect a lot of contractors who install septic systems for a living have been skeptical about the idea of electric work...
Editorial
Let’s Amass the Biggest Library of Installer Videos
A picture is worth a thousand words. Well, often that axiom is correct.
And sometimes a video is worth a thousand pictures. A...
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Getting Back to Normal: Attend an Industry Event
February is considered more of a dormant period for many installers in the northern U.S. and the colder regions of Canada. Frost...
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A Texas Installer Said, “Sorry, Not Sorry Dad,” When His Father Suggested a White-Collar Career
Septic system installers who run across difficult excavation conditions will sympathize with what Orlando Godinez routinely faces as the owner of Godinez...
Online Exclusives
Upcoming Education Sessions: February 2022
NOWRA is pleased to once again be participating at the WWETT (Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport) Show. This year's show will...
Editorial
Abandoning Sewage Tanks Properly Saves Lives
Every year there are news accounts of adults, children or pets falling into a collapsed septic tank, cesspool or seepage pit, causing...
Editorial
Are Onsite Installers Being Paid Enough?
A lot has been made of the labor shortage since the COVID-19 pandemic hit nearly two years ago. Service businesses were the...
Editorial
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...
Editorial
When Do You Give Sewage a Lift?
In recent columns, we focused on pumping into drop boxes and then utilizing flow by gravity into sewage treatment trenches. We wanted...
Editorial
If You’re Not Involved in a Trade Association, You’re Missing Out
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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“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...
Online Exclusives
What To Do If You See Racism In Your Workplace
Entry 422602Speaking up against racism in the workplace is fraught with risk. Yet saying nothing at all only ensures that problems will...
Editorial
Tough Jobs, Rewarding Wastewater Work in Northeast Alabama
In Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This time...













