An oceanfront resort complex consisting of hotels, condominiums, a restaurant and pool house had a 50-year-old septic system that was showing signs...
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Big System on Small Site Is a Coastal Conundrum
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Gravity Is Key in Amish School System Build
An Amish farmer donated three acres of his agricultural fields in Ligonier, Indiana, for a new school accommodating 40 students and two...
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For AAA Allied Septic, There Is No Substitute for Word-of-Mouth Advertising
AAA Allied Septic Service has been a thriving business since its founding in the Santa Fe area 70 years ago.
Today the company,...
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Supersized Onsite Solution Chosen Over Lengthy Sewer Run
A corporation wanted to add another convenience store and service station to its chain of facilities, but the distance to the municipal...
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Creech’s Plumbing Is Closing In on 50 Years as a Family Business
A bad economic downturn rarely is good news for business owners.But for entrepreneur Stacy Creech, the owner of Creech’s Plumbing in Wilson,...
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Inspections, Repairs and New Onsite Systems Drive Jon and Gale Houseknect’s Growing Business
When Jon and Gale Houseknecht bought a stagnant pumping business in 1995, they set about streamlining it for a new world.
They disposed...
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Installers Rick Tipple and Tammy Bovay Utilize Cisterns Where Wells Are Impractical
For RT Septic & Water Systems there’s more to serving homeowners than treating wastewater.
The company, founded in 2016, installs about 100 septic...
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Food Plant Expansion Prompts Addition of Orenco AdvanTex System
A food processing plant in eastern Oregon was growing and needed a new wastewater system. Brian Rabe had designed the previous system...
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Installer James Stiksma Employs a Telehandler Unit to Apply Materials Without Trampling a Large Sand Bed
The old onsite system was failing at a rural property outside Abbotsford, British Columbia, and construction of a crude oil pipeline coming...
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Tennessee Contractor Steps Up to Ease Municipal Wastewater Capacity
The job in an urban area wasn’t typical for an onsite installer, but it was also intended to help the city of...
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Here’s How a Degree in Anthropology Led to a Successful Career in Decentralized Wastewater
When Jordan Johnson moved back to northeastern Illinois and started a plumbing business, he was told the region needed septic system installers....
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Alabama Installers Build a Supplementary Onsite System for Nonprofit Group
Each year, the Alabama Onsite Wastewater Association picks several projects as part of its Helping Hands Across Alabama to donate new septic...
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Tips For Excavating Frozen Ground
To avoid the challenges of snow, ice and frozen ground, and weather-related work stoppages, contractors will often stop working early in the...
