Failing Onsite System Articles

You’ve finished a tricky onsite system installation on a small waterfront lot and the customer is happy with your work from the...

Five years after contaminated water in Flint became a national news story, Michigan’s governor announced a huge infrastructure bill that addresses water...

NOWRA Pushes $50 Million Federal Program to Fix Failing Septic SystemsThe National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association reports progress in convincing Congress to...

Over the spring and summer, we received more than the usual number of questions, comments and examples regarding questionable installing practices. All...

The past several months of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic may have revealed an unfortunate truth to the onsite industry: the decentralized...

A few months ago, we wrote a column about the importance of paying attention to conditions outside the system installation and taking them...

The owner of a rental house had a failing onsite system, and untreated wastewater was flowing downhill toward a creek. But when...

People in southwestern Wisconsin are in the middle of a controversy about drinking water. There is contamination from animal and human waste,...

What has been called the biggest environmental case of the year for the U.S. Supreme Court is on the verge of disappearing. In...

A case coming before the U.S. Supreme Court this year will look at a critical issue for people who deal with wastewater:...

In the not-so-good old days, it was difficult to get anyone in the media world to focus on the proper care of...

Engineers working on Lake George in upstate New York believe they’re about to crack the code to protect water quality on bodies...

As a hardworking 18-year-old entrepreneur, Joe Procopio proved success is built not so much on the equipment you have on hand, but...

Buying a four-bedroom home with a flooded basement heightened the risk factor for a house flipper in Southbury, Connecticut. A management company hired...