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Large-scale wastewater treatment systems are the bread and butter for Danny Brown, owner of KESS Environmental Services in Lowndesboro, Ala.Not a fan...

As part of recent reader-submitted questions on dosing siphons, there was an inquiry about the squirt height in small-diameter pipe. There are...

Some companies spend years developing their business — investing in equipment, systems, and people — and then expect the world to naturally...

Service-based businesses thrive on delivering top-notch results to customers. Delivering bad news requires quite a different skill set.“Often, news is bad only...

Before determining where to place a mound system, it is probably a good idea to have a picture of the general mound...

One of the most difficult challenges that small-business owners face today is finding, recruiting and retaining new talent, yet few have a...

As business owners, we love to discuss ways to improve our employees’ attitudes. Throw a party. Tell inspiring stories at the company...

In service-based industries, it’s difficult to know where to draw the line with discounts, and when to simply let the business go....

Installers often work off the designs of others. As educators, we often hear them say, in effect, “I don’t need to know...

Soil naturally treats and degrades organic matter, destroys pathogens and acts as a filter to remove contaminants from water. Because the soil...

We’ve heard about the importance of setting goals all our lives. For some, the word conjures ugly thoughts of New Year’s resolutions...

A reader submitted a question recently asking why there was not design guidance for mound systems loaded by gravity. The easy answer...

It’s one of the biggest paradoxes of entrepreneurship: The thing that should be so easy and so enticing — taking a little...

Effective operation and maintenance of onsite treatment systems call for three important tools: alarms, controls and monitoring devices. These electronic devices ensure...