A holding tank is used for an onsite system that has no soil component for a variety of reasons (small lot, lake...
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Adapting Your Business to Changing Cannabis Laws
With medical cannabis legal in 37 states and recreational use legal in 24, the drug tests you may have used prior to...
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How to Ensure Safe Vacuum Truck Operation
In the septic and sewer industry, there are many hazards within the daily work that put employees at risk. Whether it’s working...
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A Daily Bag for Troubleshooting: The Must-Have Tools
Troubleshooting issues for onsite systems is something we do a lot. There are some days where I spend all day meeting with...
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How to Save 6 Lives Today
The truck driving down I-94 in Milwaukee had a mud flap hanging off. Many trucks repeatedly tried to warn the driver on...
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Michigan Installer Relies on SludgeHammer’s Biomat to Revitalize Problem Drainfields
Many homes in the rural areas around the southwest Michigan city of Grand Rapids were built 30 to 50 years ago. This...
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5 Action Steps to Get Peak Performance From Employees
People perform at their best when, and only when, they know their leaders care, their work has meaning, and they have the...
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Building Greater Understanding Between Onsite Contractors and Inspectors
George Allen, owner of Desert Septic in Casa Grande, Arizona, reckoned the best way to improve relationships between onsite installers and inspectors...
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Are You Missing Out on Prime Local Opportunities to Market Your Business?
As digital marketers, we often get questions about, well, digital marketing. But we often see companies relying on nothing but online marketing...
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Going Back to the Basics of Onsite Operations
I was reading an article in the Wall Street Journal about how Jim Harbaugh has a gift for rebuilding faltering football teams....
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Why a North Dakota Installer Prefers Lightweight Plastic Tanks and Chambers
Terry Novak moved away from concrete tanks and rock-and-pipe drainfields for onsite systems about 15 years ago. He uses plastic tanks and...
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8 Ways for Stressed-Out Business Owners to Cope
Make no mistake: Running your own business can be a lot of fun. There’s no feeling that’s quite as good as building...
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Navigating the Legal Pitfalls of Workers’ Comp
To run a successful operation, employers must safeguard their greatest asset: their employees.
The unpredictability of accidents and injuries in the workplace requires...
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Troubleshooting: When the Pump Is Pumping, But the Level Is Not Going Down
When making a service call for a high water alarm activated at a customer’s house, we arrive to find the pump pumping,...





















