Entries Tagged Mound System

Owners of a three-bedroom seasonal lakefront cottage in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, wanted to make it their permanent residence and build an addition. A...

It took some arm-twisting for Grant Ohm to get his son to give up a career in corporate finance and take over...

We get a lot of questions about clean sand. Most are related to the clean sand requirement for mound sewage treatment systems....

Richards Septic Tank Service is 58 and still going and growing. When Zach Rodriguez is ready to take control of the company...

We have really tough soils in our area so you don’t understand our problems and why we do the things we do.” Over...

Minnesota is known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes, and a fair number of those are scattered across the countryside near Eagle...

Finding a 5-foot-diameter hole in his lakefront lot in Eagle River, Wisconsin, confirmed the location of the homeowner’s 1960s steel septic tank. “The...

We received a question from a homeowner in Florida wondering whether he should be worried about how his septic system was operating....

Land can be marshy around lakes. Combine that with a restricted site and you have the problem that Sunset Septic & Excavating...

We constantly receive questions on aspects of mound design and installation. One common question is: What soil problems or conditions warrant installation...

Generally mound systems perform very well in a wide range of soil types. As Larry Stephens, who runs a 20-year-old maintenance company,...

As the year comes to a close, we take a look at some of the most popular stories on www.onsiteinstaller.com. If you...

Recently, someone asked us how setback distances were determined for mound systems. In Minnesota, rules state setback distances must be measured from...

It has been estimated that mound systems should perform hydraulically for 25 to 35-plus years. However, some systems do not perform as they...