Onsite Septic System Articles

There are many products your customers use in their homes and commercial properties that can harm the bacteria in a septic system....

“I don’t have to say a word to sell my design services,” says Stuart Meade, owner of Meade Septic Design in Goshen,...

A mobile home park in Michigan had a failed septic system resulting in surfacing effluent and contamination of a nearby lake. The...

In the event that a septic tank is no longer used (because of an alternate connection to city sewer, tank replacement during...

Florida’s coast has been blanketed with algae blooms in the last couple of years. It was the talk at the state capitol...

As a site evaluator on an undeveloped lot, it is important to select an onsite septic system location that fits with the...

I have discussed previously how to interpret and use a contour map to assist in a site evaluation to decide where to...

Most of the time, systems treat the combined wastewater from all sources in a structure. Occasionally, the decision is made to split...

A topographic map of the site of a proposed sewage treatment system can be very helpful to both the site evaluator and...

Suffolk County, New York, has been a model for tackling nitrogen pollution from onsite wastewater systems. Now, local grants to upgrade treatment...

Many residential households use water softeners to remove hardness from water. Water softening can have benefits including extending the life of appliances,...

Water softening is the term generally used for removing calcium and magnesium by ion exchange using salt. Ion exchange is by far...

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

Methamphetamine, commonly referred to as meth, is a toxic and highly addictive drug that is made in makeshift labs. It is also...