Entries Tagged Onsite Septic System

Suffolk County, New York, has pushed to replace common cesspools with advanced onsite systems that reduce nitrogen pollution, and now a couple of...

Here are a few pump math questions:1. If there is a rectangular pump tank with dimensions of 5 feet wide by 8 feet long,...

Here are the answers to today’s practice problem.1. If there is a rectangular pump tank with dimensions of 5 feet wide by...

The first step in any repair job is knowing what’s going on underground, and that is why a camera snake is the...

Among my frequently asked questions: "What can be done to protect a system against flooding?" And: "If the system has been flooded,...

Entry 424223 Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) is the most widely used parameter applied to wastewater. It’s a measure of the dissolved oxygen required by microorganisms...

Here is the second problem in this series:I have a cylindrical (round) tank that has a diameter of 6 feet and is 5.5 feet...

Here are the answers to this month's practice problem.I have a cylindrical (round) tank that has a diameter of 6 feet and is 5.5...

Turning dreams of owning an island home into a reality is a specialty of Penny Wright, owner of The Wright Choice Septics...

You’ve probably seen an episode or two of popular house-flipping shows on cable TV. You know the type, where a Hollywood-cute couple...

Currently, there are two small-flow membrane bioreactors actively marketed for U.S. residential septic system applications: Bio-Microbics BioBarrier and the BUSSE GT system. These membrane...

Legacy Septic and Excavation thrives on onsite treatment system repairs and replacements. Those projects often involve challenging sites with clay soils or...

When you are dealing with small lots, one option that may be considered is using the current location of a soil treatment...

Here is another series of problems to help maintain and sharpen our sewage math skills. For the first problem let’s look at...