Entries Tagged Onsite Septic System

While hydraulic load testing (HLT) of onsite wastewater systems isn't a requirement during the sale of a home, it's been a common practice...

A manufacturer of wet wipes has agreed to stop promoting its product as being flushable and will no longer claim they are...

Recirculating media filters treat wastewater by recirculating effluent that has passed through the filter bed back to the septic tank or to...

In the Arizona desert, Hornick Contracting has made a name and a niche by focusing on a substance more valuable than the...

A system with a single-pass media filter will have effluent flowing from the house to a septic tank, which can contain a...

The term media filter covers a broad array of technologies specifically developed and used to provide additional pretreatment of septic tank effluent....

Ethics in the onsite segment of the wastewater industry are, for a variety of reasons, too often a component of the job...

For an inspection where the expectation is an assessment of the general operation of an aerobic treatment unit, such as for a...

Maryland has upgraded 6,550 septic systems to the best available technology through the Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund since 2010. Nearly 3,800 of...

I have been told by others in the industry that there are approximately 200 different kinds of aerobic treatment units that are...

As a service provider, it’s important to know what type of ATU you are dealing with. The unit types are: suspended growth,...

It is easiest to design pressure distribution laterals when they are at the same elevation, which is usually the case for mound...

Both hydraulic and organic loading need to be considered when making a decision about which type of advanced treatment system to select...

To help fund its Chesapeake Bay cleanup effort, Maryland already has a rain tax and a flush tax on both sewer and...