Stories about people — mostly children — falling into septic tanks are making headlines left and right these days. For instance, a...
Onsite Septic System Articles
Editorial
Stewards of the Environment
The Tennessee Onsite Wastewater Association (TOWA) has a diverse membership that President Bob O’Dette says helps build broad consensus on ways to...
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Oxygen Required: Unrivaled ATUs
Tightened regulations governing septic systems reflect a growing demand for installation and maintenance of advanced treatment units. In fact, installation of aerobic...
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World’s Largest Low-Pressure Injection Molding Machine Revealed
The world’s largest low-pressure injection molding machine was designed and constructed by Infiltrator Systems at the company’s Winchester, Ky., ISO-9002 manufacturing facility.The...
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Kick-Start Your Onsite Business
Change can be a hard pill to swallow. Customers change, products change, regulations change. It can be even more difficult if you’re...
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3 Reasons Your Website Sucks
There’s no doubt that the Internet is becoming a leading source of information. People are “Googling” and “tweeting.” If neither of those...
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Cutting-Edge Onsite Technology Solutions
Whether you’re installing a standard gravity system for a homeowner or working on a large cluster system to meet the demands of...
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How To Keep Tabs on Industry Regulations
Keeping track of increasing — and more stringent — regulations for onsite septic installations and inspections and septic pumping can be difficult....
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Cherry-Picked Drainfield Rejuvenation Tools
A frantic customer calls. He sees effluent surfacing around his onsite system, making the ground wet and mushy, and the grass is...
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Septic Service and Drain Cleaning Jobs Projected to Increase 26 Percent
Infrastructure jobs, including septic tank contractors and sewer pipe cleaners, are on the rise. A new report from Brookings.edu estimates that septic...
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Dignity of the Septic Guy: Part Four
In part one of this series, we discussed how onsite installers earn dignity through the value they bring to clients. Part two...
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Small Business Week: Be a Little Selfish
Let’s celebrate your hard work and dedication to the small businesses you started from the ground up, took over from a retiring...
Editorial
On Top of Their Game
Formed in 1990 in response to a lawsuit challenging the right of local health departments to certify licensed designers, the Washington On-Site...
Editorial
Teacher and Student
Behind most successful people is a mentor, and Dewey Chaffin of Chaffin Excavating in Bedford, Va., was Emmett Mitchell’s trusted advisor.In 1991,...





















