Many homes in the rural areas around the southwest Michigan city of Grand Rapids were built 30 to 50 years ago. This...
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Michigan Installer Relies on SludgeHammer’s Biomat to Revitalize Problem Drainfields
Onsite Septic System Articles
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Product Focus: Septic Tanks and Components
Septic Tanks
Infiltrator Water Technologies IM-1250
The IM-1250 septic tank from Infiltrator Water Technologies offers long-term strength and watertightness in a lightweight, strong plastic tank...
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One-Tank Workhorse System Helps Make Constrained Residential Lot Usable
Problem: A homebuilder was challenged with providing onsite treatment and disposal for a proposed three-bedroom dwelling on St. George Island in Florida,...
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Educating Customers on Septic vs. Sewer
As professionals in the waste management industry, you know the debate between septic and sewer systems is crucial for sustainable waste management....
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Rules and Regs: Vermont Lakes Group Seeks Change to Septic Capacity Statute
In a letter published in The Barre Montpelier Times Argus, the Federation of Vermont Lakes and Ponds is asking the Vermont House...
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Building Greater Understanding Between Onsite Contractors and Inspectors
George Allen, owner of Desert Septic in Casa Grande, Arizona, reckoned the best way to improve relationships between onsite installers and inspectors...
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Trench vs. Bed: A Critical Point Installers Often Overlook
I saw a question in an online group for onsite installers: “Bed or trench — is one better?”
The responses to the...
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Rules and Regs: Washington State Homeowners Request Training For DIY System Inspections
Key Peninsula residents in Washington state are asking the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department to start a self-inspection training program for homeowners. Homeowners...
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Rural Winery Upgrades Treatment System to Host Weddings
Problem: A winery and wedding venue at a turn-of-the-century farm located in Loudoun County, Virginia, needed to upgrade its wastewater treatment system...
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Going Back to the Basics of Onsite Operations
I was reading an article in the Wall Street Journal about how Jim Harbaugh has a gift for rebuilding faltering football teams....
Blogs
Learning From the Best: The Jim and Jerry Show
WOWRA (Wisconsin Onsite Water Recycling Association) just had its 50th anniversary conference. During that conference, founding member Wayne Pett gave a heartfelt...
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Troubleshooting: When the Pump Is Pumping, But the Level Is Not Going Down
When making a service call for a high water alarm activated at a customer’s house, we arrive to find the pump pumping,...
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Rules and Regs: Indiana Legislature Aims to Limit Inspections of Residential Onsite Systems
Two bills limiting inspections on residential septic systems have passed in the Indiana house of representatives and will go before the senate...
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Why Sewer Gas Odor Increases After Replacing a Septic System
You replace a failed or failing system and then you get the call: “I have bad sewer gas odors and did not...
