Solvent welds, threaded connections, mechanical joints, and gaskets are the most common methods of connecting PVC pipe. For applications in the septic...
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Pipe Materials: Connecting PVC Pipe and Fittings with Solvent-Welding
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Pipe Materials: PVC Fittings and Joints for Mechanically Strong Seals
Fitting and joints are a critical aspect of PVC piping installation. Overlapping joints are used to connect pipe lengths and fittings. Whether...
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New York School Receives an Expansive Replacement System
An 18,000 gpd legacy system served a K-12 public school in Brushton, New York. Wastewater from the school and bus garage flowed...
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Customer Friendships, Smarter Regulations Build a Wastewater Business
In States Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This...
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Rocky Mountain Report — Watch the Plow and Heavy Machinery During Tricky Springtime Installations
Installing a septic system in the middle of winter with roughly 4 feet of snow on the ground may sound implausible to...
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These Experts Can Be Found Where Water and Soil Meet
When it began, Cascade Earth Sciences had two purposes: onsite work and soil mapping. Over the past 44 years, there have been...
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What to Do With Fish Cleaning Waste
In winter, spring, summer or fall people are catching and cleaning fish across the U.S. Sometimes at parks and resorts, fish cleaning...
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Pipe Materials: Understanding Polyvinyl Chloride Standards
Polyvinyl chloride is the most common pipe material used in onsite wastewater treatment systems. PVC pipe manufacturers must follow accepted standards for...
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When an Animal Shelter System Goes to the Dogs, Onsite Professionals Come to the Rescue
The call came late in fall 2019 from the Chippewa County Humane Association in northern Wisconsin. The onsite system at the animal...
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For the Owner of Soilworx, Teaching Proper Septic System Construction and Usage is the Name of the Game
Chad Widmer enjoys a good challenge. And as a designer of septic systems, the owner of Soilworx — based in Okotoks, Alberta...
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Introduction to Pipe Materials for Onsite Treatment Systems
Piping is the conduit that collects wastewater from the source and conveys wastewater from one component to another. Piping transmits wastewater through...
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Product Spotlight - January 2021
In many onsite systems, aeration is supplied mechanically by way of a pump. The BIOROCK Aerobic Septic System offers an eco-friendly and...
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We Need to Educate Rural Customers and Promote the Onsite Industry
In States Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This...
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Case Studies - January 2021
Modules enable drainfield placement on undersized propertyProblem: The owners of a three-bedroom lake home in Wisconsin utilized a holding tank and wanted to have...
