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Why, When and How to Run the Plastic Limit Test During Septic System Installation
Why?
The surface should be maintained in as natural condition as possible because soils that are wet at the time of construction are...
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This Installer Explains What’s Driven Him Since Youth: “I Just Like to Work”
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that Mike Camarota Jr. has been preparing for his career as a businessman and septic...
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If You Install Up North, Lay Out Pipes to Prevent Freezing
As we move from fall into winter, your clients are probably beginning to worry about whether their systems will experience freezing issues....
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Experience Doesn’t Erase the Need for Trench Safety Precautions
Working in trenches and deep holes can be hazardous, and Jay Daymon and his team at T.M. Wright Excavating always keep that...
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This Lakeside Project Is on the Rocks
Tenants were interested in buying the house they had rented on Beaver Lake in northwestern Arkansas, and the owner agreed to install...
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The Importance of Slope in Septic System Installation
Slope refers to the steepness of the topography. As the slope increases, the steepness increases. Slope calculations are necessary in order to...
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The Importance of Topography and Landscape Position in Septic System Installation
Topography and landscape position are the first things seen when the site is visited. In the broadest sense, topography describes the physical...
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The Impacts of Soil Consistence on Septic System Installation
Consistence describes how easy it is to deform or break up the soil. Consistence is used to determine if the soil contains...
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Florida Installer Found Solution for Meeting Nitrogen Limits
Working in the environmentally sensitive Indian River Lagoon watershed in Florida’s Brevard County, Harbor Septic often must meet strict nitrogen removal requirements...
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The Impacts of Soil Color and Depth to Limiting Condition on Septic System Installation
Soil color is often used to determine seasonal high water table (SHWT) for system design. The soil treatment area bottom (or infiltrative...
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Norweco Singulair Unit and Presby Enviro-Septic Dispersal System Solve Tricky Install for Adirondack Septic Tank
The story is familiar. A lake house built in the 1940s needed a new onsite system. But the situation that technicians from...
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Editor’s Notebook - September 2021
You often hear unfortunate stories about soldiers returning from the war in Vietnam and not being shown the appreciation they deserved for...
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Keith Wessner Knows the Keys to Speeding Up the Onsite Permitting Process
Some installation businesses compete on quality. Some compete on price. Harbor Septic competes on its ability to expedite system permits in a...


















