Onsite System Installation Articles

Many of the media filters used in today’s wastewater industry use proprietary technology or components and come from the manufacturer as pre-assembled...

Five years after contaminated water in Flint became a national news story, Michigan’s governor announced a huge infrastructure bill that addresses water...

Electrical shock is a potential hazard to onsite wastewater treatment system professionals. Written procedures for dealing with electrical hazards must be part...

Your tailgate safety meetings probably focus mainly on the major hazards involved with septic installation work like operating heavy equipment and trench...

Over the spring and summer, we received more than the usual number of questions, comments and examples regarding questionable installing practices. All...

The California State Water Resources Control Board is working on an update to its winery wastewater rules. The order would affect more...

How often do you have someone call your office and the conversation starts out like this: “I bought a house recently and I’m...

Section 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 encourages states to develop and operate their own job safety and...

Every person on a job site is responsible not only for his or her own safety, but also the safety of those...

Brian Wakefield, owner of B&J Wakefield Services in Waxahachie, Texas, has been installing septic systems since about 2005 in response to customer...

Septic tanks are designed to retain solids that accumulate over time. Some of these solids are byproducts of the waste treatment process,...

Tanks must be reasonably accessible to facilitate inspection and maintenance activities after installation is complete. Before the tank is covered, take photos related...

After a septic tank is set, it must be appropriately backfilled. All tanks should be backfilled with successive tamped “lifts” or depth...

Potential tank movement after installation is measurable, predictable and preventable. Proper evaluation of the original soil, bedding materials, depth to groundwater, backfill...