Since codes and regulations set minimum requirements for system installations, a lot of installers often bid and install to those minimums in...
Entries Tagged Onsite System Installation
Editorial
Acres of Greenhouse Means Massive Septic System
A commercial greenhouse was expanding its vegetable production on the 92-acre site in Delta, British Columbia. The new greenhouse would cover 24...
Editorial
Quick Success for Ontario Septic Specialists
When Brock Peel and Brad Corey put their heads and expertise together in 2022, they realized their area was underserved for septic...
Editorial
New Mexico Septic Expert Works for Change
Name and title or job description: Gene Bassett, ownerBusiness name and location: E.C. Bassett Construction Inc., Edgewood, New MexicoServices we offer: We...
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The Towns That Run on 100% Onsite Wastewater Treatment
In communities across the U.S., centralized sewer systems are the norm. But in some towns, an entirely different approach is working —...
Editorial
Supporting Car Dealership Expansion
The Boucher Nissan car dealership that opened in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, in 2023 decided to open another Hyundai dealership on the same lot...
Editorial
Septic Company Looks to Franchise
In 2009, when Tanya Wilson’s then-husband wanted her to help him start a septic business, she was less than enthusiastic. “I was...
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Breaking Into the Septic Industry: Advice for New Installers
Entry 424820Just got your septic license but haven’t landed any installs yet? @officialjohnseaman has some advice for getting started in this competitive...
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Beyond the Install: Strengthening Customer Relationships with Checkups
A quality install is important, but real customer loyalty comes from what happens after the job is done. Regular system checkups —...
Online Exclusives
Contractor Relies on the Ease and Wide Range of Plastic Tanks
Kyle Nix prefers plastic septic tanks for many onsite installations in his company’s south central Indiana territory.
Nix, president and chief operating officer...
Editorial
Small Crew, Big Service
Name and title or job description: Marcus J. Caplin, ownerBusiness name and location: MJC Septic Services, Ostrander, OhioServices we offer: Most of...
Editorial
Little Room. Lots of Treatment.
Bay Shore Construction took on a job at a 10-unit mobile home park believing it was just a septic tank replacement.
On investigating,...
Editorial
On the Forefront
Kyle Nix’s family business is stronger for his leadership of Indiana’s onsite wastewater association. And so is the state’s onsite industry.
Nix, president...
Online Exclusives
Should You Ever Install a Replacement System Over an Existing System?
A reader sent in a question about considerations that should be taken when installing a replacement system over an existing system.
My first response...


















