When Jon and Gale Houseknecht bought a stagnant pumping business in 1995, they set about streamlining it for a new world.
They disposed...
Entries Tagged Onsite System Repair
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In Minnesota, Recruiting and Retaining Workers is Job No. 1
Jake Bell: owner-operator, along with my father Jon Bell and my uncle Chad Bell, the founders
Business: Bell Excavating Inc., Stillwater, Minnesota
Age: 36Services we offer: We...
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Rules and Regs: Massachusetts Limits New Onsite Nitrogen Rule
In June, Massachusetts officials updated onsite rules to address nitrogen pollution but the new rules are more limited than originally proposed.
Last year,...
Editorial
Wastewater Professionals Need to Know Their Worth
In Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This time...
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Rules and Regs: Florida Legislature Considering Batch of Water Bills
As the new session of the Florida Legislature opened March 7, lawmakers faced several bills related to the onsite industry and to...
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Rules and Regs: Comment Deadline Extended for Massachusetts Septic Rule
The public has more time to comment on a proposed change in the Massachusetts Title 5 onsite rules. The change would require...
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Rules and Regs: Michigan Legislator Tries Again to Pass Statewide Onsite Rule
It’s been almost four years since the Michigan Legislature attempted to pass a statewide sanitary code. That bill, defeated in December 2018,...
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Rules and Regs: Massachusetts May Require Nitrogen Technology for All of Cape Cod
Indications are that Massachusetts will change its Title 5 onsite rules in a few months to require nitrogen-reducing technology on all of...
Editorial
Challenging Times Approach for the Wastewater Industry
In Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This time...
Editorial
Moving Effluent Is More of an Uphill Battle These Days
We often get questions from homeowners about pump reliability in relation to the need for pumps somewhere in their system. Pumps these...
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Rules and Regs: Two-Year Degree Suggested as Solution to Regulator Shortage
Septic system services companies contend with a labor shortage, but so do some health departments. And some of them have a plan...
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Rules and Regs: San Francisco Expands Graywater Recycling Requirement in City Buildings
Cities are one of the last places you might expect on-site wastewater recycling, but in late September the San Francisco Board of...
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Rules and Regs: Delaware County Clamps Down on Onsite Developments
After a couple of years of flirting with the issue, the New Castle County Council in Delaware imposed a permanent moratorium for...
Editorial
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...













