Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Articles

An effluent screen requires regular maintenance and must be periodically checked. The need to clean a screen should not be considered an...

If an effluent screen seems to need excessive cleaning, it may be that the homeowner has too many solids or chemicals or...

In northern Maryland, BAT Onsite is fairly new on the scene. The same isn’t true of its owner, who has been building...

A clean-out is important for all systems. Installing a clean-out at the wall outside the home or business is a good idea...

Maintaining system permits and drawing samples occasionally result in changes to the engineering side of the business for Larry Stephens, P.E., and...

If you install advanced onsite systems, you may need to find a memorable way to promote annual service — a customer prompt...

Currently, there are two small-flow membrane bioreactors actively marketed for U.S. residential septic system applications: Bio-Microbics BioBarrier and the BUSSE GT system. These membrane...

Here is another short quiz to test your knowledge of operation and maintenance principles. The questions are meant to promote discussion and...

Here are the answers to O&M Quiz No. 5.1. T or F - A septic tank should be pumped if it is 37...

To complete this series on installing for management, here are a few recommendations for providing access to the soil treatment or drainfield...

Over the years I have seen a lot of access problems associated with sewage tanks, including septic, pump and aerobic tanks. As...

Here is another short quiz to test your knowledge of operation and maintenance principles. The questions are meant to promote discussion and...

Here are the answers to O&M Quiz No. 4.1. T or F - A cycle counter does not really need to be read...

A colleague of mine has often said that the most common mistake he has seen around installation of onsite systems is misidentifying...