In Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This time...
Pump Articles
Editorial
An Enthusiastic Mid-Career Couple Is Living Their Dream of Business Ownership
Buying Dutcher Trenching Inc. about four years ago was the fulfillment of a dream for Josh and Brittany McCloud. And it was...
Online Exclusives
5 Steps to Troubleshooting a Septic Pump
Onsite professionals are often called to troubleshoot situations where someone installed a septic pump that does not appear to be working properly....
Online Exclusives
Product News: June 2021
Grundfos high-efficiency IE5 motors and pumps Grundfos’ E-pumps with integrated frequency converter are designed for total control, customer convenience and environmental sustainability. Grundfos’...
Editorial
Product Focus - April 2021
Alarm Systems/Components
Septic Products Observer 400The Observer 400 system-monitoring device from Septic Products is a 120-volt indoor/outdoor high-water alarm that includes a 15-foot alarm float for high...
Editorial
We Need to Educate Rural Customers and Promote the Onsite Industry
In States Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This...
Editorial
The Careless Family of Canada Mixes Old-School Values with Modern Onsite Practices
Megan Careless can remember years ago when her father and grandfather used straw for septic system drainfield media.
She recalls when open discharges...
Editorial
Pay Attention to These Pressure Distribution Basics
Last month we discussed how, in gravity systems, effluent distribution over the area of a sewage treatment trench is accomplished by the...
Editorial
Michigan Onsite Professionals Set an Example For Water Recycling
The Fenner Conservancy wanted to build an addition for expanded programming at the Fenner Nature Center in Lansing, Michigan.
An onsite system served...
Editorial
Always a Better Way
Jen Chapin got an interesting introduction to her husband Alan’s new onsite installation business. It was the day he brought home the...
Editorial
Decentralized Wastewater Systems Make Sense in Alberta
In States Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This...
Editorial
Frank’s Septic Services Installs Big Tanks, Thousands of Feet of Dripline and UV System in Campground Project
It was clear the Vineyard RV Park in Vacaville, California, needed help. When the campground started, one Orenco Systems AdvanTex AX100 pod...
Editorial
'Rightsizing' Ensured Coleman Lyttle Sr. He’d Be Able to Continue Providing a Personal Touch
Email Stamie E. Lyttle Co. (SELCO) or call the office in Richmond, Virginia, and both are answered promptly — by people.“My parents...
Editorial
Ohio Couple Shares a Passion for Building and Maintaining Efficient Onsite Systems
When Erin and Cody Mastin started their business in 2018, they had some pretty good credentials, with her background in marketing and...




















