With its extensive history of settlement, Long Island, New York, also has a lengthy history with cesspools. Nitrogen pollution is now pushing...
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Editorial
‘We Are All Conscientious of Protecting Our Environment for the Future’
In States Snapshot, we visit with a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This...
Editorial
The Bruender Family Has Been Flexing Minnesota Muscle for More Than 50 Years
Minnesota is known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes, and a fair number of those are scattered across the countryside near Eagle...
Pumps - Franklin Electric FPS PowerSewer System
The FPS PowerSewer System from Franklin Electric is a low-pressure sewer system available in 60-, 72-, 84- and 96-inch basin sizes that...
Editorial
A Rhode Island Installer Has Found His Own Path to Success
As a hardworking 18-year-old entrepreneur, Joe Procopio proved success is built not so much on the equipment you have on hand, but...
Editorial
Excessive Rain and Unseen Obstacles Create a Nightmare Project
Buying a four-bedroom home with a flooded basement heightened the risk factor for a house flipper in Southbury, Connecticut.
A management company hired...
Editorial
In Oregon, It’s Time to Update Our Certification Program
In States Snapshot, we visit with a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This...
Editorial
Take Steps to Protect Your Valued Crew From Vocational Hearing Loss
Gene Morris, industry veteran and Jarvis Septic & Drain owner, can attest to the dangers of noise exposure over time: “I’m 56,...
Editorial
University Sustainability Project Incorporates Futuristic Wastewater Reuse Technologies
When it received a grant of 388 acres of land about a decade ago, Chatham University already had a main campus near...
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Just Keep Digging: Tackling Difficult Onsite System Replacement
Josh Wood says he’s done only three septic jobs in five years that he would consider easy or routine. The rest have...
Editorial
Septic and Sewer Solutions Wants to Take on the Tough Jobs
Taking the fear out of a customer’s septic project evolved into a robust business for Josh Wood, but the development came recently...
Editorial
A Lakefront Estate Requires an Onsite Technology Upgrade
Dervin Witmer got a call from a friend who built a house. He needed help. Witmer owns Dig-It Excavating in Cassopolis, Michigan,...
Editorial
Looking Back: Waterloo Biofilter Systems Remains an Effective Answer After 20 Years
Ponding septage from a failed cesspool — now on a neighbor’s property — caused homeowner Jim Noga to research wastewater treatment options...
Editorial
Amanda and Trent Winters Find Their Way Into the Onsite Industry and Love It
A mere nine years ago, Amanda Winters was running her own hair salon and didn’t know a baffle from a biomat. Today...



















