Entries Tagged Sara Heger

Piping is the conduit that collects wastewater from the source and conveys wastewater from one component to another. Piping transmits wastewater through...

The goal of distribution is to spread wastewater and effluent over space and time to allow physical, biological and chemical treatment processes...

As I travel across the country and discuss gravity distribution, one of the biggest variations I see is how the effluent is...

High-efficiency furnaces save on energy use and are getting more common every year. The fire in a gas furnace is a reaction between...

Washed rock is used as distribution media in soil treatment area, media filters and in interceptor drains. It is obtained from quarries...

The Onsite Sewage Treatment Program (OSTP) at the University of Minnesota Water Resources Center conducted a brief study to understand more about...

Many of the media filters used in today’s wastewater industry use proprietary technology or components and come from the manufacturer as pre-assembled...

In August 2020, the University of Minnesota’s Onsite Sewage Treatment Program (OSTP) conducted a brief follow-up study of four commonly purchased recreational...

Many of the issues related to safety around equipment are not unique to those of us in the septic system industry, but...

Electrical shock is a potential hazard to onsite wastewater treatment system professionals. Written procedures for dealing with electrical hazards must be part...

Your tailgate safety meetings probably focus mainly on the major hazards involved with septic installation work like operating heavy equipment and trench...

A drip dispersal system is a small-diameter pressurized effluent distribution system that can deliver small, precise doses of effluent to the soil...

Laser levels have become an important tool to set elevations during construction of septic systems. They are easy to use, and only...

Taking wastewater samples from a septic system is an important task regularly performed by service providers, operators and maintainers along with designers...