Entries Tagged Septic Tank

Dealing with challenging onsite installations is nothing new for Rick Maguire, owner of Maguire Backhoe in Virden, Illinois. Besides the usual bad...

With hundreds of emails received every week, constant Google alerts, social media and other direct contact with folks in the industry, I...

Sewage percolating from saturated ground spelled trouble for the owners of a three-bedroom home in Newtown, Connecticut. The couple hired an engineer...

Among my frequently asked questions: "What can be done to protect a system against flooding?" And: "If the system has been flooded,...

Adult foster homes provide assisted-living services — including nursing and 24/7 care — for individuals requiring special medical and behavioral needs. Wastewater...

Failing a septic inspection on Canandaigua Lake in upstate New York is a potential environmental emergency. Often only a retaining wall separates...

Earning a degree in petroleum technology prepared Barry Zink for various jobs in the oil and gas industry. However, when he arrived...

Low-profile septic tanks from Norwesco have molded-in support columns in the middle of the tank that are filled with flowable soil before...

The 500 and 800 gpd PLT Series tanks from Jet Inc. are the lightweight, rotational-molded alternative to the concrete J-1500 Series. BAT...

Rotationally molded polyethylene septic tanks from Coon Manufacturing have a 1/2-inch wall thickness with a rectangular design that has vertical ribs every...

Treatment of sewage relies heavily on biological activity. Many factors affect digestion, including temperature, retention time and pH. Microbial activity doubles every...

A fifth-grader should never be faced with the responsibility of saving another child’s life. But such was the case on April 8...

If a screen requires servicing more frequently than anticipated by design, either the effluent screen or the wastewater characteristics should be evaluated...

The effluent that leaves the septic tank comes from the clear zone to minimize the solids loading on the downstream components of...