In 2008, the nonprofit Turning Point Community Development Corporation opened on the property of a former car dealership in Henderson, North Carolina,...
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Updated System Requires Long Run to Surface Discharge
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Here’s How to Employ a Siphon or Flout For Effluent Distribution
In a past article, I wrote about the challenges associated with gravity distribution. One of the options mentioned was using a siphon,...
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Place Onsite Components as Shallow as Site Conditions Allow
There are many advantages to keeping septic tanks, pump tanks and other advanced pretreatment units (aerobic treatment units and media filters) shallow....
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Gravity Is Key in Amish School System Build
An Amish farmer donated three acres of his agricultural fields in Ligonier, Indiana, for a new school accommodating 40 students and two...
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For AAA Allied Septic, There Is No Substitute for Word-of-Mouth Advertising
AAA Allied Septic Service has been a thriving business since its founding in the Santa Fe area 70 years ago.
Today the company,...
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Top Tips for Locating Buried Septic Tanks
Finding buried septic tanks can pose issues, especially if there are no records nor any obvious clean-outs to use for locating purposes....
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Supersized Onsite Solution Chosen Over Lengthy Sewer Run
A corporation wanted to add another convenience store and service station to its chain of facilities, but the distance to the municipal...
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It’s Time For Tough Talk About Gravity Distribution
With most conventional onsite systems, flow from the septic tank is via gravity with the goal of even distribution across the soil...
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Inspections, Repairs and New Onsite Systems Drive Jon and Gale Houseknect’s Growing Business
When Jon and Gale Houseknecht bought a stagnant pumping business in 1995, they set about streamlining it for a new world.
They disposed...
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A Complex Treatment Solution is on the Menu
For generations, Desposito’s Seafood Shack has been a staple establishment for Georgians and tourists looking for an authentic southern-style seafood experience in...
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Installers Rick Tipple and Tammy Bovay Utilize Cisterns Where Wells Are Impractical
For RT Septic & Water Systems there’s more to serving homeowners than treating wastewater.
The company, founded in 2016, installs about 100 septic...
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Product Focus: Septic Tanks and Components
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Fiberglass Tank Solutions underground storage tanksFiberglass Tank Solutions builds underground storage tanks for the municipal, industrial and commercial markets. The tanks...
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Rules and Regs: Complaints Arise From Proposed Stricter Onsite Regulations in Massachusetts
Proposed changes to the Massachusetts Title 5 onsite rules were met with opposition from the public and local government officials over the...
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Case Studies: Large Scale and Commercial Treatment Systems
Package Treatment Plant solves college’s treatment needsProblem: Lancaster County Career and Technology Center’s Brownstown Campus in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, had an aging wastewater...
