Waxahachie, Texas, on the edge of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, is in a geologic area of clay soils, fractured rock and limestone....
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2019 In Photos: Installers in the Field
Billy Olmstead from Olmstead Contracting steadies the chute as concrete is delivered to form the divider wall in the pump/equalization chamber.Every month...
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A Background as a Health Department Regulator Made Stuart Meade a Stickler for Details
Onsite designs are for installers, not health departments,” says Stuart Meade, owner of Meade Septic Design in Goshen, Indiana. “Designs should be...
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Follow These Tips for Customers Who Have the Greatest Expectations
For Delaware Valley Septic, Sewer & Storm, a typical onsite system installation serves a home with five to eight bedrooms, plus ancillary...
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Moving Dirt and Pouring Concrete
Percolating wastewater with occasional backups into wards was a constant concern for officials at a transitional care facility in Southbury, Connecticut. During...
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We’ll Drink to That: Peter Lescure Reflects on 40 Years Working in California’s Wine County
At one time a traffic and transportation engineer, Peter Lescure did not deliberately set out to transition into serving the wastewater industry....
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Bob Willis Shares the Recipe for Doubling, Tripling His Installing Business
Cutting his teeth in the construction trade, Bob Willis struck out on his own in 2004 when he and his wife, Terri,...
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Minnesota Installer Grows Business, Plans For Retirement
Winter is more than a seasonal inconvenience for Bob Billiet, owner of Mid MN Septic Services in rural Hutchinson, Minnesota. It has...
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Great Customer Education, Ongoing Maintenance Bring Repeat Business
Clay Barks doesn’t think his customers should have to worry about their onsite treatment systems. He believes the worry should belong to...
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A Way to Do It Better
For 30 years, Dart Kendall worked as a firefighter with the Cobb County (Ga.) Fire Department – 24 hours on, 48...
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Fixing the Right Problem
Referrals from satisfied customers bring a continual flow of business to Christman’s Septic Service, even in a down economy.“We solve people’s problems,...


















