Infiltrator expands ECOPOD-NX line
Infiltrator Water Technologies has expanded the ECOPOD residential advanced wastewater treatment product line with the ECOPOD-NX. The ECOPOD-NX is...
Wastewater Treatment Articles
Editorial
Rules and Regs: Michigan Legislators Make Another Push for Statewide Onsite Code
Democrats in the Michigan Legislature followed up on a promise and introduced four bills that together would create a statewide septic code....
Editorial
Case Studies: Advanced Treatment Units
Secondary treatment units specified for subdivision
Problem: An Arkansas developer wanted to build a subdivision outside the range of city sewer service. To...
Editorial
Product Focus: Advanced Treatment Units
Advanced Treatment Units
Eljen Geotextile Sand FilterThe GSF, or Geotextile Sand Filter system from Eljen, is designed to provide treatment and dispersal in...
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Student Research Maps Miami-Dade Septic Risk Sites Amid Rising Seas
A University of Miami industrial engineering graduate student has conducted research that shows which sites in Miami-Dade County are at risk and...
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Package Treatment Plant Solves College’s Treatment Needs
Problem: Lancaster County Career and Technology Center’s Brownstown Campus in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, had an aging wastewater treatment facility in operation since the...
Editorial
Lawsuit Seeks to Suspend Onsite Permits in Florida to Save Manatees
An environmental group is suing the state of Florida to stop it from issuing onsite permits. Nitrogen pollution from septic tanks is...
Editorial
Trade Association Work Slows as Colorado Contractors are Overwhelmed
In Snapshot, we talk to a member of a state, provincial or national trade association in the decentralized wastewater industry. This time...
Editorial
Opinion: EPA MOU Partners Promote Infrastructure Advances During SepticSmart Week
Decentralized wastewater systems serve approximately 20% of U.S. homes. Although these onsite septic systems can provide an effective means to treat wastewater,...
Editorial
Take Your Time During Site Evaluation Process
We have been involved in troubleshooting many onsite waste treatment systems. We’ve observed that most problems with systems start with bad decisions...
Editorial
The Goal of Proper Onsite Maintenance is in Our Grasp
Nobody argues when you promote the concept of cleaner water and the proper handling of wastewater. Folks are supportive of making sure...
Editorial
Rules and Regs: Significant Dumping Fee Increase Reversed For New York’s Catskill Mountain Region
Septage dumping costs in the Catskill Mountains of New York will remain the same because a New York City agency reversed an...
Editorial
This Busy Massachusetts Father-And-Son Installer Team Turns Away as Much Work as It Takes On
Luke Rotti grew up around excavation equipment. His grandfather was an equipment operator. His father always had tractors and other machinery around....
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Reverse Osmosis and Septic Systems
Reverse osmosis (RO) has become a common method for the treatment of household water supplies. It can potentially impact septic systems so...
















