The debate of the efficacy of septic tank additives rages on. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s most recent study on chemical or...
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Drain Cleaner Creates His Own Destiny
During the economic woes of 2008, right when he bought Drain Line Services in Louisville, Ky., Steve Dabney says he held on...
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Is Onsite Safety Your Responsibility?
Stories about people — mostly children — falling into septic tanks are making headlines left and right these days. For instance, a...
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Pump Alarm Sends Text Message Warning
Nearly everybody carries a cellphone. With thousands of apps available to download, phones perform everyday functions that weren’t even dreamed about a...
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Permit Process: Regulator Explains Onsite Rule-Making
The Tennessee Onsite Wastewater Association (TOWA) has a diverse membership that President Bob O’Dette says helps build broad consensus on ways to...
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Dynamic Onsite Installation Tests Georgia Contractor
A couple in Lakemont, Ga., wanted to build a two-bedroom summer home on a lake lot considered unbuildable. The consulting engineer recommended...
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Onsite System Design Basics: Do You Make the Grade?
One of the principles established by our colleague Roger Machmeier at the University of Minnesota was that no matter what role you...
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Troubleshooting: Traffic Over the Drainfield
One of the recurring points that I have made during troubleshooting discussions is the importance of communication with the homeowner regarding proper...
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Class is in Session: Teach Homeowners to Curb Water Use
If you’ve tried to explain to customers how many gallons per day of water they consume and were met with a disbelieving...
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Get it Done: Onsite Installer Takes Novel Approach to System Maintenance
A can-do attitude and maintaining flexibility to provide value-added customer service have sustained Ward Brothers LLC through many economic ups and downs....
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World’s Largest Low-Pressure Injection Molding Machine Revealed
The world’s largest low-pressure injection molding machine was designed and constructed by Infiltrator Systems at the company’s Winchester, Ky., ISO-9002 manufacturing facility.The...
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Are Your Employees Creative Risk-Takers?
These days, managers who are constantly challenged to do more with less must innovate to survive and thrive. But to find new...
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Small Business-Building Help at Pumper & Cleaner Profit Series
Do you want to make more money and attract more customers in 2015? Three days of hands-on business-building and networking for drain...
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Video: Snake Nest Surprises CCTV Operators
Well, here’s something you don’t see every day.While performing a CCTV inspection, a contractor for Wenatchee, Wash., spotted a nest of snakes...
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Are You Prepared to Fire an Employee?
Nobody likes to be fired, and very few of us enjoy firing others. Nevertheless, there are times in which this most definitive...
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How To Keep Tabs on Industry Regulations
Keeping track of increasing — and more stringent — regulations for onsite septic installations and inspections and septic pumping can be difficult....
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$15 Minimum Wage Breaks Records
The Seattle City Council unanimously approved a $15 minimum wage — the highest big-city minimum wage in the U.S. — for workers...











