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The Tennessee Onsite Wastewater Association (TOWA) has a diverse membership that President Bob O’Dette says helps build broad consensus on ways to...

A couple in Lakemont, Ga., wanted to build a two-bedroom summer home on a lake lot considered unbuildable. The consulting engineer recommended...

One of the principles established by our colleague Roger Machmeier at the University of Minnesota was that no matter what role you...

One of the recurring points that I have made during troubleshooting discussions is the importance of communication with the homeowner regarding proper...

If you’ve tried to explain to customers how many gallons per day of water they consume and were met with a disbelieving...

A can-do attitude and maintaining flexibility to provide value-added customer service have sustained Ward Brothers LLC through many economic ups and downs....

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...

These days, managers who are constantly challenged to do more with less must innovate to survive and thrive. But to find new...

Do you want to make more money and attract more customers in 2015? Three days of hands-on business-building and networking for drain...

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...

Nobody likes to be fired, and very few of us enjoy firing others. Nevertheless, there are times in which this most definitive...

Keeping track of increasing — and more stringent — regulations for onsite septic installations and inspections and septic pumping can be difficult....

The Seattle City Council unanimously approved a $15 minimum wage — the highest big-city minimum wage in the U.S. — for workers...

Leaching chambers installed at beachfront snack barProblem: Sandy Beach at Lake Morris in Bantam, Conn., was undergoing a renovation, including the installation...

The sheer size and complex demolition and build schedule for a system replacement project near Golden Pond, Ky., provided a huge challenge...

Small business owners sometimes feel like they have to do it all. They feel compelled to devote every waking hour to handling...

New technologies continually evolve to make oilfield services more efficient. The biggest challenge for an entrepreneur who starts a business that provides...