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One of the most challenging and rewarding tasks facing wastewater professionals is the design of commercial onsite wastewater treatment and dispersal systems....

Providing septic system owners with the necessary information on proper system care and water usage constraints is one of the most important...

Legal disputes can cost you money, create ill will, try your patience, and gobble up tons of your time. Fortunately, you can...

I ran into an interesting blog post this morning written by a 40-year-old Alabama mom named Tracy, who talks about the trials...

Avery Zahn, co-owner of Infra-Track in Worthing, S.D., describes himself as a 30-year-old country boy who never imagined he would be building...

Sand leeching into a corroded 4-inch cast iron lateral caused sewage backups into a restaurant (which had to close), a check cashing...

For the past few months we have gone through a series of troubleshooting issues from the service provider’s perspective. A question I...

As regulation, technology and installation techniques continue to develop, everyone in the decentralized wastewater treatment industry is interested in better understanding the...

Designing a drainfield can be complex; depending on the system, there are at least three key components you need to consider —...

Owners of a 147- by 126-foot-wide lot on Raccoon Island in Lake Hopatcong, N.J., wanted to renovate their two-bedroom seasonal home and...

Although the onsite industry in Georgia has lost half its certified installers over the past five years, the Georgia Onsite Wastewater Association...

Onsite system installers will be in the thick of some of the most important challenges to ensuring the continued health and prosperity...

Gary Toothe has seen enough injuries and deaths in his years to realize that hydroexcavation involves much more than a water hose...

Last month we looked at preliminary information obtained in a site evaluation and why it is important for an installer to understand...

Designers of alternative onsite systems have a very real challenge in states that don’t mandate operation and maintenance. I characterize systems designed...

Workers face many dangers in the underground world of wastewater. Sadly, the life of one young worker was taken last week when...

It's a gift to experience firsthand how wastewater treatment can help a body of water. Eric Murdock received that gift in his...