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,...
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Perfect Union
A major kitchen addition to a traditional English pub in Carp, Ontario, required a review of the 1,200 gpd onsite system. Although...
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A Sound Foundation
As we travel around the country, we often talk to installers about aboveground systems. We explain how soil treatment mound systems and,...
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Bear Necessities: A Tricky Septic Installation Improves Wild Critter Research
Koniag, an Alaska Native corporation, is building a world-class bear viewing and research facility on Camp Island in Karluk Lake on Kodiak...
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Just Like Nature
Three solar tanks, a lagoon, and a marsh inside a 28- by 48-foot greenhouse treat wastewater from 50 people in an office...
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Comforts of Home
Gold miners at the remote Brucejack 150-man camp north of Stewart, B.C., had to dig latrines by hand. Helicopters air-lifted preassembled timber...
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Installing D-Boxes
There are two primary methods of delivering septic effluent to the soil treatment area by gravity: The distribution box and the drop...
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Rehab for a Rehab Center
Two single-pass buried sand filters with direct discharge to a protected trout stream failed an 80-bed rehabilitation facility for homeless men in...
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Watered with Knowledge
A two-generation installation, pumping and management company in Santa Fe has found opportunities and sustained growth by staying ahead of the knowledge...
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Membrane Solution
A couple wanted to build their five-bedroom dream home on the Payette River in Emmett, Idaho. The Gem County Health Department mandated...
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Small Window for Success
The owners of Alaska Stormwater Maintenance have three priorities: Satisfy their customers, find the right equipment, and work like crazy six months...
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Straddling Borders
Glen Gonsorowski, second-generation owner of Florian & Sons Excavating, grew up watching his dad periodically refocus the business to succeed in a...
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Travel on Schedule
A privately held company wanted to build a travel plaza at Interstate 65 and Indiana 10 just south of DeMotte, Ind. Plans...
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Being Agile, Staying True
Done right the first time: For Ken Ragan, that’s his motto and the heart of his business. He believes his integrity keeps...
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In a Tight Spot
Owners of a 94- by 126-foot lot on Lake Blackshear in Cordele, Ga., could not build because the Crisp County Health Department...
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Twists and Turns
A leaking 4-inch HDPE gas line under the main access road between an office building and parking garage at The Towers at...
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Hidden treasures uncovered
You never really know what you’ll find when you take apart a plugged drain line, clean out a storm sewer or start...















