Septic Systems

Venturing down holes to evaluate a rock’s ability to support building foundations wasn’t as appealing to geologist Tim Petz as communicating with...

Some in Ohio are expressing alarm over the state considering rule changes for septic design and installation for the first time since...

To Jamie Miller, the inconvenience of responding to an after-hours call is an opportunity for growth. Delivering whatever service is needed every...

Occasionally I talk to onsite installation professionals who say they’ve come out from the cab of their trusty earth mover and bought...

Bryan Turner sees a little of himself in his son, Brandon, when they work together in the family’s onsite installation company. “I...

A few years ago I was involved in a class where we visited several houses that had various media filters as a...

In the rolling hills of Sonoma County, north of San Francisco and in California’s wine country, Shear Builders Inc. put in a...

In Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, a nonprofit recycling group is offering up its processed glass waste to anyone who will take it, and...

A colleague and I were called to a home years ago where sewage was backing up into the basement. We investigated the...

During a mandatory four-year pumpout and inspection at a three-bedroom home in Rapho Township, Pa., a service provider from Thomas H. Erb...

Attending one of the first Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expos in Nashville, Tenn., was a turning point for Mark Hacker, co-owner of...

Be safe. Drive safe. Stay safe. We hear these phrases often and sometimes utter them to others without much thought.J.B. Myers Enterprises...

What advice would Brian Baker, of B. Baker Construction in Noblesville, Ind., give to contractors about persevering during lean times, such as...

Hino Trucks announces a new preventive service care program for their 195 diesel model trucks called HinoCare. The two-year or 60,000 mile...

Optima Properties wanted to build a private waterfront community at Smith Mountain Lake in Union Hall, Va., and commissioned Dan Early, P.E.,...

Paul McGrew got into the onsite installation business as a financial backer, not a hands-on worker. He had no plans to dig...

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