Septic Systems

For this and the next few months, we will discuss soil treatment units, beginning with the most conventional: flow by gravity into...

I ’m standing on a windswept bluff well above a modern precast concrete factory outside of Boulder, Colo., where soaring hawks and...

In the more than 30 years I have worked with onsite wastewater treatment systems, I’ve seen many things that don’t seem to...

Done right the first time: For Ken Ragan, that’s his motto and the heart of his business. He believes his integrity keeps...

Owners of a 94- by 126-foot lot on Lake Blackshear in Cordele, Ga., could not build because the Crisp County Health Department...

Many kinds of media filters are used for additional pretreatment of septic tank effluent. The media can consist of sand, peat, fabric,...

As a self-employed onsite system consultant, Mike Treinen personally conducts all the day-to-day activities of his business: marketing, communications, research, field work...

A good media relations strategy is an overlooked but often very beneficial way for companies in our industry to raise their visibility...

A ruling by the Door County (Wis.) Sanitarian Department to remove steel holding tanks more than 20 years old left owners of...

I think we would all agree that this economy is affecting everyone. I missed the Great Depression, but I am reminded of...

Onsite systems at 16 beaches on Santa Monica Bay, Calif., had exceeded their useful lives. Most were at risk of overflows and...

Getting the most out of a combination jetter/vacuum truck requires homework and knowledge. After 25 years of selling equipment, sales manager Rick...

Last month we wrote about systems in which a pump delivers effluent or sewage to a location where the rest of the...

Reputation is everything,” says Alex Mauck, third-generation owner of Goodman Sanitation in Troutdale, Ore., a suburb of Portland. “As customers get smarter,...

Ask homeowners about almost any aspect of their home and chances are they will regale you with facts – the kind of...

For those riding the Treatment Train for the first time, welcome aboard the systematic process of evaluating the components of an onsite...

There isn’t much high ground south of New Orleans. Contour lines on topographic maps are far apart, and the water table is...