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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...

For years, Jeff Nold found it painful to watch a percentage of job profits flow into subcontractors’ coffers. So the manager of...

A 24-inch gravity line designed to transfer sludge from one pit to another at the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant in...

There are two primary methods of delivering septic effluent to the soil treatment area by gravity: The distribution box and the drop...

Nobody’s perfect. Even a business with the best employees and solid business practices can make mistakes. If you’re a business owner, you...

Two single-pass buried sand filters with direct discharge to a protected trout stream failed an 80-bed rehabilitation facility for homeless men in...

When Bob Muchka founded The Expediters Inc., a sewer cleaning and pipeline inspection outfit in Oconomowoc, Wis., back in 2003, all he...

Workplace safety gear can be bulky, cumbersome and uncomfortable, making it easy to leave safety glasses on the dashboard and earplugs in...

Brooke Nemeth had been in the industry for 10 years and had already served as president of one company when he decided...

A two-generation installation, pumping and management company in Santa Fe has found opportunities and sustained growth by staying ahead of the knowledge...

Before we move on to more specific discussions of installing soil treatment units in the coming months, we want to finish our...

In September Onsite Installer, we discussed media filters as one advanced treatment option to deal with site and soil limitations. Now we...

A couple wanted to build their five-bedroom dream home on the Payette River in Emmett, Idaho. The Gem County Health Department mandated...

The owners of Alaska Stormwater Maintenance have three priorities: Satisfy their customers, find the right equipment, and work like crazy six months...

Goals help cut through the clutter of a crowded mind and focus thoughts on the things that matter most. You can’t just...

It may seem like a tall order to find a new machine that can make a company’s operations “greener,” reduce on-the-job man-hours,...

Last month’s column explained how your credit report and credit score can affect your borrowing, whether on a business or consumer loan....

Shallow trenches don’t always command the same respect as deeper trenches, yet they account for well over half of all trench-related fatal...

The typical contractor books flights, hotels and rental cars online, buys books online and watches movies online, but books appointments with clients...