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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...

It’s unlikely that service technicians at George Brazil Home Services know the guys at parts warehouses around Phoenix, Ariz., very well. That’s...

This year’s Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International was a learning experience as well as a sales opportunity for StoneAge, which introduced...

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 —...

Tough times require complex solutions. “Everybody was doing what was rational, and I didn’t see it working,” says Glenn Martin, owner of...

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...

How many of you have ever been frustrated during a septic tank installation? My guess is that if we were in a...

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

As discussed last month, the two major soil characteristics determining the required size of the soil treatment area are soil texture and...

A common call from homeowners involves complaints about odors either inside or outside the house. Odor can be a vexing problem and...

Visual inspection and routine maintenance are the two keys to ensuring the longevity and safe operation of liquid-containing tanks. When the remaining...

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

When aging sewer lines in Detroit and the surrounding area begin to fail, Inland Waters Pollution Control, a division of IPR, is...

Since she first began working at Roto-Rooter of Fort Worth in 1987, Kim Miller knew she wanted to eventually own her own...