This is the first in a series of articles on something every service provider in the industry does whether they realize it...
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King of the Road
Wastewater erupting from drainfields serving 33 homes, a church, and a cabin rental office along King Branch Road in Sevier County, Tenn.,...
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Onsite Artist
Doing the best he can in every situation, on every job site and in all of life – that's what drives Jim...
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By the Dozen
Unique system designs and construction techniques packaged with common onsite system components and unconventional financing plans keep Unique Backhoe Service busy in...
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Cracking the Clay
Owners razed a house to build a five-bedroom, 8,500-square-foot single-family home on 6.27 acres in Aspen, Colo. The existing 675 gpd onsite...
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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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Poor People, Poor Soil, Poor Sanitation
You might think raw sewage running through yards would be a thing of the past in the United States. Yet it is...
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In Praise of Precast Concrete
I ’m standing on a windswept bluff well above a modern precast concrete factory outside of Boulder, Colo., where soaring hawks and...
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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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How To Put the Finishing Touches on Septic Installations
This is the last in our series on installation of septic and sewage tanks. From here, we will move on to pump...
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Placing the Tank
In the past two issues, we have reviewed definitions of sewage tanks and the design considerations for septic tanks. This month we...















