The park district on Vashon Island, directly across Puget Sound from Seattle, Washington, has discovered that an historic home it has rented out...
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Rules and Regs: Lodge Manager Learns Historic Home Has No Sanitation System
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Tips for Securing Drainfield Inspection Ports
One major component of onsite system management is providing the ability to assess whether the soil treatment area or drainfield is accepting the...
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ICC and NOWRA to Co-Publish International Private Sewage Disposal Code
The International Code Council and National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association announced an agreement to co-publish the International Private Sewage Disposal Code. The IPSDC...
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We’ve Lost Colleagues and Friends
We were dealt a blow recently with the passing of a colleague, writer and wastewater industry watchdog Doug Day. In his work...
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4 Ways Training Your Team Can Pay Off Big
Every company pays for training. You can either pay for it up front or you pay for it through poor results at...
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OSHA Rule Requires Crane Operator Certification for Concrete Tank Delivery
Beginning Nov. 17, anyone operating a crane delivering concrete septic tanks to a job site must be certified to do so under...
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Working Together for a Cleaner Environment
Association involvement:I was nominated to run for a board position in 1996 and have served as many terms as possible with the...
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Barry Gump, Former President of Andy Gump Temporary Site Services, Dies at 74
Barry Gump, former president of Andy Gump Temporary Site Services, died April 17 at age 74 at his home in Valencia, California....
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Rules and Regs: California Prepares for Direct Potable Reuse of Wastewater
California’s multiyear drought was officially declared over on April 7, but the Legislature is on the verge of making the state a...
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Virginia Considers Privatizing Onsite System Evaluation and Design
A report from the Virginia Department of Health outlines a strategy for privatizing the evaluation and design for onsite wastewater systems and...
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Use Teachable Moments to Develop Lasting Customer Relationships
Master plumber Ed Zeitler has learned an awful lot about running a plumbing and septic pumping company during his 37 years in...
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Sending a Big Thank-You to Onsite Educators
Iread a story from a small Missouri newspaper recently that illustrated just how uneducated homeowners can be about septic system maintenance. And...
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Florida Recommends Bypassing Water Softener Discharge Away from Onsite Systems
In a memo to county health departments, the Florida Bureau of Environmental Health Onsite Sewage Program said it is now recommending that...
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Are Employees Driving Your Rigs After-Hours?
Does your septic service business have a fleet of company-owned service trucks?Dumb question! Of course it does.Do you cover a sizeable territory...
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Tips You Must Share with Pumping Customers, Part 2
Last month I discussed the first five things you need to tell homeowners about their septic system. They were: 1) Provide a...
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Commercial System Design: Designing for Management
Due to the complexity of many commercial systems, an operating permit at a local or state level is advisable to be certain...
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Rules and Regs: OSHA Requires Crane Operator Certification for Concrete Tank Delivery
Beginning Nov. 17, anyone operating a crane delivering concrete septic tanks to a job site must be certified to do so under...