British Columbia onsite rules should consider unique site conditions to come up with practical and sometimes lower-cost treatment solutions, says Joe Karthein.

With no settling or floating solids present, it’s time to put on your detective hat, evaluate the reasons and take action.

Pumps and pretreatment components are only part of the reason pumpers must carefully inspect pressure systems.

While it’s beneficial and necessary in a gravity system, biomat signals trouble in your customer’s pressure-dosed field. Here’s what to look for.

Students at the University of North Carolina spend a semester investigating groundwater contamination risks in the Outer Banks, share their findings through wastewater podcasts.

How slow is too slow when effluent starts to enter the clogging zone?

An important change in regulations will help with efficient repair and replacement of older septic systems, provide more options for homeowners.

The jury is out on whether chemical clotting agents complicate onsite system maintenance. It’s best to encourage homeowners to use fewer products containing polymers.

Sonoma County hired an ombudsperson to work with homeowners, onsite installers and government officials to improve Russian River water quality.

The top priorities are to stay safe while working in the field and educate customers about proper septic system care.

Service providers and homebuyers can follow these tips to investigate important site conditions to forecast issues that could arise after the purchase.

Be careful about choosing the correct engineered fill to compensate for limiting layers on your construction site.

Onsite system design and maintenance investigation may yield clues about human fecal contamination of water wells.