Onsite Systems

When writing an onsite system design report, be sure to share all pertinent details for the benefit of future contractors who may need a clear picture of what’s going on underground.

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This feature in Pumper reports noteworthy conversations that take place in Pumper Discussion, an email-based forum for industry professionals sponsored by COLE Publishing

Legacy Equipment Co. acquired AG Truck Equipment Co.; Shane Harris joined Wieser Concrete Products as a sales engineer in Roxana, Ill; Dixon opened a manufacturing facility in Chestertown, Md., for its renamed and expanded specialty products division; D & W Diesel named John Schmitt business development representative for truck hydraulics; Todd Tallon, owner of A&T Industrial Services, formed vacuum truck rental company Vac2Go LLC

Different names used to describe sewage tanks in onsite systems

Living in a small town like Blackstone, Mass., population 12,000, sometimes calls for wearing many hats

When Rick Hall started riding along in his father's septic service truck at age 6, Dwight Eisenhower was president of the United States, Hawaii and Alaska were new to the nation, and gasoline was 25 cents a gallon

Telltale clues found inside a freshly pumped tank can prove a septic system is working as it should or in need of significant repairs or replacement