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Rules and Regs: Colorado Industry Pros Discuss Regulatory Changes
Delta County Environmental Health in Colorado gathered with septic cleaners, installers and engineers to discuss upcoming state regulatory changes for the industry,...
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System Evaluation: A Small Crack in a Septic Tank Could Mean Big Problems
One of the benefits of teaching a class on Evaluating Onsite Systems for Real Estate Transfers (through the Wisconsin Onsite Water Recycling...
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Rules and Regs: New Septic System Upgrade Rules for Citrus County
Homeowners living near four Citrus County, Florida, bodies of water are subject to new septic regulations as of Dec. 15, 2025, the...
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Tips for Connecting an Outbuilding to an Existing Onsite System
No matter how much planning goes into a system installation up front, after it’s complete, next comes the outbuilding the homeowner wants...
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Job Site Photos Are Worth Thousands of Dollars
My smartphone has 51,000 pictures on it. I pay an extra $2.99 per month for extra storage on my phone and it’s...
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Rules and Regs: Alabama Town Receives $1M Grant for Septic Upgrades
Newbern, an Alabama town 50 miles south of Tuscaloosa, will receive a $1 million federal grant to improve its septic systems, multiple...
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Success Study: Acceptance of Septage at Claremore’s Treatment Plant
For years, haulers in and around Claremore, Oklahoma, struggled with limited and costly options for septage disposal. The city’s treatment plant, while technically...
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How to Exceed Expectations and Lock in a Long-Term Onsite Customer
When a customer signs on with you to install their onsite system, gaining that customer is only half the battle. The hard,...
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The Path to Having Your Own Septage Pretreatment Facility
Many of us think how great it would be to have our own treatment facility for the septage, greasetrap waste, and sewage...
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Rules and Regs: Property-Transfer Septic Inspections Added for Lake Placid Home Buyers
Property owners selling their Lake Placid homes in New York now are required to have their septic systems inspected before closing the...
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Membrane Bioreactors Offer Big Solutions for Small Places
Membrane bioreactors are a newer type of aerobic treatment unit recently found more and more often in the market for small-scale effluent...
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Don’t Underestimate the Importance of Clean Sand in System Design
We get a lot of questions about clean sand. Most are related to the clean sand requirement for mound sewage treatment systems....
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Why This Florida Company Relies on FujiClean Aerobic Treatment Units
Site conditions in Quality Septic’s central Florida territory often call for aerobic treatment units. In such cases, the company relies on FujiClean...
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Onsite Installation Challenges: The Steep, Small, Wooded Lake Lot
In system installation videos that companies post online, I see a lot of wide-open flat fields with no hills in the pictures....
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Setbacks to Trees and How Roots Impact Onsite Systems
I’ve received questions lately about setbacks to trees. A cursory look at regulations show some states have setbacks to trees (at an...
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Rules and Regs: New York Enables 5th Round of Funding for Septic System Replacement Program
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation making it more affordable to install or upgrade septic systems, multiple media outlets reported. New...














