Online Exclusives Tips for Properly Using Rock in a Drainfield Always make sure rock used as distribution media is the right size, durable and clean January 20, 2021
Online Exclusives How a High-Efficiency Furnace Impacts a Septic System This heating process results in acidic condensate that poses two potential problems for septic systems January 13, 2021
Online Exclusives What To Do When You Over-Excavate Septic Components Requiring Stability In some cases, over-excavation may be necessary or unavoidable. Here’s what you need to know finish preparing the site. January 05, 2021
Online Exclusives Rules & Regs: Massachusetts Septage Hauler to Pay $500,000 in Penalties Also in this month's regulations update, after a two-year struggle, residents of a Michigan township will be allowed to keep onsite systems instead of paying for a treatment plant December 15, 2020
Online Exclusives Coffee and Soda Down the Drain: What are the Impacts on Septic Systems? An OSTP study looks at how these beverages change the pH and other levels in an onsite system November 19, 2020
Online Exclusives Rules and Regs: Alabama Voters Reject Septage Spreading Also in this month's regulations update, Suffolk County, New York, now requires advanced treatment systems for all new construction November 12, 2020
Online Exclusives Should the Grass Be Greener Over the Septic Field? Regional drought conditions send confusing signals about effective effluent distribution October 29, 2020
Online Exclusives Rules & Regs: Michigan Infrastructure Package Includes Millions for Onsite Systems Also in this month's regulations update, a conservation group plans to sue the Massachusetts DEP over pollution around Cape Cod October 15, 2020