Clean sand is specified as treatment media in many soil treatment areas, such as mounds and media filters. Sand used for these...
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Turning a Small-Scale Side-Job Into a Substantial Business
When he and his wife, Patty, first bought a small portable restroom company and an old Ford pumper truck more than 20...
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Installing Septic Systems With Management in Mind
When I started working in this industry, it was as a researcher, specifically on the movement of water (effluent) through soil. This is...
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Learn How to Install MBR Systems and Enjoy a More Profitable Future
Unless you’re planning to retire in a short time, membrane bioreactors will almost certainly have a place in your business — probably...
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How to Troubleshoot Effluent Screens
If a screen requires servicing more frequently than anticipated by design, either the effluent screen or the wastewater characteristics should be evaluated...
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Rules and Regs: Maryland Considers Return of Best-Technology Rule
The state that surrounds most of Chesapeake Bay, where struggles over water quality have occupied public attention for several years, may revive...
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Letter to the Editor: Expanding upon installing gravelless systems
I thoroughly enjoy reading Jim Anderson’s column “Septic System Answer Man” each month in Pumper magazine. Jim has great experience, is very...
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Handy Attachments and Hardworking Excavators Make His Bucket List
Growing up, Rick Miene always had a passion and a skill for operating equipment while working for Miene Septic Service, the company...
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Product News: March 2017
Coxreels dual hydraulic reels
Coxreels dual hydraulic reels, designed for use with hydraulic tools and accessories, are offered in two configurations: the MPD...
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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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Advanced Treatment Units
Bakery seeks solution for treatment of high-strength wasteProblem: Rise’n Roll Bakery and Deli in Middlebury, Indiana, had an existing septic system that...
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The Wastewater Industry Copes with Maryland Regulatory Flip-Flop
Nitrogen removal is no longer required for every septic system installed in the state of Maryland. The Best Available Technology (BAT) regulation...
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NextGen Septic offers clean water, small footprint and a retrofit treatment solution
The need for advanced septic systems is on the rise as regulations, varying treatment requirements and failing rural onsite systems necessitate innovation....
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4 Design Recommendations for Effluent Screens
The effluent that leaves the septic tank comes from the clear zone to minimize solids loading on the downstream components of the...
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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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New Float Switch Connection is a Game Changer
The new EZconnex Float Switch Connection System from SJE-Rhombus eliminates junction boxes inside the wet well where bad connections or water wicking down...

















