Onsite Systems

The owner of a South Carolina septic company has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison and a $10,000 fine for...

Considering the changing demographics and diverse customer base for Johnson Johns & Septic Service, it’s important for the company to emphasize customer...

King County, including the Greater Seattle area in Washington state, recently floated a proposal to add an annual fee of about $35...

Do you get stung by the septic service industry’s standard practice of offering flat-rate pricing for the work you perform? You quote...

Ken Miller was introduced to the EarthBuster a decade ago. At that time, the deep-soil decompactor tool was sold under a different...

I have noticed in a number of recent articles that the onsite sewage treatment industry is moving toward very wide beds in...

Recently someone posed this question: My local regulator says I need to do a landscape and slope analysis when I design a...

Arcan Enterprises is celebrating its 20th year in business. Founded by Dave Keeton, the drainfield maintenance company is located in Clarksville, Tennessee.Keeton...

If you have been in this industry for some time you have certainly seen a lid on a cesspool, septic, aerobic or...

The Municipal Enforcement Sewer Use Group, comprised of 29 Ontario communities, estimates that flushable wipes cost Canadian utilities $250 million per year...

On Monday, September 19, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – in conjunction with federal, state and local government and private sector partners – will...

Worksaver skid-steer loader attachments Worksaver adapters enable the use of skid-steer-type attachments on Kubota loaders with pin-style buckets. One adapter is designed...

If a tank is operating properly, solids are retained and take up increasingly more volume. At some time they must be removed....

Federal Signal expands service center Federal Signal Environmental Solutions Group completed the expansion of its FS Solutions service center in Leeds, Alabama. The...

Removing nitrogen from wastewater is a complicated challenge anywhere, but in Massachusetts, George Heufelder is working toward a simple solution. It is...

Last month, I elaborated on the potential for new and developing technology to impact how we install, maintain and manage onsite systems....

If you were in business 10 years ago, recall what that business looked like. Did you have less equipment? Different equipment? In...