Entries Tagged Education/Training

When Scott Chase was approached by a master gardeners group to present a program on landscaping over septic system drainfields, his first...

Do you ever wonder how the myth that septic tanks never need pumping gets propagated and remains alive no matter how hard...

Name and title or job description: Joe Karthein, owner Business name and location: Sentinel Excavating, Balfour, British Columbia. Services we offer: We are primarily focused on installation...

Name and title or job description: Chris Hodge, sales manager, certified septic installer and pumper Business name & location: B Clean, Laurel, Mississippi Services we offer: Our...

Recently a reader commented he was seeing numerous septic tanks lacking distinct layers of sludge and floating scum. The time frame coincided...

A sale, like a great magic trick, occurs inside the customer’s mind. And it is there where it is replayed, remembered and...

Hiring in wastewater-related industries has been challenging for a long time. Even through the pandemic, many pumping companies were looking to add...

In January, the longest-serving executive director of the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association retired, and the next executive director started. Eric Casey’s...

Name and title or job description: Kelly Tucker, service tech, master onsite wastewater pumper and installer, master plumber, journeyman licensed electrician, HVAC tech. Business...

Recent questions about pressure distribution systems include: What are some of the operation and maintenance issues? And, what should we look for...

Five years after contaminated water in Flint became a national news story, Michigan’s governor announced a huge infrastructure bill to address water...

Recently, a reader in Canada asked about the beneficial characteristics of the biomat. He had read some articles or fact sheets where...