Onsite Septic System Articles

Landscape designer Wynn Nielsen shares her top tips for drainfield ground cover and the “badass’’ list of plants homeowners should avoid at all costs.

Denitrification and direct discharging systems need to be tested for nitrogen levels. Here are some pointers.

In this month's regulations update, cesspools are still the cause of debate in Hawaii, and Chautauqua County will inspect all onsite systems near its lakes.

Accurately testing pH is a must-have skill when evaluating treatment or when liming septage before land application.

When done properly, DO sampling can tell you a lot about the health of an onsite system.

Not everyone agrees that HLT is the way to go for a point-of-sale inspection.

An HLT will answer three basic questions about a system. Here’s what you need to know.

Floods can wreak havoc on septic systems, but they can often be rescued if the septic professional knows how to minimize the damage.

In this month's regulations update, an Ohio barge company faces fines from the EPA for Clean Water Act violations, and Alberta will be providing training on new standards for onsite professionals.

From conventional gravity treatment to the most complex community cluster systems, pumpers need to know the gold standard for maintenance.

In certain climates, insulation is the only way to avoid frozen lines.

Experienced pumpers go out of their way to make scheduling grease trap and septic pumpouts easy for their customers

In this month's regulations update, Minnesota gives onsite professionals a grace period for continuing education requirements, and Rhode Island will require cesspool replacement after the sale of property.