Onsite Septic System Articles

When it comes time to draw onsite system plans and site plans for soil tests, the method many of us have used...

In June, Massachusetts officials updated onsite rules to address nitrogen pollution but the new rules are more limited than originally proposed. Last year,...

I received a call from a customer in panic mode. They just had their pump replaced and it wasn’t working — even...

Onsite system owners in the Las Vegas Valley were upset by a bill in the Legislature that would have required onsite system...

There was a day when you ordered a pump and you said, “and a float switch.” How times have changed. Now you...

The Florida Legislature faced several bills related to the onsite industry and to local control of water this spring. One of the more...

Democrats in the Michigan Legislature followed up on a February promise and introduced four bills that together would create a statewide septic...

I get calls about failed pumps all the time. Many times, the customer is frustrated because this will be their third or...

When the Florida Blue-Green Algae Task Force finished its work a couple of years ago, it recommended that septic tanks be regularly...

A colleague pointed us to an article recently about smart toilets. This is what happens when people learn you are into sewage;...

One of the many things that has changed significantly over the years I have been involved with the industry has been the...

In January 1986 a significant and tragic event happened that was completely preventable. The space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after taking...

The public has more time to comment on a proposed change in the Massachusetts Title 5 onsite rules. The change would require...

Recently, Jim’s daughter and son-in-law were looking for a house to purchase to start their new life together. As they went through...