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Entries Tagged Septic Tank
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Routine Septic Inspection Turns Deadly
Authorities have released the name of an onsite installer who was found dead inside a septic tank at a home in Kentucky....
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Are You Using Proper Tank Truck Lingo?
Every industry has its own language — the lingo you use to discuss truck parts and tank components. The tank truck industry...
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Rules and Regs: Record Snowmelt Wreaks Havoc on Midwest Septic Tanks
An unusually heavy snowmelt and series of rainstorms in the Northwestern portion of Wisconsin are causing septic systems to back up. According...
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For Rent: Would You Live in a Septic Tank?
A septic tank turned travel trailer? Cue the cliché: “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” It’s what inside that counts, right?When...
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Helping Hands: Onsite Septic Leaders Donate New System for a Family in Need
Members of the Wisconsin Onsite Water Recycling Association (WOWRA) donated and installed a standard residential private onsite wastewater treatment system for a...
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Sustainable Septic Solution Breaks the Mold
After 30 years of R&D efforts and the continuous improvement of its compact biofiltration technologies for the onsite wastewater treatment industry, Premier...
Blogs
What the Heck is a Drainfield?
Perhaps you’ve tired to drill the ABCs of septic system care into homeowners’ only to have the message fall on deaf ears...
Videos
Retirement? Not for This 67-Year-Old Septic Pumper!
Ken Howard always looked forward to retirement. Then in 1997, after 28 years of running a trash-hauling business in South Carolina’s Upcountry,...
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Time for a New Onsite System Additives Study?
The debate of the efficacy of septic tank additives rages on. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s most recent study on chemical or...
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Last Call! Best Industry Trade Show Needs Your Help
We need portable restroom and septic pumping professionals! Plans are moving full-speed ahead for Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport (WWETT) show...
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Troubleshooting: Traffic Over the Drainfield
One of the recurring points that I have made during troubleshooting discussions is the importance of communication with the homeowner regarding proper...
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Septage Dewatering on a Budget
With fewer municipal wastewater treatment plants accepting septage and increased regulations on land application, many pumping contractors are turning to the next...
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Septic Tank Safety: Risers & Lids Save Lives
Another near tragedy put septic tank safety in the spotlight when two good Samaritans rescued a 2-year-old boy who fell into a...





















