Advanced Treatment Units
Aero-Stream Bio-Brush ATU
Aero-Stream offers NSF 40-certified ATUs from 450 to 1,500 gpd. These systems are based on Bio-Brush technology utilizing an extended aeration/attached...
Entries Tagged Septic Tank
Editorial
Rules & Regs - November 2021
PFAS, a group of manmade substances called “forever chemicals,” have become an environmental issue worldwide. Now the U.S. wastewater industry is starting...
Online Exclusives
How to Determine the Structural Integrity of a Septic Tank
One concern service providers have when troubleshooting a system is whether the septic tank or holding tanks are structurally sound and in...
Editorial
Tough Jobs, Rewarding Wastewater Work in Northeast Alabama
Name and title or job description: Chris Gulley, president and chief executive officer
Business name and location: Gulley Septic Services and Gulley Construction, Stevenson, Alabama
Services...
Online Exclusives
Which Septic Tank Material Should You Use?
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Polyethylene/Polypropylene
Polyethylene/polypropylene “poly" tanks can be rotationally molded in one piece or injection molded in two pieces. Some early poly tanks were prone...
Online Exclusives
Should You be Concerned if a Septic System has No Scum Layer?
Septic tanks allow gravity to separate solids from wastewater as heavier solids settle and fats, grease and lighter solids float. You might...
Editorial
You Open the Tank and There’s No Sludge or Scum. What’s Next?
Recently a reader commented he was seeing numerous septic tanks lacking distinct layers of sludge and floating scum. The time frame coincided...
Editorial
Bruce and Michael Bopst Put on Their Boots Every Day and Got to Work
Brothers Bruce and Michael Bopst got into the septic service business in 1990 and over the years developed a good feel for...
Editorial
Product Focus - January 2021
Blowers
National Vacuum Equipment Challenger 1600
The Challenger 1600 from National Vacuum Equipment is a 1,600 cfm tri-lobe blower designed for continuous duty at maximum vacuum. It employs rotors...
Editorial
Let’s Probe the Outer Limits of Biomat Benefits
Recently, a reader in Canada asked about the beneficial characteristics of the biomat. He had read some articles or fact sheets where...
Editorial
Product Focus - December 2020
Advanced Treatment Units
Clarus Environmental Fusion
Clarus Environmental’s Fusion systems are drop-in wastewater treatment units designed for decentralized applications where effluent quality must meet or...
Editorial
Sodergren Septic Pumps Up Homeowner Interest With a Fresh Approach to Marketing
J. Carey Inc. has offered logging, excavating and trucking and hauling services to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and parts of Wisconsin from its...
Editorial
North Dakota’s New Association Aims for Unified Regulations
Name and title or job description: Tom Schimelfenig, ownerBusiness name and location: Tom Schimelfenig Excavating, Bowdon, North DakotaServices we offer: I do...
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Watch Firefighters Use a Tripod to Rescue a Woman Who Fell Into a Septic Tank
A woman in Versailles, Indiana, who’d fallen into a septic tank was recently rescued by firefighters, using a tripod and rope rigged...

















