Entries Tagged Septic Tank

PFAS, a group of manmade substances called “forever chemicals,” have become an environmental issue worldwide. Now the U.S. wastewater industry is starting...

One concern service providers have when troubleshooting a system is whether the septic tank or holding tanks are structurally sound and in...

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...

c 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...

Septic tanks allow gravity to separate solids from wastewater as heavier solids settle and fats, grease and lighter solids float. You might...

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

Brothers Bruce and Michael Bopst got into the septic service business in 1990 and over the years developed a good feel for...

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...

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

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...

J. Carey Inc. has offered logging, excavating and trucking and hauling services to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and parts of Wisconsin from its...

Name and title or job description: Tom Schimelfenig, ownerBusiness name and location: Tom Schimelfenig Excavating, Bowdon, North DakotaServices we offer: I do...

A woman in Versailles, Indiana, who’d fallen into a septic tank was recently rescued by firefighters, using a tripod and rope rigged...

If an effluent screen seems to need excessive cleaning, it may be that the homeowner has too many solids or chemicals or...