Entries Tagged Soil

A pumper/installer/designer I’ve worked with for years posed a question to me about the design loading rate for sandy clay loam soils....

Soil erosion has been identified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as the No. 1 source of water quality degradation/pollution. It becomes...

Soil naturally treats and degrades organic matter, destroys pathogens, and acts as a filter to remove contaminants from water. Because the soil...

Whether you are replacing an outdated onsite system or installing a new one, removing vegetation or disturbing the soil increases the chances...

Last month I outlined confined-space safety issues encountered when septic service contractors find it necessary to enter sewage tanks of any type...

Many researchers and onsite professionals have long recognized the benefits of periodically resting all or parts of a drainfield to restore soil...

In the past few months, we’ve discussed troubleshooting overall onsite system problems. Now let’s take a closer look at troubleshooting a failing drainfield.Drainfield,...

Take a look at this Resource Geoscience Inc. article featured 10 years ago in the July 2003 issue of Pumper magazine. We...

QUESTION: What are the soil factors used to determine the long term acceptance rate (LTAR) or soil-sizing factor? ANSWER: This is one of...

QUESTION: Why is understanding soils important? ANSWER: The first question I received when I started writing this column referred to fine, sandy...

QUESTION: In previous articles in Pumper and Onsite Installer, soil sizing charts were mentioned that identify rapid perc rate, fine sandy soils...

Question: I’ve been in the septic business in southcentral Kentucky for 22 years, and for the most part, the changes I’ve seen have...

New subsurface wastewater disposal rules for Maine include a 25-foot no-disturbance buffer from water bodies and fill extension limits that move onsite...

Question: What do you think about perc tests? The county is now requiring a perc test before we put in a septic system....