Always make sure rock used as distribution media is the right size, durable and clean
Regional drought conditions send confusing signals about effective effluent distribution
Service providers and homebuyers can follow these tips to investigate important site conditions to forecast issues that could arise after the purchase.
Be careful about choosing the correct engineered fill to compensate for limiting layers on your construction site.
Testing to predict how water will move through the soil with a morphology or percolation test helps determine a soil treatment area's size
Designers must consider forecasts of high precipitation and intense storms when siting septic systems on low ground near lakes and rivers.
Onsite systems sometimes need some R&R. See how periodic resting can help restore soil infiltration, and learn what factors to consider when resting a system.
Testing methods for agricultural pesticide use and medical screening tools could help the wastewater industry with site evaluation and system design and maintenance.
Our basic knowledge of soil sizing factors goes back 50 years to Wisconsin research, but those numbers are tested often in different regions
Land application of septage sometimes gets a bad rap from neighboring property owners, but soil science proves it’s a beneficial disposal method.