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Defending a Septic Inspection Report

2019 PSMA Conference PresentationOccasionally individuals or entities may be critical of your septic system inspection report. You can run into concerns expressed by home buyers, home sellers, home inspectors, real estate agents, P.E.s, SEOs, and even regulatory...

Compaction: The Enemy of System Longevity

2019 PSMA Conference PresentationHumans along with all our activities cause widespread soil compaction. Compaction constrains oxygen (O2) movement in the soil and shifts soil toward anaerobic conditions. Less O2 diffusion into the soil leads to a chemically reducing...

Challenging Wastewater Streams

2019 PSMA Conference PresentationMore septic systems are being negatively impacted by the use and disposal of varying chemicals, cleaners, medicines and anti-bacterial products. This presentation will cover how to identify this problem and troubleshoot the system. In...

Aerobic or Anaerobic – Which One is Better?

2019 PSMA Conference PresentationWithin most septic systems, both anaerobic and aerobic processes are used to treat the wastewater. This presentation will describe each oxygen state, discuss where each method is dominate and present a methodology to evaluate systems...

Pump Choice and Setting Decisions

2017 PSMA Conference PresentationIn this session the we will cover the operation and maintenance of pumps in an Onsite Wastewater Treatment System (OWTS). The discussion will include the purpose of having pumps in an OWTS. How the pump is selected and sized for the...

Nitrogen Treatment

2017 PSMA Conference PresentationThis session will discuss the importance of understanding the nitrogen cycle as it relates to Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems. The discussion will include what alternative treatments are available to nitrogen reduction and the...