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It’s a question that pops up repeatedly: How often should a septic tank be pumped? As a co-owner of Western Septic & Excavation, a company that pumps septic tanks, it’s a question I, and my partners, answer multiple times a week. The short answer: no one knows. How did we, as professionals devoted to the task of safely disposing of wastewater from rural residences and businesses, come into this fascinating tidbit of knowledge? Stay tuned while I explain. This could get boring, so grab a diet...

Idaho Division of Building Safety has revised their policy on submersible lake pumps. Lake pumps are once again permitted, however new rules do apply.

RC Worst & Co. Inc. started building packaged lift stations over twenty years ago providing clients a plug and play solution. In the last year RC Worst & Co. made the decision to allocate resources to overhaul the entire Automated Flow Systems line of packaged lift stations using Solidworks 3D modeling. 3D modelling allows our designers to produce an innovative product more efficiently. Clients including engineers, operators, municipalities, contractors, and developers are already experiencing...

The State of Idaho is no longer allowing the use of submersible well pumps in Idaho lakes and rivers.

It is no stretch for me to venture to say that on a fairly routine basis I pick up the phone and the customer on the other end is shopping for a grinder pump. I often discover their not looking for a grinder pump at all. In some cases, the customer is looking for a pump that can reliably handle solid sewage without plugging, or jamming.