Past Articles
Groundbreaking at Norweco and Norwalk Precast Molds for Expansion
Construction has begun to expand the Norweco and Norwalk Precast Molds facility in the lot at the corner of Republic Street and Industrial Parkway. The expansion project will create a 25-acre, 500,000-square-foot campus-style facility for the company, containing office and warehouse space.
NSF Celebrates 80 Years of Improving Human and Planet Health
NSF, a leading global public health and safety organization, recently celebrated its 80th anniversary at its headquarters, offices and laboratories around the world. Founded in 1944 as the National Sanitation Foundation, NSF has evolved into a global services organization at the forefront of standards development, product certification, and testing, serving industries, governments, and consumers in 180…
Norweco Singulair with UV treatment and drip dispersal is the onsite answer for a charity raffle home build
When the opportunity came to volunteer his help to help sick children, Chris Stevens took it. Stevens owns Stevens Septic Service Inc., of Monroe, North Carolina. Newton Custom Homes invited Stevens to join in its annual charity project to build a house. The homes are raffled off with $100 tickets, and proceeds benefit St. Jude…
What to Do if Vacation Renters Are
Abusing Your Septic System
According to the AirDNA website, the U.S. short-term rental supply hit record highs in 2022. That means more of your customers may be renting out their vacation homes either part time or full time. This can create numerous challenges for their property — including their septic system. Some of these challenges may require more frequent…
Turning Wastewater Into Fertilizer Is Feasible And Could Make Agriculture More Sustainable
A new study, looking at a process of removing ammonia from wastewater and converting it into fertilizer, suggests that it's not only technically viable, but also could help to reduce the environmental and energy footprint of fertilizer production—and might even provide a revenue stream for utilities and water treatment facilities.
Distillery Tasting Rooms –
Alcohol’s Effects on Septic Systems
There are more small distilleries that are operating outside of access to municipal wastewater treatment plants and questions are arising as to the characteristics of wastewater from tasting rooms. In typical tasting rooms there is distilled alcohol that is not consumed, and wastewater from bathrooms. If the tasting room involves a kitchen that would also…
UC San Diego researchers add
monkeypox to wastewater surveillance
The virus was first detected in mid-July, with levels rising steadily since — but whether the data can be used to predict future case surges is an evolving question. An ongoing program in San Diego that monitors wastewater for the presence of SARS-CoV-2, and which has effectively predicted subsequent surges in COVID-19 cases, has been…
Backed-up pipes, stinky yards:
Climate change is wrecking septic tanks
As climate change intensifies, septic failures are emerging as a vexing issue for local governments. For decades, flushing a toilet and making wastewater disappear was a convenience that didn't warrant a second thought. No longer. From Miami to Minnesota, septic systems are failing, posing threats to clean water, ecosystems and public health.
CDC Adds Wastewater to
COVID Data Tracker
CDC's rapidly-expanding National Wastewater Surveillance System will provide invaluable data — not only for the COVID-19 pandemic, but for countless future diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced that it is adding wastewater data to its COVID Data Tracker platform and is massively expanding its wastewater surveillance. Since its launch in…
The Importance of Topography and Landscape Position in Septic System Installation
Topography and landscape position are the first things seen when the site is visited. In the broadest sense, topography describes the physical features of the land surface, including relative elevations and the aspect of the surface. Landscape position describes the location of the site relative to the location on a slope.
The Impacts of Soil Consistence on
Septic System Installation
Consistence describes how easy it is to deform or break up the soil. Consistence is used to determine if the soil contains clay that swells greatly when wet or shrinks greatly when dry (also known as shrink-swell clay). If enough shrink-swell clay is present in the soil, the soil pores swell shut when the soil…
The Impacts of Soil Color and Depth to Limiting Condition on Septic System Installation
Soil color is often used to determine seasonal high water table (SHWT) for system design. The soil treatment area bottom (or infiltrative surface) must be kept a certain distance above the SHWT according to code. The most common way to determine the SHWT is to look for the first occurrence of gray colored (low chroma)…
6 Wastewater Hazards That Can
Compromise a Health Onsite System
Sometimes you take for granted that everyone working in the industry knows why our systems are so important to the environment and human health. During the last few months, we have had some questions about what is in wastewater and why it is a problem. This is where we start our basic sewage treatment workshops.…
Taking On the "Other" Pollutant at a Massachusetts Onsite Treatment Center
All across the country, people interested in water quality have been talking about nitrogen, where it’s coming from and how to control it. But there is another nutrient just as important but less often in the spotlight, and now it’s due for attention. “Phosphorus has been one of those issues kind of sidelined by nitrogen,”…
The Onsite Community Travels
to Help the Needy in Belize
Our area is filled with hometown heroes! Several area church members recently helped install a new septic system at a shelter for young girls in Belize. Church mission trips usually don’t send a crew of mostly inexperienced people from a small Midwestern town to install a wastewater system in Central America. Yet that’s what Ty…
How the University of Arizona used No. 2 to solve its No. 1 problem: The coronavirus
The University of Arizona made a bold claim this week: It stopped a coronavirus outbreak before it started. Universities around the U.S. have struggled with outbreaks as they attempt to start the fall semester. But at the Likins Hall dorm, just across the street from the University of Arizona's recreation center, two students were found…
Treated Wastewater May Be the Irrigation Wave of the Future
Approximately one-half of 1% of the planet’s water is drinkable, and we use that water for much more than drinking – showering, brushing our teeth, watering our grass, etc. Consumer usage, however, pales in comparison to the amount of water needed to irrigate our crops. According to USDA’s Economic Research Service, agriculture accounts for more than…
Committee Unanimously Advances Bipartisan Water Infrastructure Legislation
As a water and wastewater treatment manufacturer, Norweco feels a responsibility to support critical infrastructure programs that relieve pressure on our nation’s water supply. We are honored to provide ecologically safe and reliable water reuse technologies that help support these efforts. U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-WY) and Tom Carper (D-DE) released the following statements on…
Coronavirus and the Water Cycle - What Treatment Professionals Should Know
As the global health community tracks the spread of this virus, it’s important for water and wastewater professionals to keep updated on potential impacts. It's hard to miss the headlines. The recent outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV or COVID-19) has dominated news cycles in recent weeks. The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling it “public…
OOWA Announces Distinguished Service Award
Congrats to Norweco’s Scott Hetrick, Vice President of Sales, who was honored with the Ohio Onsite Wastewater Association's (OOWA) 2020 Trent Lydic Distinguished Service Award! Scott has worked with Norweco for 36 years and we are so proud of his achievement. Pictured with Scott are OOWA board members.
Groundbreaking at Norweco and Norwalk Precast Molds
We are very pleased to announce a manufacturing and warehouse expansion between Norweco and Norwalk Precast Molds! 🚧 “A joint venture between Norweco and Norwalk Precast Molds will allow continued growth and expansion of our product lines at both companies,” president Gregory Graves said. In 2007, Norwalk Precast Molds purchased the 205 Industrial Parkway property in Ohio…
Using Education to Strengthen Emergency Preparedness for Septic Systems
National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) After the events of the past year, emergency preparedness has clearly emerged as one of the most important topics facing environmental health. The 2017 hurricane season left hundreds of billions of dollars-worth of damage in its wake. Meanwhile, wildfires in California burned over 1.2 million acres, resulting in five of…
Wastewater Chlorination: An Enduring Public Health Practice
Disinfection of municipal wastewater is necessary for safe potable water supplies and for healthy rivers and streams. Microorganisms are present in large numbers in sewage treatment plant effluents and waterborne disease outbreaks have been associated with sewage-contaminated water supplies or recreational waters.
How Recycled Water Could Save Our Water Supply
It’s all too easy to forget that freshwater is a finite resource. Most of us don’t have to travel much farther than the faucet, and the proliferation of water bottles and drinking fountains have made water scarcity a non-issue. At least, this is how it appears at first, but that’s only surface-level. Two-thirds of the…
Penguin Poop Provides Essential Nutrients For New Terrestrial Life In Antarctica
Did you know penguin poop provides essential nutrients for new terrestrial life to flourish in Antarctica? In arctic climates, vital nutrients that cultivate life are few and far between. Researches are now mapping the nitrogen footprint across the continent to further study its effects on this ecosystem. "What we see is that the poo produced…
Long Island Business Upgrades To Singulair Nitrogen Reducing System
Long Island's Hampton Coffee House upgrades septic system to Norweco's eco-friendly Singulair nitrogen reducing wastewater treatment system. "All of us at Hampton Coffee live in this community so the environment around us is not only important to us as a company, but personally as well," reflected company co-owner Jason Belkin. "We already made the switch…
Rules and Regs: Big Farm Bill Has an Onsite Bonus
When President Donald Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill on Dec. 20, it included a present for onsite installers. A few paragraphs in the bill allow low-income rural homeowners to access a pool of money for upgrading or replacing their onsite wastewater systems. The law allows grants of up to $20,000. Because this is a…
NOWRA Announces Industry Achievement Award
The National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association (NOWRA) recently announced the 2018 recipient of the Richard J. Otis Industry Achievement Award. Gregory Graves, President of Norweco, Inc. and past President of NOWRA, received the award during the NOWRA Mega-Conference held in Minneapolis on Oct. 21 to 24. The first recipient was such a well-respected onsite wastewater professional…
President Trump Signs NOWRA Act Legislation
On Tuesday, October 23, President Trump signed the America’s Infrastructure Act of 2018, which contained key provisions of the NOWRA Act. This is a major milestone for NOWRA, as this marks the first legislation it has successfully passed. The legislation President Trump signed contains the following provisions from the NOWRA Act: Information Clearinghouse. EPA is…
Lakefront Estate Requires Onsite Wastewater Technology Upgrade
A homeowner needed help choosing wastewater systems for a lakefront estate. Dervin Witmer, owner of Dig-It Excavating in Cassopolis, Michigan, recommended a Norweco residential wastewater treatment system. The project involved tearing down an old cottage and building a new, larger, four-season home on a lot right beside a lake. The owners had two goals for…
Norweco Introduces New Residential Wastewater Treatment System
The Hydro-Kinetic Model 600 FEU (flow equalized upflow) wastewater treatment system from Norweco has been NSF Standard 40 and 245 certified. The residential wastewater treatment system passed two consecutive back-to-back tests without performing routine maintenance for 12 months. During the 12-month testing period, the system achieved effluent results of 2.0 mg/L CBOD, 2.0 mg/L TSS…
Singulair Green Wastewater Treatment System Opens New Market for Installers
The Singulair Green aerobic wastewater treatment system from Norweco Inc. features a light, versatile high-density polyethylene septic tank that’s suitable for installation applications where traditional tanks cannot be used. “These tanks do not require specialized equipment, like a boom crane, to install and deliver, because the unit weighs just less than 1,000 pounds,” says Mike…
NSF Adopts New Standard for Water Reuse Systems
Four international plumbing and building codes have adopted the NSF/ANSI 350 standard for water reuse systems, NSF International said in a press release. The global public health organization developed NSF/ANSI 350: Onsite Residential and Commercial Water Reuse Treatment to standardize the material, design and performance criteria for water reuse systems. These systems treat greywater on-site, providing…
