With the high demand and shortages of toilet paper as people adjust to the new realities of social distancing, self-isolation and working/staying at home, another crisis could be caused by flushing wipes and other alternatives into your septic system.
Flushing inappropriate materials down your toilet can cause blocked pipes and backups or even complete septic system failures, which can cost anywhere from hundreds to tens of thousands of dollars to fix or repair.
As Coronavirus (COVID-19) impacts Rhode Island and the United States, Foster Survey Company is proactively managing the health and safety of our employees and clients. Additionally, we have in the past and continue now in these turbulent times to implement technologies that let us work efficiently and remotely. To ensure the health and safety of […]
Rural boundary lines in Rhode Island are marked and monumented in many ways. The picture above is of a reference mark to a nearby monument in a stone wall we found when recently surveying in Hopkinton, RI. The “X” mark blazed into the large tree was a great help in finding the nearby called-for record […]
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MAINTAINING YOUR SEPTIC SYSTEM AKA ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM (OWTS) Maintaining your septic system, ISDS or OWTS is critical in protecting your health and drinking water supply, your neighbors heath and drinking water supply, our environment, and your investment in your home and property. In Rhode Island, septic systems, once called Individual Sewage […]
Drones – What’s the Buzz?How UAVs/Drones Can Be Used on Surveying Projects and Benefit Our Clients Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly called drones, have been rapidly increasing in popularity within the world of professional land surveying and beyond. UAVs can be used in a wide variety of projects, from the initial scouting of a site […]
4 Simple Steps to Getting Your FEMA Flood Elevation Certificate Getting a FEMA Flood Elevation Certificate is simple, quick, and without hassle for you. You might need a Flood Elevation Certificate to fully protect your property, or in order for you to obtain flood insurance. We offer our Express Service, a simple 4-step method, to […]
Eric D. Colburn, PLS, President of Foster Survey Company, licensed Class II Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) Onsite Wastewater Treatment System (OWTS) designer, and certified Bottomless Sand Filter designer attended and completed the Automated Bottomless Sand Filter (BSF) Sizing and Pump Support Material Course in Kingston, RI, held today, December 17, 2015, at the University of Rhode […]
Eric D. Colburn, PLS, President of Foster Survey Company and licensed Class II Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) Onsite Wastewater Treatment System (OWTS) designer, attended and completed the Designing Nitrogen Removal Technologies course in Kingston, RI, held today, December 10, 2015, at the University of Rhode Island (URI) New England Onsite Wastewater Training Program (NEOWTP). […]
Foster Survey Company are proud sponsors of NorthWest Competitive Cheer. Knowing that our sponsorship helps the organization’s expenses for practice space, travel and competition fees, Foster Survey Company gladly supports this local and dedicated volunteer organization. Providing a non-profit recreational program for competitive cheerleading, NorthWest Competative Cheer supports young athletes from Cranston, Scituate, Johnston, Foster, Glocester and surrounding […]
This webinar is for Rhode Island land owners looking to have their property surveyed this spring, but don’t know what that involves. Please join Eric Colburn, PLS for this informative webinar to answer the frequently asked questions about property surveys I’ve been asked in my over thirty years surveying. And, I will be happy to […]