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 […]
EPA Makes the Week of September 17-21, 2018 SepticSmart Week The EPA created this annual event to educate homeowners and communities on the proper care and maintenance of their Septic Systems (Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems or OWTS): Think at the Sink Don’t Overload the Commode Don’t Strain Your Drain Shield Your Leach Field Test Your […]
Eric D. Colburn, PLS, President of Foster Survey Company,ย licensed Class II Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) Onsite Wastewater Treatment System (OWTS)ย designer, and certified Bottomless Sand Filter designer attended and completed theย Automated Bottomless Sand Filter (BSF) Sizing and Pump Support Material Courseย 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)ย designer, attended and completed theย 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). […]
This is a question we get a lot:ย What does a Rhode Island Septic System Design cost? We believe in being as transparent as possible when it comes to prices, so that you know your project’s costs. Other service might be needed, but these are the three basic and necessary costs for Septic System Designย in RI.
Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc in Rhode Island, resulting in property loss and damage from winds, floods, and beach erosion. If Hurricane Sandy damagedย your septic system, you will need to repair that damage to make your home habitable again. There are a myriad of rules and regulations for the repair of septic systems, particularly for […]
GeoMat Leaching Systems – High Performance, Low Profile, Wastewater Infiltration and Reuse System To give you another septic system design option,ย Foster Survey Company is now trained to design GeoMatย Leaching Septic Systems. Eric D. Colburn PLS,ย ย received training from Geomatrix Systemsย on the design and installation of their high performance, low profile, wastewater infiltration and reuse septic systems. […]
Foster Survey Company – Experienced and Professional Residential Septic System Designers Foster Survey Company and RI Professional land Surveyor and RIDEM Class II Septic System Designer, Eric D. Colburn PLS, give the best value and highest quality residential new construction septic system designs throughout Rhode Island. “Designing a new septic system is as much an art […]
Out of Sight, Out of Mind – Until There’s a Problem with Your Septic System Your septic system is an important part to your home’s mechanical systems, often working silently beneath your yard. Homeowners with existing septic systems, because septic systems are largely out of sight and out of mind, tend to overlook this important […]
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RI DEM) has issued the first round of notification letters to owners of properties that may be subject to the RI Cesspool Phaseout Act […]