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.
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 […]
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 […]
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). […]
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 […]
Rhode Island Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act Outreach Meetings in Bristol County, Kent County, Newport County, Providence County & Washington County In July 2012, the U.S. Congress passed and President Barack Obama signed into law the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, which reauthorized the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through September 30, 2017. The NFIP […]
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In this case study, we’ll look at how to move or relocate property lines in Rhode Island with an Administrative Subdivision. Most Rhode Island cities and towns describe Administrative Subdivisions with this definition: Administrative Subdivision: Re-subdivision of existing lots which yields no additional lots for development, and involves no creation or extension of streets. Such subdivision […]
This is a question we get a lot: 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 Design in RI.