It’s time to call the plumber: Portraits of Public Health

October 28, 2026.Reading time 6 minutes.

Portrait of a smiling man with salt-and-pepper hair and deep brown skin, wearing a suit and tie.

Why is plumbing essential to public health? We sat down with Eric, who leads our team of approximately 20 plumbing professionals, to find out.

What to do if a rat comes up your toilet

January 18, 2023.Reading time 5 minutes.

A rat in a sewer pipe sniffs at tendrils of aroma. The rat pictures in a burger in a thought bubble.

Heavy rains and flooding can send more rats into the sewer system. Find out the simple steps to deal with a rat in your toilet.

Onsite insight: What everyone needs to know about onsite septic systems

March 22, 2016.Reading time 8 minutes.

Flush it and forget it, right? Not so fast if you’re one of tens of thousands of King County homes and businesses with an on-site septic system. An on-site septic system (OSS), more commonly known as a septic system, is a mini-water treatment facility right on the homeowner’s property. Designed, installed and maintained properly, an […]

Rats: One more reason you should shut the toilet lid

October 28, 2015.Reading time 4 minutes.

We are not here to scare you. But those urban legends you’ve heard about rats in toilets? They’re (at least partially) true. Rats in toilets – what are the odds? It is very unlikely that you will find a rat in your toilet. The City of Seattle is estimated to have about 2.5 million toilets, […]

Plumbing and public health – an essential connection

June 18, 2015.Reading time 5 minutes.

To say that plumbing has an essential connection with public health may be an understatement. The Centers for Disease Control calls the shift from inadequate water supplies to clean drinking water one of the top ten public health achievements of the 20th century because of its fundamental impact on the spread of communicable disease. Many […]