Inside the September 2008 Issue
Features
Profile: Up to the Task
From car wash pits to Superfund toxic waste sites, if it needs pumping, New Jersey’s Rosey’s Tank Cleaning will be there
Building the Business: Till Death … Or Liquidation of Assets
Enhanced communication skills and adept planning are required for couples who want to succeed at both marriage and business
Overheard Online: Take on Grease Trap Work?
Figure out where you can dispose of restaurant grease waste before you take on new work, a poster is warned
Special Feature: Louisiana Pumper Survives Bayou Plunge
An ordinary morning pumping septic tanks ended in an amazing survival story for Bruce Crank, owner of Bayou Septic Tank Service in Shreveport, La.
Reading Between the Lines: Industrial Customers: Can They Help You Clean Up in a Tough Economy?
A year ago, in the September issue of Pumper, I suggested adding industrial vacuum loading services for contractors whose traditional residential work was slowing along with the economy.
Interview: Dishonorable Discharge?
Ontario pumpers and the provincial government butt heads over land application and future methods of septage disposal
Rules and Regs: Connecticut Town Promotes Onsite Systems Over Replacement Sewers
The Department of Envi-ronmental Protection concluded that sewers in Old Saybrook, Conn., were polluting the groundwater.
Cover Story: Bring on the BIG JOBS
Iowa’s Environmental Management Services thrives on major vacuum loading challenges
Special Feature: A Good Time to Buy?
The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 may provide sound reasons for moving planned purchases of major equipment into 2008
