Inside the June 2009 Issue
Features
Reading Between the Lines: We’ve Been Together For 30 Years
The bible of the industry. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard contractors refer to Pumper that way.
Profile: We Can Do That
Tennessee’s Mid South Septic Service adds many entrees to its service menu to answer the call for any tough job
Interview: Powered by Septage
Michigan bioreactor project aims to produce methane gas from septic waste
Rules and Regs: New Mexico Bolsters Septic System Requirements
Beginning July 1, all concrete septic tanks installed in New Mexico are required to have a cast-in resilient connector certified to meet or exceed ASTM Standard C923 on the outlet connection.
Special Feature: Looking Back: 30 Years of Pumper
Pumper was born 30 years ago this month
Cover Story: In the Beginning
Publishing partners Pete Lawonn and Bob Kendall built a powerful networking tool for pumpers. Now COLE Publishing serves the entire liquid waste industry.
Profile: Green Acres
With a new dewatering plant and friendly farm partnership, Iowa’s Forest Septic Tank Service turns septage land spreading from a liability to a business asset
Overheard Online: Grease is the Word
Market the quality of your service and get to know the needs of your customers if you want to build a successful business pumping grease traps
Building the Business: Employ Fearless Prospecting
Don’t let the slow economy and a steady stream of ‘no’ responses scare you away from pitching your services to potential customers
Special Feature: Dewatering Roundup: Biosolids Processing
Manufacturers offer a variety of solutions for separating, mixing, conditioning and drying wastewater solids streams
Special Feature: Building Businesses Together
Industry leaders say Pumper provides a critical link between product manufacturers and service providers, as well as a forum to build professionalism
Special Feature: ‘It Made Us a Better Company by Far’
Readers say Pumper continues to be a trusted source of information about equipment and business building techniques
