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With increasing regulation in many states, pumpers’ options for septage disposal are on the decline. It used to be if you had...

Two major events in the summer of 2007 swiftly changed the focus of Forest Septic Tank Service in Des Moines, Iowa, a...

Bob Conrad sees traditional residential pumping as the steady, dependable work that brings new and diverse profit centers to his Arlington, Tenn.-based...

As the Michigan Department of Environment Quality phases out land-applied septage and restricts where haulers can offload it, pumpers working many miles...

Beginning July 1, all concrete septic tanks installed in New Mexico are required to have a cast-in resilient connector certified to meet...

So Pumper is 30 years old this month? To mark the milestone reached by a critical environmental trade publication — which matured...

Strength, durability and driver comfort are hallmarks of a new septic service vacuum truck from Satellite Industries Inc., featuring a 3,200-gallon X-Ten...

Grease as a new revenue stream?Question:I am looking to get into pumping grease traps. Can anyone provide me with any information, such...

In a world of greater business diversification, pumpers are constantly shifting to serve a changing market. As they deal with concerns over...

Is an aerobic system the answer?Question:I have a septic system with lateral lines. Lines are on a slight slope, so in addition...

VACUUM TRUCK TRAINING ONLINEOur e-Learning program is a reality. The National Association of Wastewater Transporters Inc. vacuum truck training course presented at...

Within the past few months, you’ve gone through the ordeal of filing your tax returns. Now that you’ve finished, there’s a momentary...

What better way for a pair of love-struck new pumpers to start their life out together than committing to marriage at the...

Listening to onsite system expert Bill Stuth talk about “Repair and Recovery of Sand Filters” at an Oregon Onsite Wastewater Association conference...

Tino Garza operates this 1995 Peterbilt 357 with a 4,000-gallon aluminum tank from Longhorn Tank. Purchased from International Machinery in British...

When you started your own company, your focus was on doing anything and everything to get it off the ground. Most likely,...

Late in 2008, we teed up a simple survey designed to find out what issues are most important to pumping contractors. We...

For 11 days last August, David and Kaleb Zuidema left the family’s Midland Park, N.J., septic service and pipe inspection and repair...