Often, a time-consuming and physically demanding part of a service technician’s job comes before he even fires up the vacuum pump: uncovering the septic tank for service. Each pumping contractor handles this in a different way, depending on the physical characteristics of the territory and customer demand. There’s no question that installing risers makes the job much faster and easier, but getting customers to pop for the cost can be difficult to impossible.In some areas, the point is becoming moot, since U.S. Environmental Protection Agency guidelines have prompted some states and local governments to adopt legislation requiring risers on all
