Editorial Articles

Pumping professionals frequently talk to me about the challenge of maintaining the customer service values of a bygone time in today’s harried...

By his own admission, Judge Berk is an old-school septic pumper – the kind of guy who prefers to avoid debt by...

As the construction industry suffered in 2009, it pulled Jason LaChance and his excavation company right down with it, forcing him to...

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“My see” were the words my two-year-old daughter, Maggie, used as she extended her arms toward an older woman sitting in the...

When you look at the cover of Pumper this month, you might wonder about the photo. It shows three men in an...

MICHIGANAssociation wages battle over disposal A Michigan Court of Appeals ruling against Gmoser’s Septic Service, Whitney Blakeslee and the Michigan Septic Tank Association...

Making its trade show debut at the 2013 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International, the CV Series hydrovac from Premier Oilfield Equipment...

Readers tell me they read Pumper cover-to-cover and the pages get dog-eared from all their employees taking turns paging through the magazine....

Owner Jerry Thompson has added this 2010 International 7600 with a 4,200-gallon steel tank from Lely Manufacturing Inc. The rig is powered...

This feature in Pumper reports noteworthy conversations that take place at the Pumper Discussion Forum, an online forum for industry professionals found...

Greetings National Association of Wastewater Technicians members! I’m honored to be your new executive director and look forward to working with your...

Among your employees, one or a couple probably stand out. Have you thought about what would happen to your business without these...

LMK names managing director, northeast salesLMK Technologies named David Archard managing director, northeast sales. He has 30 years experience in the municipal...

In January the Ohio Department of Health released its 2013 report on failures in household sewage treatment systems. On the surface the...

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality is revising the Technical Guidance Manual for builders and septic system installers. The process started in...

Last month I explained general operating characteristics and air supply concerns of operating aerobic treatment units. This month I’ll look at what...

Wet/Dry vacs Industrial all-purpose vacuumThe VAXTEEL SkidVac 1000 from LMT is a transportable industrial-strength all-purpose vacuum ideal for use on off-shore/land-based oil rigs,...

TOPP positive pipe-to-tank sealsUniseals positive pipe-to-tanks seals from TOPP Industries are designed for flat or curved surfaces, including holding tanks, wastewater lift...