Editorial Articles

It stands to reason that a broader professional skill set will yield more revenue from more customers – and better yet –...

MINNESOTAWater softener regenerate research John Novak, keynote speaker at the Minnesota Onsite Wastewater Association conference and lead researcher on the water softener regenerate...

Large amount of portable restrooms needed on short notice for Papal visit Problem: Pope Benedict XVI was scheduled to appear in Leon, Mexico,...

As a result of discussions at the land application sessions at the Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo in February, a quick review...

Effective Jan. 15, all pumpers must have completed the National Association of Wastewater Technicians vacuum truck training course or an equivalent certification...

When a lake homeowners association and a watershed district in Stearns County, Minn., suspected failing septic systems were affecting local water quality,...

The 450 SC slide-in vacuum tank, made by Robinson Vacuum Tanks Inc., offers portable san-itation contractors a longer sill-to-tank weld that increases...

Titan in-bed diesel fuel tank The 60-gallon, polyethylene, in-bed diesel fuel tank from Titan Fuel Tanks fits most full-sized pickups and resists the...

Portable Sanitation Service Truck The portable sanitation service truck with stainless steel tank from Advance Pump & Equipment provides corrosion resistance and durability...

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

It was a family affair two times over at the 2013 National Backhoe Roe-D-Hoe sponsored by the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association,...

Since I took over the presidency of the National Association of Wastewater Technicians in June 2012, the association has been busy. Of...

The National Association of Wastewater Technicians presented its major annual awards at a breakfast meeting at the Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo...

Perhaps you’ve been tempted by ads touting the capabilities of a new computer, or maybe you recently realized your old computer really...

Microsoft, General Motors and IBM have long recognized the virtues of having an employee handbook. What works for the big-timeoperators can work...

Vacon receives product line strategy award Vacon received the European Low Voltage Alternating Current Electric Drives Product Line Strategy Award for 2012 from...

Fred Hill has spent 30 years in the construction industry in the Washington, D.C., area as a general contractor, home inspector and...

None of the crew at Coyote Septic Service, Inc. in Williston, N.D., ever imagined they would be in a business pumping septic...

Owner Myrtle Creech added this 2012 International Workstar 7400 MaxxForce DT with a 2,500-gallon steel tank and NVE Challenger Series pump built...