Editorial Articles

Pumpers sometimes take septage management and land application for granted. Let’s explore treatment trends and how we can ensure the best disposal options for the future.

Population shifts in an area of dynamic suburban and ex-urban growth create constant new challenges for Wisconsin’s Stanley Walter Septic Service.

When a poster asks about the appropriate surcharge for emergency service, pumpers reply that time is worth money, especially when a job takes you away from family.

Retirement benefits can help your employees and your business.

The time-honored suggestion box is back in business, providing a low-cost way to incorporate new ideas and build staff input.

The latest Pumper Survey shows contractors are emerging from the recession battle-tested and with the knowledge that wastewater remains an excellent place to earn a living.

Through good and bad economic times, Shea Slade has always been able to count on the people who matter most to his upstate New York pumping business.

Did you know an industry standard procedure exists for septic tank pumping and cleaning? Do you have suggestions for updates or changes?

The folks at Maryland’s Fogle’s Septic Services send out pink service trucks and restrooms to raise money to fight cancer.

Illinois hauler Chris Wenger works with a network of fellow pumping professionals to set up his family business, C.W. Septic Services Inc., for a bright future.