Editorial Articles

Fortified by the belief that if you can change a baby's diaper, you can clean portable restrooms, Kathy O'Brien of...

A few months ago, I was posed with a seemingly simple question: Are there standards for septic tank burial depths?...

A report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Washington Department of Ecology found that nitrogen from onsite systems was insignificant...

Dusty Miller knows that if you take care of the customers, the customers will take care of you. That has...

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

The New Year is here and the Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International is already in sight. This is the...

In Massachusetts a few months ago, a local court awarded $21 million to the parents of a toddler who died after falling...

Newson Gale offers paper on static electricity Newson Gale released a white paper on static electricity, "Achieving Safe Tanker Truck Loading/Unloading." The...

Owner Robb Barnes added this 2000 Kenworth T800 service truck with a new aluminum 3,600-gallon dual-compartment tank assembled and installed...

We've all seen Olympic athletes or "American Idol" contestants anxiously await their scores from the judges. We, too, look for...

Septic service is like any industry today. Technologies change on a dime, and when you stop learning and adapting to...

ARIZONA Wastewater educator honored Kathryn "Kitt" Farrell-Poe, Ph.D., received the 2011 Extension Faculty of the Year Award at the 2012 College of Agriculture...

Delighting people with the best firework displays they have ever seen keeps Joel White dreaming about what to do next...

Smoker quickly, safely locates clubhouse sewer gas Problem: Strong sewer gas odor had forced a golf clubhouse in the Chicago area to...

QUESTION: What factors determine maintenance or service frequency?ANSWER: During the Pumper and Cleaner Environmental Expo International last year, I moderated a roundtable...

In sparsely populated Idaho, many small companies find it difficult to generate sufficient sales volume by providing just one service. In a...

In 2013, Nockamixon Township, Pa., could require septic tanks to be cleaned every two years and a receipt from the...

He probably changes hats more often than a NASCAR driver in victory lane. On any given day, Bruce Hines may be on...

Jetting systems Cam Spray The RCJ skid-mount jetter series from Cam Spray is available in flows and pressures of 12 gpm at 2,700...