Editorial Articles

Nose rings and other facial piercing can be a turnoff for some customers. Ditto for extreme hairstyles or strangely colored hair. Especially...

While death and taxes are inevitable, death doesn’t worsen every time Congress meets. The constant push-pull of special interests and partisan politics...

The 2011 National Association of Wastewater Transporters Excellence in Service Award was presented to Jack King, inspector for the New Mexico Environmental...

The National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association’s 21st Annual Technical and Education Conference will focus on issues affecting wastewater management in New England,...

At the NSF International Wastewater Joint Committee Meeting in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Sept. 27-28, the committee chair established a task group...

This feature in Pumper reports noteworthy conversations that take place in Pumper Discussion, an email-based forum for industry professionals sponsored by COLE...

Presto Lifts hand pallet trucks Rol-Lift hand pallet trucks from Presto Lifts Inc. have a lift capacity of 4,500 to 6,500 pounds and...

The new Durasucker vacuum truck, manufactured by Super Products LLC, marks the company’s first entry into the liquid-vacuum truck market. “We’ve always had...

Lightweight, watertight tanks, drainfield restoratives, effluent filters, treatment systems and monitoring devices can keep onsite septic systems performing at their best. Ace Roto-Mold Horizontal...

Kevin Loukes, owner of Charlton Septic Service in Charlton, N.Y., is a study in resourcefulness during challenging economic times. Since Kevin and his...

When Jon and Gale Houseknecht established Sunset Septic & Excavating Inc. back in 1995 after buying a long-dormant septic-pumping business, they found...

Looking at algae blooms washing ashore reminded residents of Huron-Kinloss, Ontario, of when Lake Huron was pristine. They didn’t like seeing the...

Rep. Chris Dorworth (R-Lake Mary) introduced legislation to repeal mandatory five-year septic tank inspections and give local governments power to regulate them....

No one will ever accuse Luke Deshotels of searching for hobbies to fill his free time. After all, time is money for...

QUESTION: In previous articles in Pumper and Onsite Installer, soil sizing charts were mentioned that identify rapid perc rate, fine sandy soils...

MICHIGAN Land Application Demonstrated Michigan Septic Tank Association director Chris Sloan and family opened Sloan’s Septic Tank Service in Oakley to legislators, enabling them...

To Jim McDonald’s mind, running a great vacuum truck is one of several prerequisites to showing customers you’re a quality septic service...

Appearances and professionalism can make your small business seem huge. If you look as though you’re substantial and that you can handle...

Owner Danny Duncan runs this red and white 2004 Ford F-650 truck with a 2,000-gallon steel tank for his part-time pumping business....