Editorial Articles

During an already contentious budget battle in the Wisconsin state legislature, a little-known, and last minute, amendment almost made surface discharges allowable...

A Carroll County commissioner says the State of Maryland is “cooking the books” in a study of the contribution of septic systems...

White Papers Champion Decentralized Systems The State Onsite Regulators Alliance developed two white papers to increase awareness and help decentralized wastewater systems be...

I understand the joys and challenges of operating a small family business. There are long hours and many rewards when moms and...

If you’re like most bosses, you have employee-driven pet peeves and frustrations to deal with on a daily basis. Whether it’s bad...

Owners Rene and Jessica Goulet added this all-metallic green 2012 International WorkStar with 4,000-gallon steel tank and Wallenstein 1054 (Elmira Machine Industries...

You can learn a great deal about how to win in business from the champions in the world of college sports. The...

Anua’s PuraM Receives Title 22 Certification Anua’s PuraM membrane bioreactor, engineered for the decentralized municipal and commercial water reuse market, received approval under...

To the Editor: I have read your articles on tank deterioration in the past. Here’s my two cents: My brother and I have owned...

“It was weird,” says Alan Parker about seeing himself on Country Music Television’s Trick My What? television show last fall. The episode...

Four years ago, Joe started his own business. He incorporated it, ran it carefully, paid his bills on time and steadily made...

The National Association of Wastewater Transporters has been an industry leader in the education of practicing professionals. Recently we were asked to...

Question: Every industry has fools whose prime method of getting business is cutting established prices in an area. If you happen to be...

Detective skills are often as important as pumping experience for employees at Turner Sanitation in Lake Orion, Mich. Too many new homeowners don’t...

Six years ago, Kenney Lee decided to leave his job pumping septic tanks to start his own company. His employer, a plumbing...

The Michigan Supreme Court will hear an appeal of a lawsuit claiming the state’s Department of Environmental Quality does not have the...

Question: I’ve been in the septic business in southcentral Kentucky for 22 years, and for the most part, the changes I’ve seen have...

FLORIDA Florida Association Weighs in on Septic Inspection Law Bob Himschoot, owner of Crews Environmental and a Florida Onsite Wastewater Association board member, says...

A few years ago, our annual Classy Truck roundup featured some out-of-this-world rigs … What comes to mind were extreme use of...