Editorial Articles

Environmental advocacy groups Heal the Ocean and Heal the Bay filed a lawsuit against the California State Water Resources Control Board for...

I want to share the information I have received in response to the February Septic System Answer Man column in Pumper. That...

INDIANA: Helping Children’s Charity Members of the Indiana Onsite Wastewater Professional Association helped New Song Mission, a Christian nonprofit organization, build homes in...

As consumers are bombarded with so many messages from companies offering products and services, effective marketing might be as critical to your...

Every business needs a cost-effective way to keep their name and services in front of prospects and existing customers. For many business...

Owner John deVeaux started his new septic service business by outfitting this snappy red, white and blue 2004 Freightliner M2 vacuum rig...

Cal-State Site Services Acquires Nature Calls Cal-State Site Services Inc., Sima Valley, Calif., has acquired Nature Calls Port A Potties and its restrooms,...

If you extend credit to your customers, sooner or later you’ll have trouble collecting unpaid bills. Your first goal, of course, is...

A disorganized industry, legislative and regulatory ignorance/inertia, public misconceptions, and a bias against the onsite/decentralized wastewater industry from competing interests have led...

Question: I have a 1,000-gallon tank on my truck, but with the front primary inlet (with stainless steel ball) it doesn’t hold any...

Honda Introduces GX Engine Line Single-cylinder, horizontal-shaft GX120, GX160 and GX200 model engines from Honda Power Equipment are designed for generators, water pumps...

Summit Reminders Plus software from Ritam Technologies LP provides repetitive-service businesses, such as septic tank pumpers, the tools to more easily track...

Surviving the wild economic ride and choppy real estate market of the past few years would be a huge challenge for any...

From the start of his new septic service company in the foothills of California’s High Sierras in 2003, Doug Urke saw a...

Helping her then-husband study for his medical exams sparked Dawn Long’s interest in things scientific and channeled her natural curiosity into the...

The Virginia Environmental Protection Agency-approved Watershed Implementation Plan includes nitrogen-reducing onsite systems and pumping of septic tanks every five years. Implementation would...

Question: In my 10 years of experience, the scum layer in the septic tank is thickest at the inlet end and tapers off,...

CANADA: New Programs Initiated Saskatchewan Health asked the Western Canada Onsite Wastewater Management Association to edit the Onsite Wastewater Practitioner training program for...

A pair of wastewater professionals who for many years have worked on behalf of industry causes and advancement were honored by COLE...