Editorial Articles

In times of higher unemployment, people are out there looking to enter the workforce. But you don’t want to hire just any...

Owner Mike Fimple upgraded his vacuum service truck to this 2002 Freightliner FL70 built out for Fimple in 2008 by Michigan Vacuum...

The 31st Annual Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International closed a four-year run in Louisville with 3,644 companies, cities and utilities represented...

Vac-Con Celebrates 25th Anniversary Vac-Con, manufacturer of combination sewer cleaning vacuum trucks, celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2011. Beginning with five employees in...

To be competitive in today’s marketplace, you have to do one thing: Serve customers ten times faster than you do now. “What?”...

Let me tell you a story. In the early 1980s, I was on a steering committee that was trying to decide what...

Question: I have a 1,500-gallon tank with a 230 cfm free air, and 200 cfm at 15 inches Hg pump; I want to...

When a freakish storm packing hurricane-force winds and heavy rain smacked southern Illinois in May 2009, toppling trees and creating massive power...

Anyone who’s ever done it would surely agree: Buying an existing business is no walk in the park. The learning curve has...

After nearly 40 years in wastewater management, Lee Sola has a well-rounded view of the industry. The owner of S & B...

The Maryland Board of Public Works announced a program to upgrade onsite sewage disposal systems. The $4.17 million in grants will go...

Question: What do you think about perc tests? The county is now requiring a perc test before we put in a septic system....

Whether it’s locating a buried septic system, providing on-site data or backtracking a portable restroom route, today’s GPS-enhanced software can help minimize...

Q: At a northern lakeshore home used intermittently during the winter months, some of the plumbing vents were reported to be dry....

Think about when you were a kid competing in an egg relay race at summer camp. You were never so careful about...

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency drafted a general NPDES permit to set water quality and management standards for direct discharge from 1,500-gpd...

Websites seem to be like noses and opinions — everybody has one! According to Netcraft, an Internet services company that has tracked website...

In January 2010, Cindy Sullivan was diagnosed with cancer — for the third time in her life. By June, she was back...

With a colorful, informative website and professionally produced marketing materials, you wouldn’t know that Pump That Septic consists of owner Dervin Witmer...