Editorial Articles

July marks the high season for pumping work, a time when you’ve already had a couple months of sunup-to-sundown work days, jobs...

Rather than replace their favorite pumping rig, father Clem and son Pete Gresczyk of G & G Septic in Grand Marais, Minn.,...

AlturnaMATS Introduces Galvanized Turn-A-Link Steel Turn-A-Link connectors from AlturnaMATS feature a galvanized coating to resist rust. The portable roadway linking system is...

Labrie Appoints Hurst Regional Sales Manager Timothy Hurst has been named regional sales manager, Southwest, for Labrie Environmental Group. Hurst has 19...

The Ultimate Debris Collector from Imperial Industries Inc. “combs” debris from septic waste so it can be land-applied according to state regulations...

Question:I’ve been pumping septic tanks, but I’m thinking about getting into the installing business. In April you wrote about ponding and the...

An interim report on Florida’s plans to develop passive strategies for nitrogen reduction for onsite sewage systems has been issued. The study...

Pumping contractor Andy O’Brien sums up his business philosophy in a mere three words: Just say yes.Guided by that aggressive mindset, Grand...

One thing leads to another.In a nutshell, that old adage describes how Adkins Sanitation Ltd. in Fremont, Ohio, went from a one-truck...

Pumpers everywhere are watching developments in disposal with a keen eye. Even those utilizing land application are wondering how long that mode...

Question:I have a customer who wants to put a check valve after the tank, inside the pump chamber to prevent basement flooding...

Roger Winter was elected president of the National Association of Wastewater Transporters for the 2010-2012 term. He served as NAWT vice president...

Debt. It cuts two ways. There’s no question bad loans and risky lending strategies have helped create the economic troubles we face...

From time to time, every business owner thinks about selling his or her business. If you hope to sell yours someday, it’s...

In an era of stiffening environmental requirements and tightening volumes at municipal treatment plants, Dave Hapchuk believes more pumpers need to consider...

Right now there are potential customers for your business trying to decide whether or not to choose you. Unfortunately, most of them...

To land spread or not to land spread? That is the question.Whether ’tis nobler to find another way to dispose of septage...

The first septic service truck for new pumper Rick Prettyman is a refreshed metallic blue and white 1999 Mack CH from 27th...

Question:My comments on septic tanks are as follows: In a two-compartment tank there is no way to create separate water levels unless...