Editorial Articles

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...

The New Jersey legislature revived a bill to delay an anti-sprawl, water quality management rule that gives state environmental officials more power...

Many small business owners, when asked how they got where they are today, will say, “Because I had a great mentor.” Will...

When the economy soured beginning with the collapse of the financial industry in 2008, Williamston, N.C.-based Bennie A. Moore Septic Tank Service...

The new FL Series of submersible effluent pumps from Liberty Pumps offer higher head capacity, better motor protection, increased durability and easier...

Often, a time-consuming and physically demanding part of a service technician’s job comes before he even fires up the vacuum pump: uncovering...

Beginning this fall, state associations can book the National Association of Wastewater Transporters one-day, eight-hour traveling waste treatment course for their annual...