Editorial Articles

When you need to satisfy the most discriminating VIP party planners, turn to the comfort and convenience offered by the latest upscale restrooms

The city council in Ham Lake, Minn., hired a contractor to analyze 143 onsite systems and 36 potential sewer system sites in two lakeside communities...

John Harper of Louisiana’s Port-A-Jon says marketing is still about relationships, but there are new tools to reach out and build business connections

Longtime pumping contractors Jeff and Kim Seipp aid efforts to raise training and professionalism in Colorado’s septic service industry

Always on the grow, a Minnesota family business stretches its technology muscles and mounts long-range planning efforts to better serve customers

What tactics do you employ to land prized contracts to serve fairs, festivals and concerts?

How often do you tell homeowners to have their septic tank pumped? A poster is concerned that customers aren’t listening to good advice on the topic.

The Partnership for Decentralized Wastewater Management (formerly the EPA Decentralized Wastewater Memorandum of Understanding) identified six research projects at its annual meeting.

If you plan to lease space, take precautions that will help keep your costs down, provide flexibility and enable you to grow

When developing a working relationship with an event planning committee, don’t be afraid to make suggestions, and offer to join the committee

Life is hectic for pumping contractors this time of year. Keep these simple reminders handy to ensure ‘crazy-good’ customer service for your event customers.

This month we feature G & G Septic Service LLC

Featured products of June

Labrie Appoints Hurst Regional Sales Manager; von Drehle Named Supplier of the Year; Zoeller Adds Clarus Environmental Product Line; Ranck Elected Chairman of Liquid Environmental Solutions

The Ultimate Debris Collector from Imperial Industries Inc. “combs” debris from septic waste so it can be land-applied according to state regulations or pre-treated for offloading at a disposal plant.

Sequential distribution design allows the installer to work around drainfield layout challenges posed by obstacles or an unusually shaped lot

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

Grand Bend Sanitation owner Andy O’Brien finds his one-word "business plan" speaks volumes about how to succeed

For more than 50 years, the Adkins family has continually taken on a new and varied workload to answer the shifting demand for local liquid waste services