Editorial Articles

Good customer service is half the battle to building a successful business. It’s an obvious point, but one that can’t be repeated...

When Mike Ink took the family pumping business over from his father, Robert, in 2005, he decided to refurbish the company’s 1988...

The Omnibus control system for Vac-Con combination and Xcavator (hydroexcavating) machines puts all vacuum and water system functions on a joystick-style controller...

Question:You mention using clean sand in a lot of your columns. What do you mean when you say “clean sand?” I thought...

Michigan’s Grand Traverse County Board of Public Works voted to conduct an independent investigation of its troubled $8 million septage plant to...

As states amend septic codes, some are adding language requiring a certificate of onsite system evaluation before properties transfer. The response to...

The national economy may be in shambles, but as evidenced by the recent addition of $3.3 million in new vacuum, hydroexcavating and...

While some industrial vacuum loading contractors might shy away from hazardous work, such as cleaning tanks holding high flash or explosive materials,...

OK, admit it: One of the biggest reasons you got into septic pumping in the first place was that you like to...

Bad odor is coming from the outside inQuestion:A pumper I know has a problem with septic odors appearing inside houses. Lots of...

IT’S ALMOST HEREThe National Association of Wastewater Transporters fourth annual Waste Treatment Symposium, Oct. 9-10, is only weeks away. Have you reserved...

Your success as a business owner comes down to whether or not you can pay your bills and still turn a profit....

It started as a joke, but owner Joe Hall years ago started putting the phrase, “Mama’s Red Corvette” on the bug shield...

Customers have stopped buying, companies are closing, layoffs are common, banks have stopped lending, consumer confidence is falling. The list goes on....

Just when you think the word is getting out about proper septic system maintenance, you run into a horrifying answer to a...

The problem with Thomas "Tony" Thompson’s leisure time pursuit is that the best season to enjoy it is also what he calls...

The redesigned 3DP belt filter press from BDP Industries offers more convenient access and easier maintenance, and produces a higher concentration of...

Question:Some manufacturers of newer types of distribution media say the size of a drainfield trench can be reduced over traditional installations using...

Todd Paulus, unit manager for the Stark County Health Department in Canton, Ohio, states that a bill in the state legislature revising...