Editorial Articles

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...

Many pumping contractors build wastewater treatment plants to process the waste they haul, but Steve Macchio of Lindenhurst, N.Y., is in the...

A dependable, hardworking vacuum pump is the heart of any efficient septic-cleaning job. But dependability, reparability and recovery are only a few...

Never underestimate the power of a distinctive, eye-catching business name and logo. For proof, look no further than the smiley faces on...

In 1969, John E. Call established John’s Septic Tank Service in Aberdeen, Md., with little more than a 1957 Dodge 1 1/2-ton...

One of the main considerations when purchasing a new vacuum truck is just how much truck you actually need. There are many...

Should I use a propane tank on my vac truck?Question:I had an old 1-ton truck with a 500-gallon boiler on the back....

An Oregon homeowner received a letter from his township saying he needed to hire a certified inspector to inspect his onsite system....

The headlines have been filled with stories about the credit crunch. Consumer lending is tighter, and loans for business have become much...

To the Editor: We have been out here for nine years, kicking, screaming, yelling about the subject of Zan Ewing’s article in...

As the pumping industry moves from the busy summer season to the fall and winter, it’s time to park your rigs in...

Look at just about anyone’s workspace and you’re bound to see the same thing: piles and piles of paper … on the...

A few weeks ago, the phone rang and I picked it up.“Hello, this is (so and so) from (such and such) Pumping...

Vanair Acquires Air N Arc Vanair Mfg. has acquired Air N Arc Inc. of Hiawatha, Kan., and will relocate operations to its...