Editorial Articles

Beginning July 1, all concrete septic tanks installed in New Mexico are required to have a cast-in resilient connector certified to meet...

As the Michigan Department of Environment Quality phases out land-applied septage and restricts where haulers can offload it, pumpers working many miles...

Bob Conrad sees traditional residential pumping as the steady, dependable work that brings new and diverse profit centers to his Arlington, Tenn.-based...

Two major events in the summer of 2007 swiftly changed the focus of Forest Septic Tank Service in Des Moines, Iowa, a...

With increasing regulation in many states, pumpers’ options for septage disposal are on the decline. It used to be if you had...

Grease as a new revenue stream?Question:I am looking to get into pumping grease traps. Can anyone provide me with any information, such...

BEST DEAL IN TOWNThe 4th annual NAWT Waste Treatment Symposium is only four months away on Oct. 9-10. Remember that the Water...

More pressing issues about the economy may be pushing it off the radar screen, but healthcare remains a huge financial challenge for...

If all construction contractors were like John Sylvestre, it would be a whole lot harder for portable restroom operators to make a...

To the Editor: We install risers on 95 percent of the tanks that we dig out, especially on concrete tanks. The following...

At the 2009 Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International, we asked readers what impact Pumper has had on the growth and development...

Frank King admits that he was “as green as they come’’ when he started a pumping business in Lowell, Mass., in the...

30 Years Ago...The first issue of Midwest Pumper is mailed from Three Lakes, Wis., in June 1979, with eight pages of tabloid-size...

Pumper was born 30 years ago this month after pumping contractor Pete Lawonn of Three Lakes, Wis., had a spare 2,000-gallon vacuum...

As the challenges of cost-effective wastewater disposal grow, many new solutions are being offered for liquid waste haulers to control their own...

The economy has changed dramatically. Cutbacks, downsizing and a need to do more with fewer resources dominate many companies. If you’re a...

The bible of the industry. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard contractors refer to Pumper that way. It happens...

Driver Kyle Parrish is proud to drive this 2005 Sterling with a 4,300-gallon steel tank from Pik-Rite Inc. across Florida on routes...

Superior On-Site Teams with US Concrete Precast Superior On-Site Solutions LLC has selected US Concrete Precast Group to manufacture and assemble its...