Question:We are purchasing a house with a new 1,500-gallon septic tank. As part of the home inspection, our inspector gave us the...
Editorial Articles
Displaying results 3136-3154 of 3355
Editorial
Too Extreme? Or About Time?
The National Safety Council has not only called on motorists to stop using cell phones and messaging devices while driving — it...
Editorial
Michigan Grapples with Required Inspections, Diminished Land Spreading Opportunities
Proposed legislation in Michigan would add onsite systems to the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act as of January 2010. If passed,...
Editorial
Firing On All Cylinders
Nathan Gay wants to see a driver in the field with the vacuum pump working overtime rather than standing over a propped-open...
Editorial
Covering the Bases
You could say Shawn House literally came up in the septic waste management industry. His father created a septic tank manufacturing firm...
Editorial
Truck and Driver
Any smart employer knows that his or her largest investment is tied up in the hiring and retention of quality employees. And...
Editorial
Customer Wants to Flip His Lid
Do risers break tank insulation?Question:I recently had my septic pumped. I told the (technician) I wanted to install a riser so we...
Editorial
Plans for 2009 Advance Education and Business Opportunities
FRESH LEARNING OPPORTUNITIESThe grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that NAWT received to improve and implement its vacuum truck training course...
Editorial
Buy Your Competitor?
A challenging business climate might not put expansion on the top of your priority list, but there may be some good reasons...
Editorial
He’s Busting His Buttons With Pride
To the Editor: I was surfing the ’Net today and ran across your magazine. Having subscribed to your magazine almost 30 years...
Editorial
Create a Reminder Card System
Retaining a customer is more cost-effective than securing a new one, so once you have educated a customer on the various aspects...
Editorial
There’s a Lot Going On ‘After Hours’
Last August, we kicked off a new feature in Pumper called “After Hours,” seeking to find out what readers do when they...
Editorial
Playing Hookey Means Playing Hockey
Unlike many of his peers, Dave Neelis, 36, did not play hockey as a kid growing up on the frozen tundra of...
Editorial
Classy Truck of February
This 2008 Peterbilt 340 from Transway Systems Inc. is the proud ride of Brian K. Russell, who uses it for septic...
Editorial
Industry News - February 2009
Vanair Moves to New Facility Vanair, a manufacturer of vehicle-mounted compressors and accessories used in power-takeoff technology, has completed its move to...
Editorial
Denali and Century III Restroom Trailers
The Denali and Century Series restroom trailers, made by Forest River Inc. for Alpha Mobile Solutions, offer one-man setup and interiors aimed...
Editorial
Separate But Equal?
Question:One of your columns in Pumper related to serial distribution. Why is serial distribution better than parallel distribution? My understanding of serial...
Editorial
Michigan Septage Plant Plagued by Problems
The troubled Grand Traverse County septage plant will lose about $3.4 million by 2014, according to an independent accounting and engineering study...
Editorial
Now Showing
The success of its video contest on the importance of onsite system maintenance has the New Hampshire Estuaries Project in Durham, N.H.,...







