Editorial Articles

The Answer Man’s simple advice to homeowners and onsite maintenance pros: “Do not deposit anything into the septic tank unless you have eaten it first!”

The National Safety Council proposes a blanket ban on cell phone use while driving

Proposed legislation in Michigan would add onsite systems to the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act as of January 2010.

Meticulous vacuum truck maintenance and regular fleet updates keep the wheels and profits turning for Maine’s A-1 Environmental Services

Missouri-based All Star Septic manufactures the tanks, installs the systems, pumps the waste and places portable restrooms at construction sites

Proper training will help truck drivers protect themselves from injury and the expensive equipment they operate

The pumper tells a homeowner that a riser in a cold northern climate will slow bacterial action in the tank … Is he right?

Fresh Learning Opportunities

The purchase of another company in your field can be a quick way to expand, but you have to proceed with due diligence

To the Editor: I was surfing the ’Net today and ran across your magazine.

A simple-to-organize postcard mailing generates sales and stabilizes both workflow and cash flow

Last August, we kicked off a new feature in Pumper called “After Hours,” seeking to find out what readers do when they don’t have a vacuum hose in hand.

When the pumping business slows in the dead of the Wisconsin winter, Dave Neelis trades his vacuum hose for skates and drops the puck on his personal ice rink

This month we feature A-1 Septic Tank Cleaning

Vanair Moves to New Facility; Screentech Re-Designs Web Site; United Site Services Acquires Nickel Ridge Portables

The Denali and Century Series restroom trailers, made by Forest River Inc. for Alpha Mobile Solutions, offer one-man setup and interiors aimed at handling large crowds at special events or disaster-response sites.

Because it’s unlikely that even side-by-side drainfield trenches will perform the same, the Answer Man promotes the use of a sequential distribution design

The troubled Grand Traverse County septage plant will lose about $3.4 million by 2014, according to an independent accounting and engineering study released last November.

The New Hampshire Estuaries Project is having a ball promoting the Golden Plunger Award, the highest honor for films about onsite system maintenance