Editorial Articles

A letter came in the mail the other day from a Pumper reader (who preferred not to be named), exasperated over the...

Tim Kettler likes to tell folks on the campaign trail that he prepared for a career in politics for 22 years, because...

A friend of mine calls it the Three Foot Rule. It means that when he’s at a trade show, if you come...

Lenzyme Installs Solar Heating Panels Lenzyme, manufacturer of septic tank treatment products, has installed a solar hot water heating system at its...

The Bio-Box biodiesel fuel factory from Pacific Natural Energy Corp. enables pumpers to economically make fuel from things they’d normally pay to...

Question:I have occasionally had problems with homeowners complaining about getting odors now and then caused by their septic system. I have read...

A Virginia law requiring mandatory maintenance for all alternative onsite systems goes into effect July 1, 2009. According to K.R. “Trapper” Davis...

Veteran septic-waste pumper Steve Ziegler has a bit of advice for business owners who want to pass along a family-owned company to...

If ever there was an industry whose personnel fit the description in Bon Jovi’s song Wanted Dead or Alive, it’s the septic...

The jaws of more than one vacuum truck driver, not to mention just about anyone else who depends on diesel-powered equipment and...

The customer won’t pay. What now?Question:It finally happened. I am dealing with a customer who hasn’t paid his bill. I have been...

The Water Environment Research Foundation, or WERF, funded research that identified business characteristics common among 15 successful Responsible Management Entities, or RMEs....

You would think there wouldn’t be a need for recession planning. We should see the economic slowdowns coming. The constant wave of...

An appearance on a local news program’s version of the Discovery Channel’s popular Dirtiest Jobs reality show turned out to be great...

In 2011, the oldest baby boomers will turn 65, marking a turning point in the American workforce. As they begin to retire,...

The push for improved economy, comfort and performance can be seen in the latest vacuum truck chassis chosen for septic service. From...

Like so many leaves falling to the ground through much of the U.S. this month, this issue of Pumper is blanketed with...

Association NewsNATION Report Identifies Successful RME CharacteristicsThe Water Environment Research Foundation funded research that identified business characteristics common among 15 successful...

When Carol Coddington saw a question posted on an online gardening forum about a septic tank problem, she jumped right into the...