Editorial Articles

Diversification and bringing on minority investors with industry-specific experience transformed Sierra Restroom Solutions from a part-time portable restroom business to a multi-faceted...

Queen Anne’s County recently passed Mary-land’s first law requiring regular septic tank pumping every five years. It became the first county to...

If you’re a business owner, it’s likely that some of your recent workdays have gone something like this: You bolt awake (probably...

As we become mired in the presidential election cycle this summer, the first instinct many of us have is to rage against...

With added floor space, molded-in components and stainless-steel bowl, the High Tech II Deluxe flush restroom from Synergy World aims to fill...

We’re getting ready for our third annual Waste Treatment Symposium on Sept. 10-11 at the Holiday Inn at Six Flags in Eureka,...

I see that you don’t like the width of the rock layer in a mound to be more than 10 feet. What’s...

Across the U.S. and Canada, local governments continue to tighten restrictions on waste disposal. Pumpers — even those who currently have solid...

Question: Can someone give me advice on using a jetter to clean a field line? Do you clean the whole line as far...

It’s the dream of every small business owner: selling a business someday for a tidy profit. Making that dream a reality takes...

The National Football League is a multibillion-dollar business that captures the attention of hundreds of millions of fans on Sunday afternoons, and...

Rising disposal fees, diminishing disposal sites and hauling grease 100 miles to the treatment plant motivated John Ball of Roto-Rooter in Lewiston,...

Dan Potter has seen the future of the septic waste removal industry, and it’s colored green — as in environmentally friendly.In fact,...

A new law restricting county septic regulators from soil testing and the installation, design, maintenance, repair, and sale of onsite systems takes...

Bad news, as someone once said, travels fast. And wildly inaccurate information about septic system mishaps travels lightning fast. Bill Bergh can...

Time management is a great idea for organizing your pumping business, building efficiency and getting things done. As a tool for leading...

Roth Receives Federal Cross of Merit Manfred Roth, owner of the Roth Group, including Roth Global Plastics, makers of the FRALO line...

Increased paper towel capacity and more elbowroom at the sinks are among the conveniences offered by the Super Twin Ultra hand-wash station...

Question:Why is pressure distribution so necessary in sewage treatment mounds? In some cases the septic tank could flow by gravity to the...