The National Association of Wastewater Transporters Inc. has renewed the association’s commitment to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Memorandum of Understanding, or...
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Filthy Fun
Proud grandmom Charlotte Ison, owner of B & C Portable Toilets in Pampa, Texas, provided this photo of grandson Coby Smith, 16,...
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Do Not Disturb
It’s a dilemma: You’re there to keep your customer’s property from becoming a real mess from a backed-up septic tank, but sometimes...
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Dogs & Cats
Any tips for treating animal waste at a kennel?Question:I am designing a repair for a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to...
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Charity May Start at Work
Schonstedt Instrument Co. sells sophisticated electronic devices to locate underground sewer pipes, water lines and other utilities. But the company also gives...
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Think of Big Freeze During Install
You would think Minnesota would be the land of frozen septic systems. But the truth is it has only been the last...
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Onsite Insight
Ted and Terri Turnock aren’t waiting for officials in South Bend, Ind., to tighten regulations affecting their septic business. Turnock Sales &...
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A Fresh Perspective
When Brian Miller left his employer to start a competing septic pumping and installation business, he didn’t go far. He parks his...
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Safety Engineers Critical of Proposed OSHA Confined Space Rule
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s proposed Confined Spaces in Construction rule is unduly complicated and fails to recognize successful safety...
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Rolling the Dice With Safety
Portable Sanitation is a pretty safe job, isn’t it? After all, what’s the worst that could happen? Actually, that’s the most important...
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Say No to Drugs in the Waste Stream
Recent mainstream news accounts passed on an alarming finding that much of the U.S. drinking water supply is being tainted by trace...
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Strength in Numbers
Challenged by an economic downturn and concerned about a lack of industry professional standards, a group of veteran portable restroom operators in...
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Hitting the Books
When Mike Ellingson married his wife, Melissa, in 1999, he drove to the wedding in a Ford F-350 restroom service truck —...
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Saluting the Industry
The National Association of Wastewater Transporters Inc. delivered its major industry awards during a meeting of the group during the Pumper &...
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Bruce is Bullish on Portable Sanitation
As the new president and chief executive officer for restroom services giant United Site Services Inc., Kevin Bruce has an interesting perspective...
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Pumping in Paradise
Even when you live in paradise, running a portable sanitation business is not without its challenges. And Paradise Lua, a firm serving...
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Vermont Revises Rules to Allow Broader Use of Onsite Systems
The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources has revised onsite rules to allow constructed wetlands, subsurface drip distribution systems and smaller onsite systems....
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Panning For Golden Customers
Every company, regardless of size, has a marketing budget. Some of those budgets are large and some are small. But even if...
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Make a Difference With Avalanche of Expo Information
I am just returning from the Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo in Louisville, the industry gathering that gets its name in part...







