Editorial Articles

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...

The National Association of Wastewater Transporters Inc. has renewed the association’s commitment to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Memorandum of Understanding, or...

Proud grandmom Charlotte Ison, owner of B & C Portable Toilets in Pampa, Texas, provided this photo of grandson Coby Smith, 16,...

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...

Any tips for treating animal waste at a kennel?Question:I am designing a repair for a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to...

Schonstedt Instrument Co. sells sophisticated electronic devices to locate underground sewer pipes, water lines and other utilities. But the company also gives...

You would think Minnesota would be the land of frozen septic systems. But the truth is it has only been the last...