Editorial Articles

To a certain degree, you are what you drive in the pumping business, says Dean Church, owner of Bainbridge Septic Tank Pumping...

J&J Chemical Expands National Sales Team Michael Lackey and Joshua Carmichael have joined J&J Chemical’s national sales team. Lackey joins the Midwest...

Last September, a new Texas statute went into effect that relaxes onsite inspection requirements. It states that rural residents may maintain the...

Resource Geoscience Inc. in Colorado Springs, Colo., specializes in environmental assessment, compliance, and remediation services. One contract involves cleaning guano, half-dead pigeons,...

Jeff Martindale is a Texan. It comes as no surprise, then, that his septic and portable restroom company serves a large area,...

Farmers in northeast Lower Michigan watched Richard Gillespie of Alpena Septic Service grow corn and alfalfa on mediocre sandy loam soils after...

It’s a question professional pumpers ask themselves every year: Should I attend the Pumper & Cleaner Expo? The realities of everyday business...

This feature in Pumper® reports noteworthy conversations that take place in the Pumper Online Discussion Forum for industry professionals found at www.pumper.com....

The National Association of Wastewater Transporters Inc. is offering its U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-endorsed Inspector Training and Certification Course on Feb. 25-26...

It’s time for small business New Year’s resolutions. Here are 10 to help you manage your money better.Read (or reread) two books...

It took New Jersey artist/construction worker Rick Syers and Halloween to prompt the New York paparazzi, numerous celebrities and national media to...

Enviro Waste Oil RecoveryMahopac, N.Y. Owner Colin Deems is a stickler for details when he orders a new vacuum truck. And this...

It took Thomas Edison more than a thousand tries to get the light bulb right. Yet how many of us give up...

Your list of New Year’s resolutions might include losing a few pounds, taking a dream vacation or reading a book a week....

Jan. 7-8Wisconsin Precast Concrete Association Winter Convention, Holiday Inn & Suites, Madison. Call 608/256-7701.Jan 8-10Michigan Septic Tank Association Onsite Wastewater Conference. Call...

Chlorine or Ultraviolet Disinfection?A case study in Small Flows compares a commercial chlorine tablet feeder with an ultraviolet disinfection unit for onsite...

United Site Services Acquires Cascade PhillipsUnited Site Services of Boston has acquired Cascade Phillips Co. and its seven service companies in Oregon...

Question: I have learned about onsite sewage systems by attending a number of seminars and workshops. I have passed the required tests, am...