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Pumper News: Onsite Loans and Grants Aim to Heal Polluted Illinois River
In March 2021, the Illinois River Watershed Partnership launched a septic remediation program to help applicants pay for system upgrades or replacements.
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Product Focus - January 2022
Blowers
Hibon VTB822 Blower Package
The Hibon VTB822 Blower Package provides sound reduction in a complete 2,729-cfm, 28 inches Hg plug-and-play system solution. The vacuum/pressure offloading...
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Business Plan Basics: Look Before You Leap!
The circumstances are perfect — you’re ready to make a major career move. You’ve decided to open your own pumping business. You...
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My Top 10 Wish List for Pumpers in 2022
It’s time to put 2021 in the rearview mirror and start fresh for 2022. Here are 10 things I wish for you...
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Industry News - December 2021
Jim Meagher Was Dedicated to the Pumping Profession Until His Death at 101
For Jim Meagher, dedicating himself to the pumping industry wasn’t something...
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Product Spotlight - December 2021
Congested streets create challenges for large service vehicles when maneuvering to jobsites. Downsizing service trucks isn’t always an easy alternative, as often...
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Product News - December 2021
Superior 5E electric smoker finds faults, odors, leaks and inflow
When testing laterals, building plumbing or pumping or inspecting septic tanks, smoke testing is...
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Classy Truck of the Month - December 2021
B&D Liquid Waste Hauling, Marshfield, WisconsinDennis Oertel added a metallic blue and gloss white 2007 International 5900i Eagle Package truck built out...
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Rules & Regs - December 2021
After a couple of years of flirting with the issue, the New Castle County Council in Delaware imposed a permanent moratorium for...
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Pump Chamber Setbacks Would Help Preserve Canada’s Clean Inland Waters
Name and title or job description: Danielle Ward, onsite wastewater specialist
Business name and location: Adams Brothers Construction, Parry Sound, Ontario
Services we offer: We do septic...
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Worry About Water Infiltration So You Don’t Worry About Root Intrusion
A published column invariably leads to either additional questions related to the topic or comments that are especially pertinent to the discussion....
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Follow These Steps to Be Prepared When Disaster Strikes
Becky Peltzer just got home from work when she received an emergency phone call. She needed to get back to the office...
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Case Study - December 2021
Combined treatment and dispersal system replaces failed conventional system at elderly home
Problem: The Victor Hernández Building Elderly Housing facility in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, had a...
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Product Focus - December 2021
Advanced Treatment Units
Aero-Stream Bio-Brush ATU
Aero-Stream offers NSF 40-certified ATUs from 450 to 1,500 gpd. These systems are based on Bio-Brush technology utilizing an extended aeration/attached...
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Classy Truck Roundup - December 2021
It’s that time of the year when we choose the cream of the crop from our 2021 monthly Classy Truck winners in...
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When’s the Last Time You Scheduled a Meeting With Employees?
There are only two of us in my department. Why should I bother with a formal meeting? We sit right across from...
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6 Classy Truck Trends and How They Help Pumpers Make Money
The past year has been like no other in our memory. Working through the roller coaster of the COVID-19, pumpers have always...
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Pumping Septic Tanks Since 1963, the Smiths Were Not Afraid to Move in a New Direction
Family company Smith Septic has been pumping septic tanks in central Illinois for decades. Now, with the third generation taking over, the...

















