Editorial Articles

When Mike Gates sees something going on in a market that could signal problematic changes for his industry, he doesn’t just wait...

A while back I received a phone call from an employee at a pumping company that I won’t identify for reasons that...

Glenn Parent, the third-generation owner of Parent Sanitation, has the company doing exactly what he wants it to do: pumping. The company...

MicroSepTec EnviroServer ES Series MicroSepTec added five sizes of its EnviroServer ES Series to NSF certification. The new sizes of the residential wastewater treatment...

Kuriyama of America offers hose designed for grease applications In 2020, Kuriyama of America launched its Grease Bandit hose to tackle jobs where suctioning...

Bio-Liquid Waste Disposal, Antigonish, Nova ScotiaFrancis Overmars has an all-red 2015 Western Star 4700SB built out by Vacutrux with a 3,602-gallon steel tank...

Suffolk County, New York, is planning to establish a countywide water management district to aid in the fight against bacterial contamination of...

Name and title or job description: Vonda (Sissy) Bob, chief financial officer and office administrator Business name and location: South Texas Aerobics, Caldwell, Texas Services we offer: Pumping,...

I occasionally get questions involving shared septic systems and other infrastructure. Most often these questions are connected to separating properties that were...

The complexities of operating a business can leave you scratching your head. As ideas churn in your mind for new equipment, business...

Receiving station helps ready plant for increased influent load Problem: Legislation for septic tanks in Florida may lead to increased septage volume at Indian River...

Dewatering Equipment Bright Technologies, Division of Sebright Products, 0.6-meter skid-mounted belt filter press The compact 0.6-meter skid-mounted belt filter press from Bright Technologies, Division of Sebright Products, has...

Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in 1994. Today he’s one of the richest people in the world. But while Amazon is undeniably a...

It has been three or four years since I’ve had a specific question about septic system venting and the impact it has on...

For the past year and a little more, pumpers have done much to prove their worth as essential service providers. While millions of...

Bridgeport, California, is a tiny tourist town in the Eastern Sierra. During late spring to early fall, vacationers flock to small hotels,...

Centrifugal pumps solve issues for vacuum truck manufacturer Problem: A vacuum truck manufacturer was experiencing constant overheating and failure of washdown pumps. Cycling was causing...

Hose and Fittings Kuriyama of America T704HA Series THE BOOMER The corrugated T704HA Series THE BOOMER industrial sewer vacuum hose from Kuriyama of America is made with a 1/4-inch-thick red...

“Why would I hire a contractor who chooses a middle finger shot as his Twitter profile picture? Goodness knows I made some...