Editorial Articles

Your customers rent restroom trailers for comfort and luxury, and they are willing to pay for it. In exchange, they expect a...

A reader recently asked how drip irrigation systems operate to treat septic tank effluent. In general, a drip irrigation system is nothing...

Name and title or job description: Jason Holtvogt, owner and operator Business name and location: Holtvogt Sand and Gravel, Humboldt, Saskatchewan Age: 42 ...

The Onsite Wastewater Mega-Conference is in full swing! You may be reading this just before or during the event (Oct. 13-16), and...

Snyder’s Environmental Services - Columbus, Indiana Richard Snyder added a white 2018 Freightliner M2 106 with cactus green and sapphire blue graphics carrying a...

A-1 Smith’s Septic Service - Huntsville, TexasMilton and Nancy Widner added a white 2019 Freightliner M2 106 carrying a 4,000-gallon waste and 200-gallon...

Compact, lightweight slide-in vacuum tanks are often the choice for a first system for a small startup portable sanitation business. These vacuum...

PowerChats AI-powered chat service with real-time alerts PowerChats is an artificial-intelligence-powered website chat service that specializes in helping home service companies generate and...

Operations software helps company run more efficiently Problem: Clear River Cesspool is a septic, sewer and cesspool cleaning company serving the Long Island,...

Continental’s Nebraska hose plant celebrates 40th anniversary Continental’s Norfolk, Nebraska, hose plant is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The plant began business operations in...

Barricades/Fencing Oxford Plastics Systems OxBlock OxBlock from Oxford Plastics Systems is a temporary fence weight and stand. Each unit weighs 53 pounds and...

Business Software Cro Software Solutions Cro Software Solutions is a cloud-based software offering static and dynamic dispatching, route optimization, automated invoicing, event...

Brothers Justin and Jeremy Einck never expected to be in the septic pumping business. But they come from an entrepreneurial family and...

Entry 288165Recently I was talking to a small-business owner and friend when the topic of volunteer time off, or VTO, came up....

Removing accumulated sand, grit and other debris from tanks, pipelines and other infrastructure at wastewater treatment plants without the hassle and expense...

Many people are good bosses. Some people are great bosses. A handful go even further: They’re phenomenal, not only because of what...

After six years with its current set of onsite rules, the state of Oregon is on the verge of revising them to...

Entry 288168Operating a successful business requires astute money management. Yet all business leaders can pinpoint a time in their career when they...

Washington Island lies in Lake Michigan off the end of Wisconsin’s Door County peninsula. It’s home to about 800 year-round residents; the...