Editorial Articles

Problem: A leak beneath Anna Middle School in Anna, Texas, caused water to surface in the parking lot. The problem presented potentially costly...

Raymond Harris believes he must think outside the box to prosper as a solo septic service operator. Pumping is a difficult business,...

An interesting analysis of wages in construction-related industries has just been released by BuildZoom, one of a number of popular websites that...

O’Fallon, Missouri, doesn’t rival Florida or Arizona for winter weather, but O’Fallon Sewer Service has found that the winter months are surprisingly...

Yesterday, I was speaking to Jill (not her real name) who had been on extended sick leave. She was diagnosed with cancer...

In 2017, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill to set up a framework for direct potable reuse of wastewater. Now California...

It’s right up there on the list of questions no business owner wants to have to deal with: What happens if my...

It’s trendy to talk about the need to have more students study what are called STEM subjects. That means science, technology, engineering...

Recently a colleague shared research he and others have been doing, looking for causes of and a solution to corrosion in concrete...

Name and title or job description: Dave W. Snyder, vice president Business name and location: West Michigan Septic Sewer & Drain Service and...

Dave Pelletier added a metallic-blue 2017 Peterbilt 330 with a 2,500-gallon steel tank and Jurop/Chandler 260 pump built out by Transway Systems....

Cold temperatures tend to leave many vacuum hoses stiff and brittle, meaning operators are required to spend more time uncoiling and moving...

At Andy Gump Temporary Site Services in California, everything has changed, yet nothing has changed in the past year since the patriarch...

Rodney Loeb has the satellite radio in his vacuum truck permanently tuned to Willie’s Roadhouse so country music of the 1950s and...