Editorial Articles

Vacation. Sick time. Holidays. Personal days. If you offer some or all of these to your employees, it can be dizzying to...

Joseph Garner spent years working for others through companies in the wastewater industry. But he wanted to become an independent onsite wastewater...

A reader contacted me and explained he just returned from a vacation that involved umbrella drinks and tropical beaches. Since these are...

A vane pump or rotary blower for wastewater vacuum trucks? It’s a question I have been toying around with for some time....

Name and title or job description: Jay Carroll, owner Business name and location: Stool Bus, Pie Town, New Mexico Age: 60 Years in the industry:...

Frank Powers added this custom-painted red, white and blue 2017 Volvo VDH with a 4,800-gallon hoisted stainless steel tank and National Vacuum...

Portable restroom rentals can be a strong added service for septic pumpers. Having units on hand does require storage space, though. For...

When a 30-year-old business is doing well, it’s best not to make drastic changes. And, if you have a good team of...

What’s in a name? Quite a bit in the case of Zuech’s Environmental Services, based in Franklinville, New York — and formerly...

How often is too often to cover the basics of septic system care with customers? Specifically what can and can’t be flushed...

One of the great things about being a small-business owner or manager is that you can delegate various tasks to other people...

When a Florida legislator introduced a bill in early 2017 to require point-of-sale inspections, part of the justification for the bill was...

System allows lighthouse to be converted into a bed-and-breakfast Problem: When the lighthouse keeper’s house on Cuckolds Island in Maine was in use,...

If you buy a race car that has been a winner on the circuit, you don’t tear the engine apart. You upgrade...