Editorial Articles

When Cole Leister went to college to study business, he knew his heart wasn’t in it. Instead, his heart, mind and interest...

Acolumn I wrote several months ago about alkaline stabilization of septage spurred a few reader questions, so it’s a good time to...

The vast majority of vocational trucks serving the pumping and portable sanitation industry are driven by popular diesel power plants. However, alternative...

Name: Rob Brown Business: Brown Concrete & Backhoe Inc. Location: Ely, Iowa Age: 49 Years in the industry: 25Association involvement: Member for more than 20 yearsBenefits...

Tim Wheeler added this 2000 Sterling LT9500 five years ago and rebuilt it in-house, adding a 5,000-gallon steel tank built by Wiseman...

Gregory Vanscoy added this black Ford F-750 with a 1,600-gallon steel tank and NVE 607P-FS Challenger pump built out by Lely Tank...

It’s no secret that disposal costs continue to increase. That has left many pumpers looking for alternatives, including installing large underground holding...

The SJE-Rhombus NEX Series control panel product line includes single-phase duplex models designed to alternately control two 120-, 208- or 240-volt VAC...

Problem: Clear River Environmental, a septic, cesspool, and sewer cleaning company based in Ronkonkoma, New York, has 16 field technicians and has...

The residential housing market has been picking up steam in recent years following the real estate-induced recession that rocked the U.S. almost...

In fall 2016, Rex King Jr. — majority owner of King’s Sanitary Service in Bristolville, Ohio — made a game-changing move by...

Owner Mike Flaherty likes to say three things haven’t changed about his family’s company, Advanced Pollution Control (APC) Corp., since it was...

We’re texting all the time. Sending a text is more timely than sending an email, yet feels less intrusive than calling someone....

In its early steps in rewriting the Waters of the U.S. Rule, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently sent letters to several...

It sounds like a simple question.If you’re running a small business, what’s the best way to spend your money? What percentage of...

Wastewater treatment usually involves a combination of pumps and power, but for millions of years it has been done with plants and...