Editorial Articles

Press used to further dewater oily sludgeProblem: Action Environmental of Fort Wayne, Indiana, specializes in the treatment of wastewater from industrial cleaning,...

In 2012, David Knight was well on his way toward establishing a successful pumping company despite being only a year into the...

We were dealt a blow recently with the passing of a colleague, writer and wastewater industry watchdog Doug Day. In his work...

An island would seem too small a service territory for a pumper, but not for Jim Ehde. Grand Island, New York, has...

Every company pays for training. You can either pay for it up front or you pay for it through poor results at...

Beginning Nov. 17, anyone operating a crane delivering concrete septic tanks to a job site must be certified to do so under...

You’ve just welcomed a new child into the family? Congratulations! Time to start saving for college.That’s no joke. As the cost of...

Most times, I fall asleep with my boots on my feet,” says Leslie Sisson Warren, owner of Sisson’s Pell City Septic Tank...

Recently I received an email from a reader inquiring if backflushing is adequate to remove solids from the septic tank or if...

Association involvement:I was nominated to run for a board position in 1996 and have served as many terms as possible with the...

Owner Eric Zuech added a Chrysler Viper Red 2012 Kenworth T800 built out by Transway Systems with a 4,300-gallon steel tank with...

After many years in business, Tim and Patty Hack — the owners of Tidy Tim’s Inc. in Mount Gilead, Ohio — found...

Welcome to one of our 2017 issues of Pumper, dedicated to a portable restroom service theme. April is a critical month for...

In 1990, Mike and Audrey Stancil bought a struggling septic service company in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and then built it up to...