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OSHA Rule Requires Crane Operator Certification for Concrete Tank Delivery
Beginning Nov. 17, anyone operating a crane delivering concrete septic tanks to a job site must be certified to do so under...
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Start Early When Saving For College
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...
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Life Outside the Truck is Rich and Rewarding
Most times, I fall asleep with my boots on my feet,” says Leslie Sisson Warren, owner of Sisson’s Pell City Septic Tank...
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What’s the Best Way to Remove Stubborn Solids?
Recently I received an email from a reader inquiring if backflushing is adequate to remove solids from the septic tank or if...
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Working Together for a Cleaner Environment
Association involvement:I was nominated to run for a board position in 1996 and have served as many terms as possible with the...
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Classy Truck - May 2017
Owner Eric Zuech added a Chrysler Viper Red 2012 Kenworth T800 built out by Transway Systems with a 4,300-gallon steel tank with...
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An Ohio Pumping Company Relies on a Youth Movement for Growth
After many years in business, Tim and Patty Hack — the owners of Tidy Tim’s Inc. in Mount Gilead, Ohio — found...
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Load ‘Em Up, Move ‘Em Out
Welcome to one of our 2017 issues of Pumper, dedicated to a portable restroom service theme. April is a critical month for...
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Make Sure to Give Customers What They Need!
In 1990, Mike and Audrey Stancil bought a struggling septic service company in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and then built it up to...
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Want to Grow Your Pumping Business? Get Out There and Sell!
You likely got into the pumping profession because you enjoy working with equipment and doing a tough, physical job in the great...
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Virginia Considers Privatizing Onsite System Evaluation and Design
A report from the Virginia Department of Health outlines a strategy for privatizing the evaluation and design for onsite wastewater systems and...
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How Can We Sell Our Business Fast?
It’s been a tough few years for the folks at family-owned pumping company John’s Septic Solutions in Wilmington, Massachusetts. John and Paula...
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On-Time Delivery Wins in the Film and Television Industry
It’s not an exaggeration to say that Cal-State Site Services plays a role in television shows and feature films shot in Hollywood....
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Portable Sanitation and Special Events
Color-keyed padlocks secure portable restrooms against paper theftProblem: Nearly 20 years ago, a southeast Georgia portable restroom operator faced additional instances of...
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When Someone Questions Your Land Application Practices
One of the benefits of land application is improved crop growth from nutrients in the septage, the primary nutrient of interest being...




















