Editorial Articles

We often take them for granted, but the words we use have a very real, often unnoticed, effect on our ability to...

The Washington departments of Ecology and Health have expanded a septic system replacement program in the western part of the state to...

The business is doing well and you’d like to show your employees some extra appreciation — and maybe encourage them in a...

According to two experts in the decentralized wastewater industry, there is no point in arguing about climate change. It’s here. And they...

In the wastewater industry, diversifying services can mean the difference between profitability and spinning your wheels. That’s why Water Cannon, a longtime...

I spend a good deal of time working in the U.S. Southwest. There has been an ongoing drought spanning approximately a decade...

AAs things stand today in Vermont, only designers of onsite wastewater systems are licensed by the state. There is no registration or...

Owner Ryan McGuire bought a gunmetal gray and white 2005 Kenworth T800 with a 3,300-gallon steel tank and a 75-gallon freshwater tank,...

Every pumper has late-night emergency calls. A customer’s septic system backed up and they need the tank pumped immediately. It’s important that...

Pik Rite provides complete makeovers to used trucks. This 2004 Sterling cab was repainted to a clean white and the 4,000-gallon Pik...

When Cindy Tiemann, RN and director of nursing for an assisted living facility, wanted a career change, she never anticipated becoming an...

Sending work to subcontractors never made much business sense to Bob and Danielle Beauregard, the owners of a Mr. Rooter plumbing and...

It’s Classy Truck time, one of my favorite months of the year here at Pumper. This marks a decade since we started...

I was asked by one of my employees recently if I had a copy of the e-book I wrote years ago called...