Editorial Articles

No one was hurt when a homemade pipe bomb exploded in a garbage can in Seaside, New Jersey, shortly before a charity...

Amthor International has manufactured vacuum trucks for years, but customer feedback at trade shows such as the Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment...

Iget a lot of questions regarding educating homeowners about their onsite systems. One thing that we recommended in Minnesota was that every...

“In 15 seconds, I am completely passed out, no more air. And that’s it.” Keith Pelzel, owner of Westside Septic Design in...

Expiration dates for National Association of Wastewater Technicians certificates have a way of creeping up on you. Believe it or not, the...

Owner Brad LaVoy added a maroon 2016 International 7500 with a 4,000-gallon aluminum tank and liquid-cooled National Vacuum Equipment pump built out...

Owner Gary King added a black and red 2015 Peterbilt 337 with a 2,500-gallon steel tank and Masport HXL400 WV pump built...

Hose reels may be the most overlooked and abused piece of equipment pumpers use in high-pressure jetting and vacuuming operations. That’s why...

Henry Damm remembers the day in the early 1970s when he saw a truck-mounted drilling rig at a neighbor’s house with the...

Carter’s Septic Tank Service Ltd. has been operating out of Second North River, New Brunswick, Canada, since 1960. Always looking for new...

You’ve celebrated the holidays and your New Year’s Eve celebration is but a foggy memory. Now it’s time to plan for taking...

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...