Editorial Articles

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...

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...