Guilt by association is more than just a tired cliché. Just ask Jeff Wilson, the former owner of TPI Portable Toilets and...
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Illegal Dumpers Give Everyone a Bad Reputation
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Grease Trap Service and Disposal
Grease digester helps keep restaurant drainline clearProblem: The owner of a Menasha, Wisconsin, restaurant saw his system backing up into the three-compartment...
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Is the Time Coming to Process Your Own Septage?
Pumpers and haulers who land-apply septage have long been aware of the need to stabilize loads with lime. Alkaline stabilization is the...
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The Polylok PL-250 Effluent Filter is Designed For Large Flows
Many home construction projects are being supersized, but septic system components aren’t necessarily designed to handle the increased wastewater flow typical in...
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Onsite Oversight is OK in Oklahoma
Conventional systems are preferred when planning onsite wastewater treatment in Oklahoma. The design and inspection of septic systems falls under the auspices...
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Classy Truck of the Month - November 2016
Owner Cody Mitchell added a 2006 Freightliner M2 built out in-house with a Pik Rite 3,500-gallon steel tank and National Vacuum Equipment...
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Inspector Training Coming to the 2017 WWETT Show
The National Association of Wastewater Technicians is working to bring the long-established and sought-after NAWT Inspector Training Course to the 2017 Water...
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They Bought a Treatment Plant, then Started Pumping Operations
In 2001, Jeff Johnson started Johnson Johns & Septic Service out of necessity more than anything. A few years prior he had...
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No New Taxes? This One May Make Sense
King County, including the Greater Seattle area in Washington state, recently floated a proposal to add an annual fee of about $35...
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Systemize Equipment and Training to Win Big
Aseries of acquisitions, coupled with an emphasis on customer service, professionalism and equipment standardization, has helped growth-minded Northeast Sanitation emerge over the...
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Get Out and Sell Using Circus Advance Man Tactics
Amarketer recently wrote, “In the age of Facebook and Twitter, the winners will be those who know how to work the phone.”...
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Few Take Advantage of Cesspool Replacement Tax Credits in Hawaii
Only 11 applications were received by the Hawaii Department of Health in the first two months of a tax credit program to...
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Should You Consider Charging By the Hour?
Do you get stung by the septic service industry’s standard practice of offering flat-rate pricing for the work you perform? You quote...
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Urban Pumpers Pay a Price for Homelessness
If you have visited the nation’s capital, there is a sight you may not have expected to see while touring monuments, government...
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The EarthBuster’s Shot of Air Aims to Rejuvenate Drainfields
Ken Miller was introduced to the EarthBuster a decade ago. At that time, the deep-soil decompactor tool was sold under a different...
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Beware of Wide Beds in Mound Systems
I have noticed in a number of recent articles that the onsite sewage treatment industry is moving toward very wide beds in...
