A couple of months ago, I read a news story about a septic tank that exploded and started a fire, destroying a...
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Ka-Boom! Can a Septic Tank Spontaneously Combust?
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Land Application Misunderstood in Big Sky Country
It’s a common problem in the onsite industry. As more people seek the peaceful rural lifestyle, conflicts arise with the way things...
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Classy Truck of the Month - December 2016
Owner Tim Novak added “Big Blue,’’ a 2002 Sterling truck built out by Cooper’s Sandblasting, Minerva, Ohio, with a 3,600-gallon steel Pik...
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Classy Truck of the Month - December 2016
Courtney Van Delden submitted a 2016 Kenworth T800 with a 4,000-gallon aluminum tank and Masport HXL400WV pump built out by Progress Tank....
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Submit Scholarship Applications, Industry Service Award Nominations
Hapchuk ScholarshipThe National Association of Wastewater Technicians is offering a $1,500 Hapchuk Scholarship to a deserving student interested in a career in...
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Grease is the Meal Ticket for This Established North Carolina Pumping Company
Cultural changes have nudged Overbey’s Septic Tank Service into different directions since the mid-1940s when Bob Overbey and his brothers returned home...
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Quality Control Means Doing All the Work Ourselves
The owners of A-1 Septic Tank Cleaning know what they want. Mike and Patti Mutchler have been operating the company to ensure...
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And the Winner Is … Doorbust’n Portables & Septic Service
Public recognition for a job well done is a rare and elusive thing in the pumping industry. Sure, you might get a...
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Try the ‘Undercover Interview’ Strategy With Prospective Employees
Interviews can provide great insight. But do you know what a potential new hire is really thinking? Sometimes you don’t. That’s why...
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Michigan Proposal Would Create Statewide Septic Regulations
A series of bills to set a statewide regulation for the estimated 1.3 million septic systems in Michigan has been introduced in the...
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Secure the Cash for When You Need It
You have good cash flow, minimal debt and no upcoming major purchases in the works.But we both know just how unpredictable the...
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Illegal Dumpers Give Everyone a Bad Reputation
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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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...
