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Dwindling Dump Sites are Troubling in New Hampshire
The issues haven’t changed much since the New Hampshire Association of Septage Haulers (NHASH) was formed in 1981: disposal options, fees, and...
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Classy Truck of the Month - October 2016
Wm. P. McGovern added a 2013 Peterbilt 338 truck from Vacuum Sales with a 4,600-gallon steel tank and Fruitland RFC 500 pump....
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Classy Truck of the Month - October 2016
Nathan Hill submitted a 2016 Mack Granite GU533 with a 4,400-gallon aluminum tank and National Vacuum Equipment 4307 blower (with silencer and...
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OCOR Multiple Segment Lobe Pump Delivers Continuous Flow and High Pressure
The Multiple Segment Lobe Pump from Ocor Corporation is a positive displacement helical lobe pump that delivers continuous flow and high pressure...
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Is it Time to Convert Your Work Trucks to Natural Gas Engines?
To increase market share in the grease trap and septic pumping market in metropolitan Omaha, Nebraska, Chris and Mark Roseland — the...
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Message to Pumpers: Hydroexcavation Builds Workload
If the diversification success of River View Construction is any indication, pumping contractors could consider adding a hydroexcavator to the equipment inventory...
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Many Pumpers Face a Dumping Dilemma
Local municipal treatment plant officials are making noises that they will no longer be able to accept your septage loads. They say...
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9 Ways to Close the Generation Gap
Since mandatory retirement has long been abolished in most industries, we are living in a time in which multiple generations of employees...
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Smartphones: Big Benefits, Big Costs
The Apple iPhone will mark its 10th birthday next January — but can anyone imagine the world without it or its principal...
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Cape Cod Facility Nears Two Decades of Onsite Experimentation
Removing nitrogen from wastewater is a complicated challenge anywhere, but in Massachusetts, George Heufelder is working toward a simple solution. It is...
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PortaLogix Service Truck Designers are Portable Sanitation Veterans
Most have heard the age-old idiom, “If you want something done well, do it yourself.” That idea was on full display at...
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Installing Advanced Systems is Not Enough, You Have to Monitor Them
Last month, I elaborated on the potential for new and developing technology to impact how we install, maintain and manage onsite systems....
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Finding Environmental Solutions for Pumpers in Western Canada
From her main office in Edmonton, Alberta, Lesley Desjardins keeps busy working with the onsite wastewater professionals and regulators covering nearly half...
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Classy Truck of the Month - September 2016
Owner Mike Oberg added a purple 2015 Kenworth T880 truck with a 5,200-gallon aluminum tank and National Vacuum Equipment 4307 blower from...
